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DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa magic that launched Barack Obama to the presidency four years ago has all but faded. Soured by the direction of the nation and its economy, Iowa has drifted away from Obama since his 2008 caucus victory over Hillary Rodham Clinton made him the Democratic front-runner.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The Iowa magic that launched Barack Obama to the presidency four years ago has all but faded.
President Obama campaigned Thursday in Iowa, where he delivered his sharpest criticisms yet of Republican rival Mitt Romney. Iowa is one of several states likely to determine the outcome of the November presidential election.
DES MOINES, Iowa -- President Barack Obama struck back Thursday against criticism from rival Mitt Romney over the spiraling national debt, arguing that his administration has allowed federal spending to grow at the slowest rate in six decades and charging that Romney's tax policies would run up the tab far faster.
President Barack Obama is returning to Iowa, seeking support for an election-year agenda to spur renewable energy along with a more immediate prize: the state's up-for-grab voters.
President Barack Obama is returning to Iowa, seeking support for an election-year agenda to encourage renewable energy along with a more immediate prize: the state's up-for-grabs voters.
Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, outspoken sponsor of anti-immigrant legislation in Congress, has likened the picking of new emigres for America to the breeding of hunting dogs. The monitoring group americanbridgepac.org picked up King’s lecture to constituents in Pocahontas, Iowa, in which the congressman mused on desired characteristics of hounds and immigrants. He said: “You want good bird dog? You ...
President Barack Obama visits a wind energy manufacturer Thursday in Newton, Iowa, in his ongoing effort to get Congress to act on his "To Do List," which includes a clean-energy provision. Obama also has campaign stops scheduled in Des Moines and Palo Alto, Calif. It is worth noting that Iowa is a general election battleground [...]
The Iowa magic that launched Barack Obama to the presidency four years ago has all but faded. Soured by the direction of the nation and its economy, Iowa has drifted away from Obama since his 2008 caucus victory over...
NEWTON, Iowa — President Obama will appear Thursday evening at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, site of one of Mitt Romney’s more ignominious moments, to rally Democratic supporters in a key swing state. At the campaign rally in Des Moines, Obama is expected to keep up attacks on the presumptive Republican nominee’s experience as the head of Bain Capital, a private equity firm, as the president seeks ...
The Iowa Republican Party is "intentionally questioning" President Obama's citizenship with wording in their platform document which calls for presidential candidates to "show proof of being a 'natural born citizen' of the United States," Radio Iowa reports. Said Don Racheter, chairman of the Iowa GOP's platform committee: "There are many Republicans who feel that Barack Obama is not a 'natural ...
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