Iowa Leads in Affordable Nursing Homes
By
Michelle Andrews
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On Health and Money - April 30, 2009
Survey ranks states and geographic regions based on choice and affordability.
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Iowa Legalizes Gay Marriage. Where Does Conservative Outrage Go?
By
Dan Gilgoff
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God & Country - April 3, 2009
The Iowa Supreme Court has put religious conservatives in a bind.
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Iowa Gay Marriage Ruling Has Big Political Implications, Especially for 2012
By
Robert Schlesinger
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Robert Schlesinger - April 3, 2009
Mike Huckabee is smiling. So are GOP fundraisers and rabble-rousers.
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Iowa Legalizes Gay Marriage, Vermont Would Do Well to Follow
By
Robert Schlesinger
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Robert Schlesinger - April 3, 2009
The Iowa court ruled well, but the Vermont governor is going to do the wrong thing.
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A Presidential Loss for Iowa Caucuses; Goodbye, David Yepsen
By
Michael Barone
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Michael Barone - February 4, 2009
A first class reporter leaves the Des Moines Register.
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Another Iowa Professor Commits Suicide
By
Alison Go
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The Paper Trail - November 14, 2008
Music professor is second to take his life after being accused of sexual harassment.
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Vennard College to Close
By
Alison Go
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The Paper Trail - November 13, 2008
Small Christian school in Iowa will shutter, thanks to mounting debt and low enrollment.
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McCain's Plan to Hold Weekend Rally in Obama-Friendly Iowa Is Raising Eyebrows
By
Liz Halloran
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Nation & World - October 9, 2008
Political experts wonder whether his time would be better spent in closer battleground states.
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Poll Shows Obama Holds Strong Lead Against McCain in Swing State Iowa
By
Liz Halloran
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Nation & World - September 15, 2008
The Democratic nominee is ahead by double digits, but GOP focus on voter turnout could keep it in play.
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John Edwards: A Dud of the Democratic Party
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Michael Barone
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Michael Barone - August 12, 2008
Edwards came close to winning Iowa in 2004 and 2008 and could have been the Democratic nominee.
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News Buzz: Obama Fundraising, Gaza Cease-Fire, and More
Nation & World - June 19, 2008
Obama to forgo federal campaign financing, Israel and Hamas set a cease-fire, and Midwest floods.
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Midwest Floods Ruin Crops
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Kent Garber
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Nation & World - June 18, 2008
Prices, already high, are sure to rise even further.
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News Buzz: Floods in Iowa and China, Bush in Britain, and More
Nation & World - June 16, 2008
Flooding in China, Bush and Brown discuss Iraq and Afghanistan, and Obama's key states.
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Iowa Cancels Class, Orientation in Preparation for Flooding
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Alison Go
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The Paper Trail - June 13, 2008
Flood levels in Iowa River could reach record heights by next week.
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News Buzz: Supreme Court on Detainees, Killer Tornado, and More
Nation & World - June 12, 2008
Supreme Court rebuffs administration on detainees, four teens killed by Iowa tornado, and more.
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Drive-by Election Results
News Desk - February 5, 2008
Those bright, multicolored electronic billboards that loom off the side of the road won't be limited to ads for McDonald's or talk radio tonight when drivers in several Super Tuesday states return home from the office. Instead, they'll be displaying primary returns.
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Youth Vote Tripled in Iowa
News Desk - January 4, 2008
Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee may owe a debt to young people for their victories in last night's Iowa caucuses. Youth voter turnout tripled from 2004, with 65,000 people ages 17 through 29 turning out for the caucuses.
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Iowans Boldly Choose Newcomers Obama and Huckabee
By
Kenneth T. Walsh
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Nation & World - January 4, 2008
A call for change.
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A First Cut for the Real Contenders
By
Michael Barone
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Opinion - January 4, 2008
The final numbers are not in, but the results of the Iowa precinct caucuses are clear.
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Iowa's Urban Areas Boost Obama Vote
News Desk - January 4, 2008
On his way to winning the Iowa Democratic caucuses, Sen. Barack Obama seemed to have benefited heavily from support in urban and student regions.
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Campaigns Slow to a Trickle on Final Day
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Liz Halloran
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Nation & World - January 3, 2008
The candidates are quiet, but rumors fill the void.
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Morning Buzz: Jan. 3, 2008
News Desk - January 3, 2008
Gearing up for tonight's Iowa caucuses, the leading presidential candidates of both parties spent yesterday exhorting Iowans to brave the cold weather and go to the polls. In the Democratic race, all three candidates gave closing speeches delivering various takes on the same theme: It's too close to call. "I feel good, but it depends on who comes out, who decides to actually put on their coats, warm up their cars, and go to the caucuses," Hillary Clinton told supporters.
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Giuliani Tries to Stay Relevant
News Desk - January 2, 2008
Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign is scrambling to get in on the saturation coverage of the Iowa caucuses this week.
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Conflicting Polls
By
Bonnie Erbe
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Bonnie Erbe - January 2, 2008
Disparate results indicate that all bets are off in Iowa with the caucuses so close.
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