Iowa News
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By AFP
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Deep-fried corn dogs, a blistering summer sun, and discerning American voters greet the presidential candidates at Iowa's state fair, a must stop on the early road to the White House.
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On July 27, American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks had a major reason to celebrate. He smashed the American record in the men's pole vault at the USA Track and Field Outdoor Championships that were held in Des Moines, Iowa.
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The company behind a proposed underground transmission line that would carry electricity generated mostly by wind turbines in Iowa to the Chicago area said Monday that the $2.5 billion project could be operational in 2024 if regulators approve it.
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On March 7, world class swimmer Michael Andrew won two races at the TYR Pro Swim Series that were held in Des Moines, Iowa.
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A freight train derailed in northwest Iowa on Friday, leaking crude oil into flooded fields flanking the tracks and raising concerns about the possible contamination of residential water supplies downstream, officials said.
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Iowa's Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against an Evergreen, Colorado company that is selling what it claims is "drinkable Sunscreen."
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The nutballs on the GOP side of the 2016 race for the presidency do not fill me with hope.
That's especially true for Rafael "Ted" Cruz who seems so disconnected from reality that someone has to grab him out of the air.
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By AFP
Des Moines -
Republican Senator Ted Cruz has won the Iowa caucuses -- the first vote in the US presidential race -- in a tight contest Monday with frontrunner Donald Trump and Senator Marco Rubio, US media projections showed.
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By AFP
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Voters take a first stab at electing Democratic and Republican nominees on Monday in Iowa -- a state with a patchy record of picking the eventual US president but which can easily recast the race.
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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton made an under-the-radar trip to Denver last week to rally support for his wife's campaign before the Colorado caucuses on March 1.
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By AFP
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Billionaire Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz are virtually tied in Iowa just six days before Republicans there cast the first votes for a presidential nominee, a new poll out Tuesday has found.
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By AFP
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On February 1, residents of the US state of Iowa will cast the first votes in the months-long 2016 race for the White House.
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By AFP
Des Moines -
The Des Moines Register, the biggest newspaper in Iowa, endorsed Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio, just days before the US state kicks off the American presidential nominations process.
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By AFP
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In this corner, Donald Trump. In the other, Ted Cruz.The brash billionaire and the US Senate conservative have taken off the gloves in Iowa, where they have emerged as the top contenders in the debut Republican presidential nominating contest.
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By AFP
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On January 19, 1976, little-known US presidential candidate Jimmy Carter won the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses after campaigning heavily there. One year later, he waltzed into the White House, cementing Iowa's pivotal role in the election cycle.
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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has gained a respectable nine-point lead over front-runner Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, and he's picking up steam over her among Iowa voters in the Democratic presidential race, two new NBC News/Marist polls report.
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By AFP
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It is home to just one percent of Americans, lacks ethnic diversity and hosts an impenetrable voting system. So why does Iowa remain such an important presidential campaign ground?Simply put, Iowa's caucuses are first.
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Iowa and New Hampshire voters apparently aren't impressed with the current crop of candidates running in the primary-election races for president in 2016, and only one candidate gained a positive favorability rating.
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The avian bird flu epidemic has left farmers in 15 states with mountainous piles of dead chickens and turkeys to get rid of, and as was expected, consumers with a lot less money in their wallets.
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Des Moines -
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad on Friday declared a state of emergency, with over 17 million chickens and turkeys dead, dying, or scheduled to be euthanized because of the widening spread of the avian flu virus.
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The farmers of Iowa are rallying behind Rep. Bruce Braley, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, replacing retiring Iowa U.S. Senator Tom Harkin. The Iowa Corn Growers Association PAC (ICGA PAC) last week announced their endorsement of Braley.
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For those who entered the doors of Wayne’s Candy in Dubuque, Iowa to satisfy their sweet tooth, you have to find another place to go, as it has been shut down after police charged a man for using the store to sell crack.
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Des Moines -
According to both the SBA and Bloomberg, Iowa is among the worst states for MBE's (Minority Business Enterprises). Can business owners turn the tide?
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Details remain scarce surrounding the grisly death of an elderly couple found inside their Akron, Iowa home Wednesday evening.
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Families across Iowa celebrated the news Friday that Governor Terry Branstad signed the bill enabling a low-THC medical marijuana oil extract to be used as treatment for children with severe epilepsy.
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"This message will destruct in 10 seconds" is your typical Mission Impossible movie phrase. Only now, this is a reality.
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Many Senate races are highly competitive this year, including primaries. However, Joni Ernst, a Republican candidate in the Iowa GOP Senate primary, is not a political pig wearing lipstick.
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A disagreement involving peanut butter and jelly sandwiches was all it took to spark a nearly violent altercation between two brothers in Iowa. One man was taken to jail after threatening the other with a knife.
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The options can be confusing, and Americans are still unclear about what their responsibilities are under the Affordable Care Act. Iowa's innovative approach could help.
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How the environmentalists sang its praises. All kneel to ethanol, the corn-based green fuel destined to slow global warming.
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SHAKE: Hillary Clinton presses the flesh at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines in August 2015. Phil Roeder / Flickr
Pastor Cheatom welcomes Nate Kapke, of the Iowa Insurance Commission
CAMPAIGN: Retired Johns-Hopkins neurosurgeon Ben Carson, a candidate for the 2016 Republican Party presidential nomination, speaks at a campaign event in New Hampshire last summer. Michael Vadon/Wikimedia Commons
Waterloo Police Department arrested an18 year old couple after their baby allegedly choked on a small bag of pot. Waterloo Iowa Police Car
Nathan Kapke, of the Iowa Insurance Commission, answers questions from the audience.
The Villisca Ax Murder House in southwest Iowa. ParanormalPat via Youtube
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Helga Johnson, Program for Operation Outreach, talks about her personal health insurance experience.
File photo of tank cars . Harvey Henkelmann
Business Owners pitch to compete on ABC's Shark Tank
Pawlenty performs a Violent Femmes tune ahead of Iowa Straw Poll
Community members attend Q & A sessions with trained assisters.
Helga Johnson, Program Director with ISED Ventures speaks on her personal health insurance experience
Republican candidate Ron Paul Gage Skidmore
Rick Santorum campaigning WEBNTV
Community members participate in a Q & A session on the Affordable Care Act.
Broilers in a production house. Larry Rena/USDA
Iowa: President Obama Gets Lunch At Ross' Restaurant. White House
President Obama in Decorah, Iowa White House photo by Pete Souza
Pastor Toussaint Cheatom, Community Organizer and Trained Assister.
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