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Walter and Me

Jon Bowermaster | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media

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Jon Bowermaster

People suggested to Walter that he should run for President himself. "I think we'll wait and see how many uncommitteds there are after New Hampshire," he said. "And then maybe we'll go after them."

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Sarah Palin Robocalls Reported In Iowa

KCCI | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics

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Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is reaching out to Iowans again....

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A Year After Iowa

Alexander Heffner | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

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Alexander Heffner

A year after Obama swept through Iowa in magical fashion to stun the political establishment, he is less than twenty days away from being inaugurated the 44th POTUS.

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Best Political Videos Of 2008 From The UpTake

The Uptake | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

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The Uptake

It's hard to pick the "best" videos of the year. There are so many reasons that they can be good. So I've picked several based on my own categories.

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Iowa: One Year Later

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iowa Caucuses, On the Ground 2008, Barack the Magic Negro, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

What's with the media coverage of Sarah Palin's grandkid, and is Palin the new Paris Hilton? Is that an improvement?

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From Iowa to Inauguration (Vol. 3): A Retrospective on the Precariousness of Primary Politics

Maegan Carberry | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

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Maegan Carberry

What I discovered in Iowa was quite complicated: a struggle to preserve grassroots political discourse in a humongous nation versus an inherently exclusive and precarious system.

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From Iowa to Inauguration: A Retrospective on the Precariousness of Primary Politics

Maegan Carberry | Posted 01.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Election Results, Iowa Caucuses, Caucuses, Democratic Primaries, Politics News
Maegan Carberry

To remind people of the absurdity that dictates who makes the most important decisions on earth, this week I am publishing my emails from the time I spent in Iowa last winter while making a video about the caucus process.

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What I Saw at the Revolution -- Obama Campaign

Mike Smith | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iowa Caucuses, Off the Bus News, Campaign Trail, Obama Transition, Barack Obama, Obama Canvassing, Resumes, Canvassing, Politics News
Mike Smith

Like many, I am sitting by the telephone waiting for Barack Obama to call me in recognition of all of my sweat equity over the last 16 months on this revolutionary campaign.

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On Obama, Race and the End of the Southern Strategy

Simon Rosenberg | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Simon Rosenberg

Following the Iowa caucuses, I came away believing then, as I do now, that Obama's powerful voice that emerged that night had the potential to have a profound impact on America.

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Michelle Obama: The Closer Ready For Prime Time

Beverly Davis | Posted 09.25.2008 | Home

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Beverly Davis

For many women, like my mother, who spent the first decade of her life in this country cleaning houses, Michelle Obama is also a role model; she is an example to poor, young women of color, who don't clearly see a path that will better their lives.

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Obama-Biden: A Match Made In Iowa

Beverly Davis | Posted 09.23.2008 | Home

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Beverly Davis

Obama's decision is no surprise to those of us who witnessed how well the Biden and Obama camps worked together during the Iowa caucuses. Biden's many supporters there are jumping for joy.

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Seth Colter Walls

Clintons Still Want To Kill Caucuses: The Latest Round

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, DNC Platform, Iowa Caucuses, Hillary Clinton, Dnc, Barack Obama, Politics News

The Clintons hate the caucus system, and they want to see it die. First they finished third in Iowa. Then they were out-organized by Barack Obama's c...

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Inside The Clinton Campaign's Silent Shake-Up

The New Republic | Michelle Cottle | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The morning after is never pretty. In the wake of defeat in the Iowa caucus, it was a sad and sorry Team Hillary that assembled for a conference call ...

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Jason Linkins

The Capacity Of Hype: Obama's Road Ahead

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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What you're not likely to hear much chatter about, however, is the concern that I believe to be the key one: what if Iowa is the outlier?

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Obama Security Detail Rivals President Bush

Washington Times | Joseph Curl | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Secret Service presence has increased for Sen. Barack Obama since his dramatic win in Iowa, amid fears over the safety of the man seeking to become Am...

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Fox News' Snub of Paul Could Trigger New Hampshire 'Blowback'

Matt Simon | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Matt Simon

Ron Paul is sort of like a porcupine; a porcupine looks cuddly and cute, but if you try to step on one you're liable to wind up with a few holes in yo...

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Mark Penn's Hyper-Speed Career Trainwreck

Daily Kos | Kagro X | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Where Is The Bounce? by Mark Penn, Chief Strategist 1/5/2008 5:13 PM Two polls that had the race within a few points before the Iowa caucuses have ...

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Poor Obama Showing In Rural Iowa Hints At Challenges Ahead

New York Times | JEFF ZELENY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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As he accepted his victory in the Iowa caucuses Thursday night, Senator Barack Obama presented his presidential candidacy as a vessel to wipe away par...

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Huckabee, Obama Pitch Change To Granite State Youth

Matthew and Peter Slutsky | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Doublespeak, Youth Vote in Iowa, Youth Vote, Iowa Caucuses, Mike Huckabee, Doublespeakshow, Youth Turnout, Barack Obama, Home News
Matthew and Peter Slutsky

Since Iowa's caucuses on Thursday there has been substantial focus on young voter turnout and its impact on election 2008. Now, the leading candidates...

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Washington Post: In Calling the Race, Media Missed By A Mile

Washington Post | Howard Kurtz | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iowa Caucuses, Hillary Clitnon, Washington Post, Mike Huckabee, Politics News

For most of the past year, the news media treated Hillary Clinton as inevitable and Mike Huckabee as invisible. In the wake of Thursday's Iowa caucus...

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Bush Spokesman: People Ready For "Change" In The White House

Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Bush spokesman Tony Fratto discussed the Iowa Caucus results with the press corps today. With the Huckabee and Obama victories being widely viewed as...

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Jason Linkins

Media Punches Ticket Out Of Iowa, Leaves Storylines

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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As a blogger who doesn't work on Fridays, I was prepared to spend my Thursday night doing two things that Mitt Romney cannot do--namely, enjoying the ...

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Words Of Wisdom For Iowa Losers

236.com | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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It's not about whether you win or lose, it's how you can systematically destroy your opponent in the next primary...

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Roadkill: Aloha IowaLaughs And Gaffes From The Iowa Caucus

Off The Bus | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Off The Bus

OffTheBus's Roadkill bids a fond adieu to the Iowa Caucus with a take on the contest's winners, losers, and weirdos.

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Bill: Hillary Could Be "Comeback Kid," But Wishes For "Ten Days Instead Of Five"

Political Radar | Kate Snow | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Bill Clinton says his wife can be a "comeback kid" just like he was. "Absolutely," President Clinton said in a brief interview with ABC News. "Remem...

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