December 2011
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Dec 30th
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Understanding Iowa: 'These are the people who...
I’m told the reason it remains illegal to raise chickens in Iowa City, where I live, is because Iowans moved to our relatively cosmopolitan college town to get away from the country people and, by extension, their chickens. Twentysomethings from bigger cities, where it is fashionable to raise your own chicks and harvest fresh eggs and place them decorously on gingham dish towels, come...
Dec 30th
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“A senior Romney aide, who declined to be named discussing strategy, suggested in...”
– Ron who? Ignoring fellow Republicans, Romney targets Obama in Iowa
Dec 30th
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Attending an Iowa caucus? Share your photos with...
Iowans: what are your Tuesday plans? If you’re attending a caucus, please consider sending us a photo to share with other Yahoo News readers.  Send us pictures of your local caucus: the posters, the sign-in sheets, the crowd around the coffee machine—whatever you see that evening that captures your participation in the first voting of the 2012 presidential campaign. We intend to...
Dec 29th
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Field reports: Iowa
Ron Paul has supporters, but will they come to caucus? Meanwhile Mitt Romney doesn’t seem interested in running against Paul. But have you heard of this Obama guy? And Rick Santorum isn’t doing so well in the Hawkeye state: “I feel very, very good about how things are going and it’s nice to see that reflected in some of the polls, but we have a lot of work to do. A lot...
Dec 29th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 27th
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Dec 21st
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Family Leader president Bob Vander Plaats phoned Bachmann last Saturday to ask her to rethink her 2012 bid in hopes of uniting social conservatives behind one candidate in Iowa. In an interview with CBS’s Early Show, Bachmann confirmed the call, which was first reported by Politico. “Yes, there was a call that was made,” Bachmann told CBS. “But it didn’t make...
Dec 21st
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Can Romney get the GOP nomination without winning... →
The most telling sign of the uphill battle Romney faces in South Carolina is the skepticism he faces among many leading Republicans who backed his bid four years ago. At this point in the 2008 campaign, Romney had announced more than 100 endorsements among key public officials, political operatives and fundraisers in the state. By comparison, he has announced fewer than 10 endorsements in the...
Dec 20th
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Dec 16th
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Nikki Haley endorses Mitt Romney
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is backing Mitt Romney’s bid for the Republican presidential nomination—ending the suspense over one of the most sought-after endorsements in the party. Announcing her decision on Fox News, Haley, a tea party conservative who was elected as the state’s first female governor a year ago, pointed to Romney’s private-sector background and his...
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Things that weren't around when the U.S.-led war...
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Dec 15th
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Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul get the “bad lip reading” treatment. 
Dec 15th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
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Hunting for a livestream of the Iowa debate? →
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Dec 11th
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Dec 9th
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Saint Paul: Inside Ron Paul’s effort to convince... →
In stark contrast to how he campaigned four years ago, Paul has made a concerted push during this presidential campaign to emphasize how religion has shaped his policy ideas. Through public addresses, campaign advertisements and conversations with voters, Paul has engaged in an intentional effort to articulate the biblical roots of his philosophy. These efforts are most on display here in Iowa,...
Dec 9th
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Dec 9th
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Dec 7th
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Years after immigration raid, Iowa town feels...
We’re doing a series of walk-up pieces to Saturday’s debate in Iowa. Today Liz Goodwin looks at a post-immigration raid Iowa town: Immigration is one of the most contentious issues facing the Republican presidential candidates as they prepare for Saturday’s debate in Des Moines, sponsored by Yahoo! and ABC News. Earlier this year, Rick Perry’s candidacy suffered because...
Dec 7th
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Dec 6th
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“We’re hesitant to jump on board with heavy attacks” personally...”
– Rachel Hartman got invited to a GOP strategy call she shouldn’t have been. And boy are you glad she did.
Dec 6th
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Dec 2nd
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Dec 2nd
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Dec 1st
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Can social conservatives forgive Gingrich’s messy...
Holly Bailey looks into the GOP hopeful’s chances: The former House speaker has been contrite about his personal failings, repeatedly offering mea culpas for his bad behavior in interviews with conservative talk shows and other public forums. But as Gingrich has gained strong momentum ahead of early-state voting next month—he’s surged to an impressive 21-point lead over longtime...
Dec 1st
The Atlantic: My AIDS Story: "The sense of panic... →
theatlantic: thirteenstiel writes: I was born in San Francisco in 1978, and the AIDS epidemic hit as I was becoming aware of the world around me. The sense of panic and urgency to stop the disease was palpable and frightening. I remember my mother explaining to me what AIDS was when I was about five years… What a great project. 
Dec 1st
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