http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/IowaFind stories, videos, and photos about Iowa from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:32:47 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Iowa14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Iowa from CNN.com.http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1820517,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1820517,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Fourth of July fireworks shell misfired in a northern Iowa town, sending a fireball skidding down a streetSun, 06 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/06/24/bc.fbn.jaguars.meester.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/06/24/bc.fbn.jaguars.meester.ap/index.htmlThe Jacksonville Jaguars raised $90,000 to aid center Brad Meester's Iowa hometown, which was ravaged by a tornado last month.Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/06/21/iowa.flood/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/06/21/iowa.flood/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe flood damage to Iowa crops could reach $3 billion, according to the state's agriculture secretary.Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:17:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1815304,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1815304,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs southeastern Iowa and other parts of the Midwest prepared for the Mississippi River's wrath, the rest of Iowa began the slow move from protection to cleanupTue, 17 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/16/news/economy/flooding_impact/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/16/news/economy/flooding_impact/index.htmThe flooding in Iowa over the last week has been a tremendous human tragedy for many in the Hawkeye state.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/06/16/iowa.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/06/16/iowa.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTextIowa officials are concerned about towns along the Mississippi River as floodwaters in the state's eastern counties began to drain toward the river.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/16/flooding.apes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/16/flooding.apes/index.html#cnnSTCTextOrangutans and bonobos in one of North America's leading ape research centers are spending time high in their habitats to escape Iowa floodwaters, officials said Monday.Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1814782,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1814782,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFloodwaters were receding Saturday in Cedar Rapids, but as the Cedar retreated, waters in Iowa City had already invaded parts of the University of Iowa campus and weren't expected to crest until sometime MondaySun, 15 Jun 2008 15:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1814512,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1814512,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTIME's reporter in Des Moines reports on the calamities of seemingly biblical proportions that have pushed the stoic state to the breaking pointFri, 13 Jun 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/06/11/severe.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/06/11/severe.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least four people were killed and another 40 injured Wednesday when a tornado struck a Boy Scout camp in western Iowa, a state safety official said.Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/18/smbusiness/iowa_city.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/18/smbusiness/iowa_city.fsb/index.htmWhen Stephen Jennings landed in California, he quickly shed his Iowan roots. His first job carried the only-in-L.A. title of "assistant flame artist."Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:57:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1719765,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1719765,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhile taxpayers wait for federal rebate checks that Congress hopes will help jump-start the economy, state officials across the country are floating similar ideasWed, 05 Mar 2008 20:00:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/seth_davis/02/26/hoop.thoughts/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/seth_davis/02/26/hoop.thoughts/index.htmlOf all the surprises during the 2007-08 college basketball season, the one that has to rank at the top of the list is this: It's cool to be Drake.Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:15:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1708684,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1708684,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics• 18 in '08
This group gets its name from a documentary film by teenage director David D. Burstein, who spent two years examining the disconnect between politicians and young adults. (One congressman told Burnstein the government should never have lowered the voting age in the first place). After the film's release, Burstein launched the site "to register, engage, and mobilize America's youth," as the site's mission statement reads. As for why he started the organization, Burnstein tells Politico: "There is a tendency to categorize our generation as obsessed with Angelina, Britney and Xboxes. But more than ever, our generation wants to make a difference; we just have no reason to believe politics is a way of doing that."

• Rock The Vote
Rock the Vote, popularized by MTV's 1996 "Choose or Lose initiative," began in 1989 with founder Jeff Ayeroff's first campaign, "Censorship is UnAmerican." Ayeroff, then an entertainmentThu, 31 Jan 2008 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1707063,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1707063,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn one hopeful sign for the Democrats, their voters have outnumbered Republicans at the polls in the early primaries by a sizeable marginFri, 25 Jan 2008 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/08/Dobbs.January8/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/08/Dobbs.January8/index.html#cnnSTCTextMany of our political savants and pundits took one in the teeth last night. I couldn't be happier about last night's surprising results, and not because I favor one candidate or another. I'm just glad the so-called experts in the national media were wrong about their premature assumptions that the Democratic and Republican nominations for president were a done deal.Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:21:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1701153,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1701153,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe sudden reversal of her political fortunes has put Hillary's campaign in a position few would have predictedMon, 07 Jan 2008 23:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/06/nh.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/06/nh.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith Tuesday's New Hampshire primary fast approaching, Sen. Barack Obama has opened a double-digit lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton in the state, a CNN-WMUR poll found Sunday.Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/04/iowa.caucuses/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/04/iowa.caucuses/index.html#cnnSTCTextBarack Obama and Mike Huckabee have claimed victories in Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses.Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/03/iowa.caucuses.video/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/03/iowa.caucuses.video/index.html#cnnSTCTextWatch the presidential hopefuls react to the Iowa caucus results.Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/03/iowa.dems/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/03/iowa.dems/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Barack Obama's victory Thursday in critical Democratic Iowa caucuses indicate voters saw him as a candidate of change, according to entrance polls.Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/04/iowa.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/04/iowa.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextMike Huckabee needed incredible turnout from self-described evangelical voters Thursday to win Iowa. Hillary Clinton was counting on capturing the women's vote to carry the day.Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/03/iowa.caucuses/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/03/iowa.caucuses/index.html#cnnSTCTextBarack Obama and Mike Huckabee have claimed victories in Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses.Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:17:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1700134,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1700134,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn search of the perfect caucus, Joel Stein joined Iowans in their bead-throwing, rule-morphing festivalFri, 04 Jan 2008 07:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1700132,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1700132,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIt's just one win, but Joe Klein says January 3, 2008 may mark the end of the politics of race -- and baby boomersFri, 04 Jan 2008 06:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1700131,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1700131,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHe may leave Iowa a proven winner, but the onetime underdog also leaves behind much of his evangelical support and faces new scrutiny and rivalsFri, 04 Jan 2008 06:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1700111,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1700111,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsClinton and Romney suffer tough losses in the state's caucuses, as turnout is high and the contest is scrambled for both partiesFri, 04 Jan 2008 03:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/03/iowa.caucuses.101/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/03/iowa.caucuses.101/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe arcane rules governing Thursday's Iowa Democratic caucuses will test even the most organized campaign, but mastery of the process could launch a candidate on a path to the White House.Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:30:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1700075,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1700075,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith a first place finish, he'll fly out of Des Moines as the GOP's golden boy. But anything less and he risks being sidelinedThu, 03 Jan 2008 23:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1700004,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1700004,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAfter months of campaigning and plenty of money and media hype, just who'll come out on top in Iowa is still anybody's guess. And tomorrow morning, anybody's second guessThu, 03 Jan 2008 22:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/02/iowa.guide/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/02/iowa.guide/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresidential candidates have been wooing voters in Iowa for months, but who wins Thursday may simply come down to where the caucus-goers live, where they meet and the weather.Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:01:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1699647,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1699647,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThirty-six hours on the road with the former Senator means enduring fast food, small crowds, a heckler and a broken-down bus Thu, 03 Jan 2008 07:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/02/iowa.2008/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/02/iowa.2008/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the final hours before the Iowa caucuses, candidates are trying to gain the support of the undecided and make sure their supporters show up.Thu, 03 Jan 2008 04:02:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/02/markets/iowa_markets/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/01/02/markets/iowa_markets/index.htmThe results from Thursday's Iowa caucuses will most likely monopolize front page headlines in the nation's daily newspapers the following day, but only a huge turn of events would likely interest Wall Street.Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/02/second.tier.democrats/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/02/second.tier.democrats/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile the front-runners slugged it out in the days before Thursday's Iowa caucuses, second-tier Democratic presidential candidates spent the final hours before the big event plugging away in hope of staging an upset.Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/01/iowa.2008/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/01/iowa.2008/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe presidential candidates began the new year making their pitches to undecided voters and working hard to motivate their supporters to get out and participate in Thursday's Iowa caucuses.Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:21:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1699197,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1699197,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBig decisions will be made in Iowa on Thursday. Caucus-goers will vote based on politics, leadership, group psychology -- and sometimes just 'cause Daddy told them soWed, 02 Jan 2008 03:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/01/huckabee.christians/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/01/huckabee.christians/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor the second time in two weeks, presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee has aired a commercial in which a Christian symbol appears in the background.Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/01/iowa.ad.spending/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/01/iowa.ad.spending/index.html#cnnSTCTextIowa's 2.3 million eligible voters have been bombarded with close to $40 million worth of political ads on television this cycle -- more than three times the amount spent there in 2004.Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:15:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1699170,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1699170,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHe's been written off the entire campaign, but the Delaware Senator could be the real surprise if his experience lures enough caucus-goersTue, 01 Jan 2008 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/31/democrats.iowa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/31/democrats.iowa/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemocratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama took thinly veiled swings at former Sen. John Edwards on Monday, appropriating some of Edwards' populist appeals ahead of this week's Iowa caucuses.Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/31/clinton.iowa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/31/clinton.iowa/index.html#cnnSTCTextDays before the Iowa caucuses, a prominent Hillary Clinton supporter criticized the state's privileged role in the presidential nominating process, forcing her campaign to declare she did not agree.Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/30/2008.iowa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/30/2008.iowa/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Sen. John Edwards dismissed plans of fellow Democrats as "fantasy" while Republican contender Mike Huckabee blasted his leading rival, Mitt Romney, as "dishonest" Sunday.Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:48:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1699046,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1699046,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAll the action this New Year's is in the Hawkeye State, but the candidates -- sprinting toward Caucus Day -- won't be partying muchMon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/27/iowa.one.week/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/27/iowa.one.week/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith just one week to go before the Iowa caucuses, the Democratic presidential candidates are focusing on the Hawkeye state, working to clearly define the choices they are offering.Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/27/schneider.bhutto/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/27/schneider.bhutto/index.html#cnnSTCTextEven though it happened half a world away, the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan could have an effect on the campaign in Iowa.Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:16:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1698682,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1698682,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhile Huckabee and Romney work to win the caucus, McCain, Thompson and Giuliani hope their tough talk on war and immigration can ensure a respectable third-place finishFri, 28 Dec 2007 03:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/27/wild.cards/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/27/wild.cards/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the race for the White House, each party has one candidate who might shake things up.Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/26/campaign.wednesday/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/26/campaign.wednesday/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter most took Christmas Day off the campaign trail, presidential candidates are flocking back to Iowa to try to break the logjam at the top of the Hawkeye State's first-in-the-nation caucus.Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:57:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1698217,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1698217,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe former pastor's talk of economic disparity is a message rarely heard in the GOP. Will it resonate beyond Iowa?Wed, 26 Dec 2007 05:50:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1698063,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1698063,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: The former front-runner is now facing a surprisingly tough battle in Iowa and beyond. What happened? Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/22/johnson.iowa.students/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/22/johnson.iowa.students/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor college students, winter break is a time for vegging out and relying on mom and dad to do the laundry.Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/20/iowa.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/20/iowa.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextJust two weeks until the Iowa caucuses, the Democratic presidential candidates appear to be in a dead heat in the Hawkeye State, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll.Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/19/thompson.tour/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/19/thompson.tour/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson is trying to become a GOP contender in record time.Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/15/2008.endorsements/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/15/2008.endorsements/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo of the most influential papers for voters in Iowa and New Hampshire -- the first two states to weigh in at the polls in 2008 -- both endorsed John McCain in the Republican presidential race, but differed in their choice in the Democratic contest.Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:49:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1695345,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1695345,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAmid Romney's hopes and Huckabee's surge, he's the forgotten conservative in Iowa's race. But a 15-day campaign blitz is keeping the former Tennessee Senator optimisticMon, 17 Dec 2007 16:45:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1695152,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1695152,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIowa's earliest caucus ever means that neither the candidates nor Iowa voters will get much of a holiday breakSat, 15 Dec 2007 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1694728,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1694728,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn the face of Huckabee's surge, the former governor is trying to convince Iowa voters he can reunite the Reagan coalitionFri, 14 Dec 2007 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/13/dem.debate.preview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/13/dem.debate.preview/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Hillary Clinton on Thursday tried to portray herself as the candidate most able to bring about change at the Democratic presidential hopefuls' final debate before next month's Iowa caucuses. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:55:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/13/magazines/fortune/easton_gop.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/13/magazines/fortune/easton_gop.fortune/index.htmYou don't have to travel to the Democratic side of the presidential race and to hear the chords of protectionism. That was evident at yesterday's Republican presidential debate in Johnston, Iowa - the last formal verbal joust before that state's voters kick off the official race by voting in caucuses on January 3.Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/12/debate.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/12/debate.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCTextMaybe it was the midday start time. Maybe it was the holiday season. But Wednesday's Republican presidential debate lacked the brutal street-fighting tone that has characterized previous meetings, as well as the past few days on the trail in Iowa.Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/12/iowa.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/12/iowa.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe leading Republican presidential candidates threw a few jabs but mostly struck an optimistic tone Wednesday in their last debate before January's Iowa caucuses.Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/12/debate.preview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/12/debate.preview/index.html#cnnSTCTextIssues most important to Iowa voters dominated Wednesday's debate between the GOP presidential candidates. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:54:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1693771,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1693771,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the race tightens in the crucial caucus state, Obama's supporters think their organization will carry the dayWed, 12 Dec 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1693434,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1693434,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSarah Huckabee can't stand the cold. But she's one reason her dad's chances in Iowa are heating upTue, 11 Dec 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/08/oprah.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/08/oprah.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextSaying she felt compelled to support "the man I believe has a new vision for America," Oprah Winfrey spoke passionately about Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama at two rallies in Iowa Saturday.Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:42:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1691613,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1691613,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn a TIME survey of the electorate, we try to find out what candidate qualities are playing well and poorly with voters. Get details and your 24/7 political news on TIME's The Page Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1691438,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1691438,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the caucuses fast approach candidates are relying on a hardy young band of underpaid, overworked staffers to win over votersWed, 05 Dec 2007 22:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/04/huckabee.push.polling/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/04/huckabee.push.polling/index.html#cnnSTCTextMike Huckabee boasts about running an above-the-mud campaign that does not smear his GOP rivals, but a group founded by some of his supporters appears to be doing just that.Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/03/iowa.state.of.play/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/03/iowa.state.of.play/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith states moving their caucuses and primaries earlier, what does that mean for Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucus?Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/28/debate.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/28/debate.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe eight candidates vying to be the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 elections answered questions submitted by CNN and YouTube users in a debate Wednesday night. Here is a full transcript of the event:Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/28/debate.preview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/28/debate.preview/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Sunshine State takes center stage Wednesday night in the race for the White House as eight Republican presidential candidates face off in the party's first CNN/YouTube debate. Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/21/gop.immigration/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/21/gop.immigration/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn some polls, immigration ranks behind only the Iraq war and the economy as Iowa voters' top issue.Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/21/thanksgiving.candidates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/21/thanksgiving.candidates/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt may be Thanksgiving, but for some of the presidential candidates, there will be no holiday.Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/20/huckabee.iowa/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/20/huckabee.iowa/index.html#cnnSTCTextEvery Sunday, Pastor Darran Whiting talks to his small yet devout flock in Coggon, Iowa, about faith and family values.Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:39:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1685807,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1685807,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWant to get a sense of democracy in action? Just pack your parka and head to Iowa before the caucusesMon, 19 Nov 2007 22:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/13/romney.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/13/romney.ads/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has spent $10.2 million on television advertising this year -- a record amount at this point in a presidential campaign -- according to new data provided to CNN.Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:02:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1679953,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1679953,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHe's gained momentum from his performance in the last debate. But the Democratic underdog still has an uphill battleFri, 02 Nov 2007 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/17/primaries/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/17/primaries/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Iowa Republican Party will hold its caucus January 3 to beat other states' rush to move up their primaries in the presidential nomination process.Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/08/democrats.iowa.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/08/democrats.iowa.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextHillary Rodham Clinton has taken the lead among Democratic presidential candidates in an Iowa poll, a sign of progress for her campaign of progress toward overcoming a big hurdle in the race.Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/10/magazines/fortune/whitford_thompson.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/10/magazines/fortune/whitford_thompson.fortune/index.htmHere's my anonymously sourced, second-hand Fred Thompson story that confirms the conventional wisdom. Takes place at a dinner in Washington last winter. Thompson is sitting next to a Hollywood insider who asks him, Why weren't you interested in being president of the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America)? Look, Thompson says. Dick Wolf (creator of "Law and Order") pays me a lot of money to work two days a week. Why would I work for less money and work six days a week? Okay, says the insider, I get that. Then a few weeks later comes the news that Thompson wants to be president of the United States.Thu, 11 Oct 2007 14:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/09/clinton.inevitability/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/09/clinton.inevitability/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith Sen. Hillary Clinton coming off a strong fundraising quarter and new polls showing she is surging both nationally and in Iowa, her Democratic rivals are hoping to knock her off her stride, and Republicans are directing their fire at her in anticipation of a general election matchup.Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/26/crowley.steak.fry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/26/crowley.steak.fry/index.html#cnnSTCTextThink picnic, political fundraiser, circus, and rally and it pretty much gives you a visual of The Harkin Steak Fry on a hot-air balloon field in Indianola, Iowa.Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/11/iowa.straw.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/11/iowa.straw.poll/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the Iowa Republican straw poll Saturday, giving his campaign a boost six months before the state holds its first-in-the-nation caucuses.Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:24:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/26/bc.fbc.iowastate.unifor.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/26/bc.fbc.iowastate.unifor.ap/index.htmlIowa State broke the mold when it let its fans help pick a new helmet logo. The online voting produced an overwhelming winner -- and a surprising change in the school's original plans.Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:34:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/25/iowa.brodell.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/25/iowa.brodell.ap/index.htmlIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa wide receiver Andy Brodell is likely to miss the rest of the season after tearing his hamstring during Saturday's loss to Wisconsin.Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/20/dodging.debates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/20/dodging.debates/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith so many debates scheduled, can candidates get away with not showing up? It depends on whether voters see a pattern.Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:41:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1662404,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1662404,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe major Democratic candidates gather for one of the most anticipated events leading up to the crucial Iowa primaries Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/06/iowa.arrest.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/06/iowa.arrest.ap/index.htmlIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- University of Iowa football player Clint Huntrods was arrested early Thursday after a police officer saw him urinating in public, police said.Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/03/election.prime.time/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/03/election.prime.time/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's Labor Day, the traditional kickoff of the race for the White House. In the old days, this is when campaigning actually began. But that's been history for quite some time, and in this hectic, fast-paced 2008 campaign season, it's been full speed ahead since the beginning of the year.Mon, 03 Sep 2007 08:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/03/biden.bet.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/03/biden.bet.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemocratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, behind in polls and campaign money, is betting the farm on Iowa's leadoff caucuses, hoping a strong showing will rocket him to the top of the field.Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:43:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1657959,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1657959,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsLess than two hours after a judge struck down Iowa's decade-old gay marriage ban, two Des Moines men applied for a marriage licenseFri, 31 Aug 2007 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/08/30/iowa.samesexmarriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/08/30/iowa.samesexmarriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Iowa district court ruled Thursday that same-sex couples can marry based on the state constitution's guarantee of equal treatment, court documents show.Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1657569,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1657569,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsJohn Edwards is pinning his presidential hopes on Iowa, a place where he and the voters really do see eye to eyeThu, 30 Aug 2007 08:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1657558,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1657558,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsJohn Edwards is pinning his presidential hopes on Iowa, a place where he and the voters really do see eye to eyeThu, 30 Aug 2007 01:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/27/hispanics.iowa.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/27/hispanics.iowa.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemocratic presidential candidates say they are reaching out to Hispanics -- a group that could play a key role in Iowa's caucuses.Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:46:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1655623,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1655623,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIt depends on where you are, but for many drought-stricken farmers, the Midwest rains are alleviating a bad summer for soybean and corn crops Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1653552,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1653552,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Democratic candidate is reaching out to Latino voters, but that means doing a delicate dance in IowaThu, 16 Aug 2007 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1652210,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1652210,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRomney's win was no surprise, but who knew Mike Huckabee was a contender in the Republican presidential race?Sun, 12 Aug 2007 02:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1651119,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1651119,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTrailing Mitt Romney in the polls and Fred Thompson in hype, Giuliani decides to care about Iowa after allWed, 08 Aug 2007 22:00:00 EDT