Ames Iowa

My Chicago: Leslie Hall, Iowa's Own Midwest Diva

The Huffington Post | Joe Erbentraut | Posted 10.16.2011

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While Leslie Hall is not a Chicago native, she is very familiar with the city. Born and raised in Ames, Ia., Hall became one of the original YouTube s...

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Iowa Straw Poll: A Macbethian Event

Matthew Dowd | Posted 10.14.2011

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The Ames straw vote of 2011 is now in the books and it gives us some indication of where this presidential race may now be heading. There are some interesting takeaways, some of which feel a little Shakespearean.

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Jon Ward

WATCH: Rick Perry's Announcement Not A 'Diss To Iowa', Says Iowa GOP Chair

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 10.12.2011

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DES MOINES, Iowa -– Iowa Republican Party Chairman Matt Strawn said Friday that Texas Gov. Rick Perry's decision to announce his presidential run on...

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Jason Linkins

What Is The Ames Straw Poll?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.12.2011

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The Ames Straw Poll serves a heroic purpose in our American lives. It gives the media something to fixate on in the critical month of August, when there is "nothing to write about" because all the powerful men and women have left Washington.

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Alex Becker

Entertainment Guide For The Ames Iowa Straw Poll

HuffingtonPost.com | Alex Becker | Posted 10.12.2011

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As Iowans descend on the town of Ames to bravely cast their ballots for the GOP presidential candidate they feel most deserves a momentary fundraising...

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Jason Linkins

Bachmann And Pawlenty Square Off

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.11.2011

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Chris Wallace can ruffle some feathers when he wants to, and he wasted no time in inflaming the tensions between Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann, as...

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Ames Flooding: Iowa City Suffering From Record Floods (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Ames, Iowa, population 56,000, is experiencing severe flooding, the worst in years after three consecutive nights of storms. Th...

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