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Watch live: Obama campaigns in Iowa
President Barack Obama spoke to supporters in Council Bluffs, Iowa on Monday as part of a three-day campaign stint in the state. Recent polling suggests that Iowa could be a toss-up this November in the presidential election, and Obama’s visit also coincides with new Republican VP pick Paul Ryan’s stop…
Iowa teacher fired for telling students Huckleberry Finn is ‘racist’
A teacher in Iowa has reportedly been fired for telling students that Mark Twain‘s classic American novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was “racist”. Naiya Galloway, a 31-year-old teaching associate at a private school in Dubuque, Iowa, is alleged to have told a classroom of students last October that the…
Mitt Romney tells voters: ‘I feel your pain’
Republican contender plays to public fears about economy and ditches social conservatism as he chases swing voters The voice was hoarse, but that was the only sign that Mitt Romney was nearing the end of a gruelling tour through the battleground states that will decide who wins the White House.…
Rep. Steve King on immigrants: Get ‘pick of the litter’ like dogs
If Republicans wonder why they are losing the Latino vote, they should consider comments like Rep. Steve King’s (R-IA) latest sentiment comparing immigrants to hunting dogs. King on Monday told a crowd in Pocahontas, Iowa that the U.S. should only allow the “pick of the litter” when selecting immigrants. “You…
Tornadoes kill five in Midwest
CHICAGO — At least five people were killed in Oklahoma after dozens of tornadoes swept through the Midwestern United States late on Saturday and early Sunday, leaving destruction in their wake, local media reported. CNN television said the five fatalities, which included two children, occurred in the northwest Oklahoma town…
Colbert: This is Gingrich’s ‘Titanic’ moment
Thursday night on The Colbert Report, Stephen recounted some of the turbulence currently roiling the GOP presidential field. In Iowa, state Republicans are reporting that Rick Santorum actually won the caucus there, robbing Mitt Romney of the chance to score a record three wins if he take South Carolina this…
What To Expect In Iowa Tonight
First, I (@pandagon) and Amanda (@amandamarcotte) will be offering up commentary on the Iowa Caucuses on Twitter tonight. Follow us for fun and hilarity and idle ruminations on how awesome it would be if a giggly-drunk Rick Perry showed up at Romney’s victory party and offered to weed his garden,…
Murdoch backs Santorum for president
DES MOINES, Iowa — Media magnate Rupert Murdoch on Monday urged Iowans to back firebrand social conservative Rick Santorum, one day before they cast the first votes of the 2012 White House race. “Can’t resist this tweet, but all Iowans think about Rick Santorum. Only candidate with genuine big vision…
Obama has ‘failed’ on Iran: Romney
ATLANTIC, Iowa — Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney charged Sunday that President Barack Obama has “failed” in his efforts to get Iran to abandon its suspect nuclear program. “I want to make sure that the people of this nation understand that he failed us not only here at home,…
Gingrich begins crying while speaking to Iowa moms
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) broke down and cried during a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday after he was asked a question about his mother. Appearing at a forum in the state’s capital city, Gingrich took questions before an audience from Republican messaging strategist Frank Luntz,…
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