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Turning Up The Heat

AP | Ron Fournier | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Mike Huckabee says John McCain is a hero. McCain says Huckabee is a good man. And they both seem to agree on this: Mitt Romney is neither. The Republ...

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Des Moines: A Look Inside Dem Campaign HQs

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Kelly Nuxoll

What was most striking to me about the Clinton campaign office was the racial diversity of people in it. In Iowa, where 95% of the population is white, the faces in headquarters were all shades.

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Supermarket Sandwich Platters And Snow Shovels: Inside The Massive Iowa Ground Game

New York Times | Adam Nagourney and Jeff Zeleny | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Senator Barack Obama is on the hunt for Iowans who have never participated in the state's presidential caucuses, including independent voters under 50...

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Edwards Attacks Obama's "Academic Theory Of Change"

Campaign Diaries | Daniel Nichanian | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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It is rare to have John Edwards go straight after Barack Obama, so the speech he is planning to give today is noteworthy. Here's the key excerpt: Why...

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EIGHT DAYS

ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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With Christmas over, rushing back to Iowa today are six of the eight candidates who have a plausible path to the White House -- Sen. Hillary Clinton, ...

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Obama And Clinton Counting On First-Time Caucus Goers In Iowa

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Hattie Irving, an 81-year old Iowan, has never participated in her state's presidential caucuses, but she plans to this time -- to support Hillary Rod...

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New Iowa Report: Romney Back On Top, Obama and Edwards Neck And Neck

Iowa Independent | Chase Martyn | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Over the past week, the Democratic race has become even more difficult to predict. Sen. Hillary Clinton and several of her surrogates campaigned ever...

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False Hope Raised That UIowa Dorms Open For Caucus

Iowa Independent | John Deeth | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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A brief flurry of hope that the University of Iowa would reverse its policy and open the dorms for caucus night was dashed on Wednesday night. In a 5...

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Iowa: Romney Christmas Celebration Draws 1500, Setting Campaign Attendance Record

Iowa Independent | Jay Wagner | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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An upbeat Mitt Romney celebrated Christmas with 1,500 supporters on Wednesday night, avoiding the criticism he's leveled at other top-tier candidates ...

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Jason Linkins

Preferential Treatment: Gregory Stows Claws In Favor Of Kid Gloves On Edwards

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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So, numbing inanity is okay when it comes from the candidate whose "comeback" has been woven into the official media storyline!

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Sam Stein

Dodd Prepares To Filibuster Warrantless Surveillance Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Senator Chris Dodd is poised to take the Senate floor in an effort to derail a measure that would grant immunity to telecommunication companies that h...

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Iowa Rep. Loebsack Endorses Barack Obama

Des Moines Register | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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U.S. Rep. David Loebsack on Monday will announce his endorsement of Barack Obama's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Loebsack, in his f...

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Sam Stein

Is McCain Back? GOP Insiders Say He Was Never Gone

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Sen. John McCain, R-AZ, won the endorsements of both the Boston Globe and the Des Moines Register on Sunday morning; two key newspapers affecting two ...

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Who Will Snag The Coveted Des Moines Register Nod?

New York Times | Jeff Zeleny | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The other day, as his sport utility vehicle idled outside, former President Bill Clinton held forth on a sofa in the publisher's suite at The Des Moin...

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IA: Squables Over Student Caucus Participation Nothing New

CampusProgress.org | Meredith Decker | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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As one of the longest primary seasons in history draws to a close, a major focus of the presidential campaigns' get-out-the-vote efforts in Iowa has t...

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New Report: Obama Tops, Hillary Slipping In Iowa

Chase Martyn | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Chase Martyn

A lot can change in the course of a few weeks, which is evident both in the shifts in this week's power rankings and the continuing volatility of the presidential race in Iowa.

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Candidates Play Nice, Moderator Plays It Safe At Democratic Debate

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Daniel Nichanian

The Democrats debated today in a forum sponsored by the Des Moines Register -- and the 90 minutes were as subdued as they possibly could have been.

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Liveblog! Final Dem Debate, Final Shot For Hil (Plus — Baseball!)

John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.28.2008 | Media

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John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar

Welcome to Iowa, and the last Dem debate before the Iowa caucus. Today: Hillary's Last Stand. Can she recover from the Obama onslaught? Can she recover from Bill on the campaign trail? CAN SHE RECOVER FROM OPRAH?

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Vilsack Leads Clinton Attack On Obama

WCF Courier's Iowa Insider | Charlotte Eby | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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New Report: Ron Paul Third In Iowa?

Chase Martyn | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Chase Martyn

Iowa Independent predicts that, if the caucuses were held today, Huckabee would snag first followed by Romney and Ron Paul.

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'Bush Fatigue' Unlikely to Increase Caucus Turnout by Much

Chase Martyn | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Chase Martyn

Speculation that widespread "Bush fatigue" may translate into a tsunami of Democratic turnout for the Iowa caucus seems to be misplaced, according to a joint investigation by the Iowa Independent and HuffPost's OffTheBus.

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Edwards: Optimistic As Caucus Nears

AP | Mike Glover | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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DES MOINES, Iowa - Democrat John Edwards said he will use the last month before Iowa's leadoff caucuses to spread his vision for America and avoid feu...

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Dodd Staking Presidential Run On Iowa

Quad-City Time | Jens Manuel Krogstad | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Even Barack Obama sympathizes with the plight of his less-famous presidential rivals. During a break in last month's CNN debate in Las Vegas, Obama -...

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New Iowa Poll Exposes Caucusgoers' Uncertainties

T.M. Lindsey | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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T.M. Lindsey

With only one month remaining until Iowa's Jan. 3 caucuses, the only certainty found in the Des Moines Register's new Iowa poll is that the majority of caucusgoers remain uncertain.

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An Attack Straight From Her Mouth

New York Times | Patrick Healy | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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At a news conference here just now, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton expanded her attacks on Senator Barack Obama by suggesting that he has a character ...

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