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Register: McCain Coming to Iowa

DES MOINES - Senator John McCain is reportedly planning his first visit to Iowa since the caucuses in January. The Des Moines Sunday Register reports McCain will headline a health care forum in Des... Read more »

Next Stop in Democratic Presidential Race: Iowa

WASHINGTON (AP) - Not so fast, Pennsylvania. The next stop in the Democratic presidential race is ... Iowa. Yes, Iowa. Weeks before Pennsylvania holds its primary on April 22, states such... Read more »

Iowa Democratic Party Gains 60,000 Voters

DES MOINES (AP) - The Iowa Democratic Party has added nearly 60,000 voters, while Republicans gained about 7,600 voters. That's according to statistics released yesterday by Secretary of State... Read more »

Iowa's Superdelegates

EASTERN IOWA -- A group of 800 people could decide who gets the democratic nomination for president. Eleven of those people live in Iowa. They're called superdelegates. This year, they might have... Read more »

Obama Leads in Iowa Campaign Donations

DES MOINES (AP) - Iowans gave more than one-point-four-million-dollars to presidential candidates, with Democrat Barack Obama leading the pack. Federal Election Commission records show that Iowans... Read more »

Obama's Iowa Offices Are Still Open

IOWA CITY - The Iowa caucuses are over, and many campaigns have left the state, but one candidate does not want to lose that Iowa feeling. Barack Obama is keeping his offices open in Des Moines, Cedar... Read more »

Young Iowans Caucus In Record Numbers
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IOWA CITY - A record number of caucus goers battled cold temperatures and packed rooms to support their candidates. And more young people took part than ever before. A big question heading into last night's... Read more »

Campaigns Countdown to Caucuses

IOWA CITY - The caucuses are just one week away. Candidates and campaigns are moving full-steam ahead to reach every possible participant. KCRG-TV9 takes you inside two political headquarters. If you... Read more »

Oprah Winfrey Hits Campaign Trail in Iowa for Obama

DES MOINES (AP) - Oprah Winfrey is joining Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama again on the campaign trail. The popular talk show host and media mogul plans to visit Iowa on Saturday, December... Read more »

Oprah to Campaign For Obama in Cedar Rapids

Clinton, Edwards Make Campaign Stops in Eastern Iowa

EASTERN IOWA -- Two of the leading Democratic presidential candidates campaigned in Iowa Monday. Senator Hillary Clinton and former Senator John Edwards are both trying to get more Iowans to caucus... Read more »

Presidential Candidates Stump in Iowa Before Holiday

DES MOINES (AP) - Iowa continues to be in the presidential spotlight. Democrats Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Edwards, Chris Dodd and Joe Biden are all holding events today. Polls... Read more »

GOP Punishes Five Early Voting States

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) -The Republican Party has decided to punish five states for scheduling early primaries. Republican National Committee chairman Mike Duncan says South Carolina, New Hampshire,... Read more »

Obama Begins 5 Day Iowa Campaign Swing

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) -Democrat Barack Obama is portraying himself as an impatient problem-solver as he launches a five-day campaign swing through Iowa. He is also touting his support for efforts to... Read more »

Clinton Can Take the Heat

Oscoloosa (AP) - Hillary Clinton says she can take whatever her fellow democratic contenders dish out. Clinton is on a four-day trip through Iowa. The New York senator says she plans to focus on... Read more »

McCain Swtiches Stance on Immigration

Simpsonville, SC (AP) - Arizona Senator John McCain spent some time with supporters in South Carolina this weekend. The republican shifted his stance on immigration. Earlier this year he argued... Read more »

Romney Leads Hawkeye Poll, Dems Too Close To Call
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IOWA CITY - The latest University of Iowa Hawkeye poll is out. And it shows a clear front runner among the republican candidates for president. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has a strong lead... Read more »

Iowa Democrats and Republicans Will Caucus on the Same Date

LINN COUNTY -- Iowa Democrats and Republicans will caucus on the same day next year -- January 3, 2008. Republicans bumped up their caucus date a few weeks ago. Late Sunday night, Democrats did the... Read more »

Edwards Blasts Clinton on Iran

CORNING (AP) - Democrat John Edwards is blasting rival Hillary Rodham Clinton for voting to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group. Edwards says the vote is part of a march toward... Read more »

GOP Recommends Five States Lose Half Their Convention Delegates

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Party leaders have recommended punishing five states for shifting their nomination contests earlier. They're moving to strip New Hampshire, Florida, South Carolina, Michigan... Read more »

Richardson Releases New TV Ad in Iowa

DES MOINES (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson is releasing a new television ad in Iowa about two Americans, including an Iowan, who spent four months in prison for entering Iraq... Read more »

Huckabee to Rock Surf Ballroom

DES MOINES (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will be in Clear Lake later this week. But this visit is a little different. The former Arkansas governor, who plays bass guitar,... Read more »

Biden Earns First Newspaper Endorsement

(STORM LAKE) - He may be trailing leading democrats in the race for President, but Delaware Senator Joe Biden is the first to pick up the endorsement of a state newspaper. On Saturday, The Storm Lake... Read more »

Political Play of the Day: Dodd Moves Family to Iowa

DES MOINES (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd will have a new pitch to Iowans: Vote for a neighbor. The Connecticut senator has rented a house in Des Moines, where he and his family... Read more »

Brownback Backs Out of Presidential Race

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Sam Brownback has formally bowed out of the 2008 presidential race. The Kansas senator's effort had been suffering from a lack of money. His campaign had also failed to gain a strong... Read more »

Clinton Calls Economy Under Bush a 'Trapdoor' in New TV Ad

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is airing a new television ad in Iowa and New Hampshire. She calls the economy under President Bush a -- quote "trapdoor.''... Read more »

Sioux City GOP Debate Canceled

DES MOINES (AP) - A planned debate next week in Sioux City among Republican presidential rivals has been scrubbed because most of the candidates decided not to participate. Instead, sponsors of the... Read more »

Brownback Expected to Withdraw from Republican Presidential Race

WASHINGTON (AP) - Kansas Senator Sam Brownback appears to be ready to quit the Republican presidential race. He's expected to announce a decision tomorrow, and people close to him say he's dropping... Read more »

Potential Caucus Craziness
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IOWA CITY - Iowa republicans picked January third to caucus. But so far, democrats are still scheduled for the 14th, more than a week later. If democrats move to a different day than republicans, the caucuses... Read more »

Biden eyes 'Close Fourth" in Iowa

BOSTON (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says he only needs a fourth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses to stay in the race. That's a lowering of expectations slightly from six... Read more »

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