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George Weiner: Why the Iowa Straw Poll Is Like a High School Election

2011-08-29T13:55:48Z

"Have you heard? Susie Cooper is running for High School class president -- and she's giving out free cupcakes in the hall!". A winning strategy for a...

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Ron Paul: The Economy Is 'Going To Get A Lot Worse'

2011-08-19T15:16:20Z

Doctor No wants you to say, “Yes,” and join him on the road to the White House.

Emerging from Cotton, a Manchester restaurant where he dined Th...

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Pawlenty Rules Out A 2012 Campaign For Senate

2011-08-17T16:02:00Z

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Wednesday definitively ruled out a 2012 campaign for the U.S. Senate after ending his Re...

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Scott Bateman: Animation: Rick Perry's In

2011-08-17T14:08:33Z

Yes, Texas governor Rick "The Refrigerator" Perry has joined the race to see who can pander to the Tea Party the most. I've animated some of the actual audio from his announcement in South Carolina on Saturday.

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Asher Smith: Ron Paul Has Not Been 'Shafted' by the Media

2011-08-16T17:31:01Z

The exclusion of Ron Paul from discussions of Republican front-runners is not a sign of the mainstream media's blindness, but rather of their competence in serving, finally, as an adequate filtering mechanism.

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Iowa: Small Jobless Problem, Big Political Power

2011-08-16T13:30:00Z

At a time when the shambling economy dominates the national political debate, a tiny Midwestern state little harmed by the Great Recession gets to dec...

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Maddow Trashes Iowa Poll, DC Media

2011-08-16T11:45:22Z

Rachel Maddow trashed the Iowa Straw poll on Monday show, calling it a "racket" and a "paid-to-vote rigged bingo game."

The MSNBC host said the res...

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Perry, Bachmann Avoid Each Other While At Same Event

2011-08-15T09:38:00Z

WATERLOO, Iowa — They're competing with each other and currently leading the pack of Republican presidential hopefuls, but Texas Gov. Rick Perry and...

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Michael Shaw: Reading the Pictures: Really, Bachmann Sex Act With Corn Dog?

2011-08-14T19:14:30Z

Editor Toby Harnden posted this Michele Bachmann pornographic fantasy he shot himself in a two-fer piece on the Ames Straw Poll and the Iowa State Fair.

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Richard Greener: Michelle Bachmann or the Media: Who Is Crazier?

2011-08-14T18:00:11Z

You don't still think CNN, Fox News and MSNBC, plus all the others with less familiar initials, are in the News Business, do you? They -- and all of commercial television -- are in the Advertising Business.

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Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry Crossing Paths In Key State

2011-08-14T12:48:00Z

WATERLOO, Iowa — The two fastest-rising stars in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination worked to broaden their appeal Sunday ...

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Herman Cain Speaks Out On Iowa Straw Poll Results

2011-08-14T12:39:00Z

WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain says he got a lot for his money in Iowa's straw poll.

Cain says his campaign for the Re...

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GOP Race Reaches New Phase With Bachmann's Iowa Win, Perry's Entry

2011-08-14T00:25:34Z

AMES, Iowa — The 2012 Republican presidential race lurched into a new phase Saturday as Iowans weighed in for the first time on their expanding ...

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Steve Clemons: Iowa Straw Poll Takes a Dive

2011-08-13T21:59:33Z

No one in the top 5 of the Ames Straw Poll has any real chance of leading a 2012 GOP ticket. Iowa is making itself irrelevant in the hard political choice department.

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WATCH: After Ames Win, Michele Bachmann Emerges As Rick Perry's Top Obstacle To Become The Anti-Romney

2011-08-13T19:52:18Z

AMES, Iowa -- Michele Bachmann is Rick Perry's main rival now in the battle to give Republicans a viable alternative to Mitt Romney. Tim Pawlenty's ca...

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The GOP's New Ten Commandments

2011-08-13T18:34:18Z

AMES, Iowa -- As far as the substance of politics goes -- the issues we will debate in 2012, as opposed to the horserace -- the money shot of this wee...

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Michele Bachmann Wins Straw Poll

2011-08-13T17:45:28Z

Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann emerged the winner in the widely-anticipated Ames Straw Poll in Iowa on Saturday.

The conservat...

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Mike Huckabee Encourages Tim Pawlenty To Stay In Race

2011-08-13T18:22:00Z

AMES, IOWA -- Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee handicapped the Ames Straw Poll before the results were announced on Saturday.

The Huffington Pos...

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WATCH: Herman Cain, Mike Huckabee Sing, Hug It Out In Ames

2011-08-13T14:24:27Z

AMES, IOWA - Herman Cain performed gospel music inside his Ames Straw poll tent on Saturday.

"Let's see what my orchestra can do," Cain said, befo...

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Michele Bachmann's Husband Asked About 'Submissive' Wife Question

2011-08-13T15:19:55Z

AMES, IOWA -- Marcus Bachmann, standing off to the side of the stage a few minutes before his wife spoke, told The Huffington Post he was optimistic a...

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GOP Presidential Candidates Spurn Press -- And Gain Popularity For It

2011-08-13T15:02:31Z

AMES, IOWA -- Politicians don't like the press. Republican politicians like the press even less. Richard Nixon put reporters on his Enemies List, perh...

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Rand Paul Draws Crowd In Iowa

2011-08-13T14:48:00Z

At Ron Paul's tent, his son, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), rallied the Texas congressman's supporters. They are a fired up bunch.

There is plenty of spec...

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Rick Perry Officially Running For President

2011-08-13T13:10:08Z

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) officially jumped into the 2012 presidential race on Saturday, framing a promise to prioritize job creat...

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Ames Straw Poll 2011: GOP Presidential Candidates Face Early Test

2011-08-13T11:38:00Z

AMES, Iowa — Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann won a test vote of Iowans on Saturday, a show of popularity and organizational strength for the tea...

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LIVE UPDATES: GOP Candidates Go Head-To-Head In Iowa

2011-08-13T10:40:00Z

A test of conservative strength and a table-setter for next year's Iowa caucuses, the Ames Straw Poll is taking place in the Hawkeye State on Saturday...