2012 Iowa Caucuses

WATCH: Ed Schultz Slams Critics

Posted 01.05.2012

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Ed Schultz posted a heated YouTube video on his MSNBC show's blog Wednesday night, to respond to viewers who have criticized his analysis of GOP candi...

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CNN's Major Website Fail

Posted 01.04.2012

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CNN's website experienced a major fail Tuesday night, as the network covered the 2012 Iowa caucuses. A still image from a video of Sarah Palin was...

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Maddow's Huge Diss Of Bachmann

Posted 01.04.2012

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Rachel Maddow anchored MSNBC's live coverage of the 2012 Iowa Caucuses Tuesday night, and had some abrupt analysis after GOP candidate Michele Bachman...

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CNN's Epic Live Phone Call Interview

Posted 01.04.2012

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Two new stars grew out of CNN's coverage of the 2012 Iowa caucuses. CNN's Wolf Blitzer and John King interviewed Edith Pfeffer, the chairwoman of C...

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Anderson Cooper, CNN Team Become Delirious

Posted 01.04.2012

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So this is what happens when cable news anchors are on air for hours longer than they originally expected. Results from the Iowa caucuses lasted t...

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MSNBC Pundits Deliberate Over Ron Paul's Appeal

Posted 01.03.2012

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MSNBC's Rachel Maddow asked her panel of pundits to weigh in on Ron Paul's appeal to voters on Tuesday night, during the network's live coverage of th...

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Keith Olbermann, Piers Morgan Feud Over Twitter

Posted 01.03.2012

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Keith Olbermann and Piers Morgan are in the midst of a Twitter feud. Just before 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening, Olbermann tweeted that his Current T...

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Cable News Networks' Live Coverage Of Iowa Caucuses

Posted 01.03.2012

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Cable news networks have devoted a considerable amount of time and resources to coverage of the 2012 Iowa caucuses. The networks will each air a 3-hou...

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Keith Olbermann, Current TV Weigh In On 'Countdown' Anchor's Absence From Iowa Caucuses Coverage

Posted 03.04.2012

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Update (11:36p): Keith Olbermann reportedly declined Current TV's offer to anchor or participate in the network's results coverage of the 2012 Iowa c...

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NBC Responds To Criticism About MSNBC Host's Report

Posted 01.03.2012

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NBC News responded to criticism against a statement MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell made on Monday, during a report about the Iowa caucuses. Mitchell's report...

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Romney, Paul Leave Rivals To Battle In Iowa

AP | THOMAS BEAUMONT | Posted 03.01.2012

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LE MARS, Iowa — Mitt Romney is the clear Republican front-runner in Iowa in the final days before the first voting in the 2012 presidential elec...

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The 2012 Speculatron Weekly Roundup For December 30, 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.02.2012

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This is our last Speculatron Slideshow of the calendar year, everyone. When we next have the opportunity to relate all of the week's campaign highligh...

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Romney Campaign Mailer Hits Gingrich: 'Old Dog, Newt Tricks'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 12.30.2011

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Mitt Romney has so far left the bare-knuckle TV attack ads to the super PAC supporting his candidacy, as his campaign has kept its...

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Romney: 'I Pray Every Day'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 12.30.2011

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DES MOINES, Iowa -- Mitt Romney rarely talks about his faith in detail, but if he becomes the GOP presidential nominee, he will be the first Mormon to...

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Mitt Romney Plans More Iowa Events Ahead Of Caucus

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 12.29.2011

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MASON CITY, Iowa -- It's official. Mitt Romney is all in in Iowa. The Romney campaign announced the former Massachusetts governor's schedule throug...

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Gingrich Gets Profanity Thrown In His Face

Posted 12.21.2011

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Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich got a piece of one voter's mind Tuesday at a grocery store campaign stop in Iowa. "You know something?" T...

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The Role Of Megachurches In Iowa

Urbandale Patch | Ann Carothers-Kay | Posted 12.31.2011

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With no clear Republican presidential favorite among Iowa’s conservative Christians, candidates are running out of time and opportunities to win tha...

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Iowa Special Election Could Stall Progressive Advances

Iowa City Patch | B.A. Morelli | Posted 11.26.2011

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Depending on the outcome of an unexpected election scheduled for Nov. 8, gay marriage in Iowa could be at risk. Unions are under threat, too. Nucl...

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Republican Debates Cancelled; Candidates to Wrestle Bears Instead

Spencer Green | Posted 11.12.2011

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In tonight's debate, televised live on CNN and Animal Planet, the eight Republican candidates will choose between Greco-Roman and freestyle human-bear wrestling.

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Conservative GOP Could Prompt Some To Skip Iowa

AP | MIKE GLOVER | Posted 05.25.2011

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DES MOINES, Iowa — A run for the White House has long meant enduring icy days campaigning in Iowa for the contest that starts the presidential e...

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