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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

It's All Politics

Michele Bachmann Provides Fodder For Photo Caption Challenge

Rep. Michele Bachmann inspects beef carcasses at the Amend Packing Co. in Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 20, 2011.

September 21, 2011 It's fairly clear that Rep. Michele Bachmann has written off the vegetarian vote in her bid for the Republican presidential nomination than this photo of her strolling through rows of beef carcasses during a tour of an Iowa beef plant Tuesday.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

It's All Politics

Obama's Debate With Iowa Tea Partiers: What Democracy Looks Like

President Obama talks with Ryan Rhodes of the Iowa Tea Party Revolution and an unidentified woman in Decorah, Aug. 15, 2011.

August 17, 2011 Score one for Obama. It's good to see a president who's willing meet his grass-roots critics. Of course, the question is would he as willing if he had a 65 percent public approval rating. And score one for the Tea Party activists who weren't so cowered by the aura that surrounds a president as to decide in the end to just settle for a handshake. That's what democracy looks like.

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Friday, August 12, 2011

It's All Politics

Bachmann, Pawlenty Rumble During GOP's Iowa Debate

Republican presidential candidates participated in the Iowa GOP/Fox News Debate at the CY Stephens Auditorium in Ames, Iowa, Thursday. From left, former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA); businessman Herman Cain; Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney; Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN); former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty; former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

August 12, 2011 Front-runner Mitt Romney had to be pleased that he was largely left unmolested by the seven other Republican presidential candidates ahead of this weekend's straw poll. Instead, the two Minnesotans, Rep. Michele Bachmann and former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, provided much of the night's fireworks.

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Monday, April 11, 2011

The Two-Way

'Somebody Was Looking Out' For People In Iowa Town Crushed By Tornado

Jason Mauch, center, carried a basket of belonging from his destroyed house in Mapleton, Iowa, on Sunday (April 10, 2011).

April 11, 2011 While about half of Mapleton was turned into rubble, no one in the town of 1,200 was killed. And the only injury reported so far: One person suffered a broken leg.

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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

The Two-Way

Iowa's Obama, Hitler, Lenin Billboard Disappears

July 14, 2010 A controversial Iowa billboard depicting Obama in an unholy trinity with Hitler and Lenin is gone.

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Thursday, June 19, 2008

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Sandbagging

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June 19, 2008 If you have been affected by the flooding in the Midwest, we want to hear from you.

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Monday, June 16, 2008

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Iowa Under Water

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June 16, 2008 Much of Iowa's still under water.

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Wednesday, January 02, 2008

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Could we See an Independent Run in 2008?

January 2, 2008 The Political Junkie dishes Iowa, third-party candidates, and double the trivia fun!

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Wednesday, December 26, 2007

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Eight More Days

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December 26, 2007 Have you ever moved to Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, or Florida to work on a campaign?

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

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Steeped In Cash

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December 19, 2007 At a one-day, virtual "tea party," Rep. Ron Paul raises $6 million.

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Monday, December 03, 2007

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Elephants On Parade

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December 3, 2007 If you're an Iowa Republican, what are the issues that will get your vote?

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NPR [Mid]West

December 3, 2007 We've built — and staffed — a makeshift bureau, in Iowa.

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Immigration Issue in Iowa*

December 3, 2007 Immigration is a top issue for Iowa voters.

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Not Remote-ly Controlled*

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December 3, 2007 Live from Iowa, it's Neal Conan and TOTN!

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Wednesday, November 21, 2007

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Polls, Debates, and Biden

November 21, 2007 Clinton and Obama are at it again, we have a new debate schedule, and Joe Biden calls in to the show. It's Wednesday, and time for another edition of the Political Junkie

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