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OOPS: Romney Calls What A 'Company?'

The Huffington Post | Patrick Svitek | Posted 08.31.2012 | Politics
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Mitt Romney, who has frequently highlighted his executive acumen in his campaign for the White House, mixed business with politics on Friday when he m...

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Obama Cost My Biz $25K!

The Huffington Post | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 08.14.2012 | Small Business
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When President Obama showed up Monday at the Iowa State Fair, Cookie Smith, a 16-year old manning a cinnamon roll booth asked the President if he want...

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Obama Campaign Stop at Factory Farm Propaganda Site, Billed as 'Grassroots Event'

Dave Murphy | Posted 07.25.2012 | Green
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Dave Murphy

By showing up at the Paul R. Knapp "Animal Learning Center," President Obama and his staff show that they are out of touch with the needs of rural Iowans and likely to continue to plow down their unsustainable path of supporting the industrial agribusiness lobby.

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How Cintra Wilson Made Me Care About Fashion Again

Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn | Posted 01.02.2012 | Style
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Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

Grateful that she's out there and not letting things slide that need to be commented upon. Things like exceeding the recommended load capacity of a pair of jeggings or the excessively self-reflective nature of the haute couture scene.

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Jennifer Garner Sculpts 'Butter' Into Hillary Clinton Satire

Posted 11.07.2011 | Home
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A woman, after years in the shadow of her incredibly successful (but unfaithful) husband, finally gets a chance to prove herself. She feels ready to w...

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Mitt Romney Takes on a Senior Citizen and Loses It

Jerry Weissman | Posted 10.16.2011 | Politics
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Jerry Weissman

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney appeared at the Iowa State Fair this week and ran into a buzz saw. He was heckled by a group affiliated ...

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The Best Pork Chop in the World

Graham James | Posted 10.16.2011 | New York
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Graham James

I've had a lot of pork chops in my time. I can now say that the best pork chop I've ever had, hands-down, bar none, was at the 2011 Iowa State Fair... and it was on a stick.

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10 Things We Shouldn't Be Frying

Posted 10.14.2011 | Comedy
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If Michele and Marcus Bachmann's hilarious corn dog photos reminded us of anything, it's that you can make all kinds of bad choices at the state fair....

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Get Ready for a GOP Roller-Coaster Ride

Matthew Dowd | Posted 10.12.2011 | Politics
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Matthew Dowd

Walking amid the good folk and food booths and rides at the Iowa State Fair, it's hard to get a sense people are fixated on politics in the aftermath of the Republican debate and before the important straw vote in Ames.

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Frank Bruni Reacts To The Iowa State Fair

Posted 10.11.2011 | Home
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Frank Bruni, the former restaurant critic for the New York Times has temporarily abandoned the culinary delights of New York City to seek out somethin...

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Sam Stein

Mitt Romney Heckled

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.11.2011 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- Speaking to an occasionally rowdy crowd two days before the Ames Straw poll, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made what see...

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Norma Lyon, 'Butter Cow Lady,' Dies At 81

AP | By MARGERY A. BECK | Posted 08.28.2011 | Arts
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-- Norma "Duffy" Lyon, whose life-size butter sculptures of cows, Elvis and even Jesus and his disciples delighted Iowa state fairgoers for nearly ha...

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Iowa Votes On Michael Jackson Butter Sculpture

The Des Moines Register | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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The Michael Jackson dairy debate continues: The Iowa State Fair today announced that it will let the public vote on whether the recently deceased King...

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