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We will know a lot more about the GOP field of candidates for president very soon -- shortly after the Ames, Iowa, straw poll this weekend. We'll probably see several dropouts and, at least with Rick Perry, a likely addition to the roster.

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Iowa paper boy vanished on route in 1982updated: Mon Nov 09 2009 21:33:00

When the Sunday edition of the Des Moines Register came off the presses on September 5, 1982, the front page headlines included: "USDA Focus Shifts Back to Farmers"; "Video Recorders Let Viewers 'Beat the Clock,' Spark TV Boom"; and "China Offers Accord with Soviet Union."

Cold Case: Johnny Goschupdated: Mon Nov 09 2009 21:33:00

CNN's Phil Rosenbaum looks at the case of 12-year-old Johnny Gosch who disappeared in 1982.

Time.com: Weekly News Wrap-Upupdated: Fri Oct 03 2008 11:00:00

Biden, Joe• McCain's maverickness is challenged by

SI.com: Andy Staples: U.S. top gymnast manages to lead a relatively 'normal' lifeupdated: Tue Aug 05 2008 12:03:00

Doug Johnson gave away the secret less than a minute into the conversation. "Well," Johnson says, "we didn't set out to raise an elite athlete."

Time.com: LA Times Editor Fired Over Budgetupdated: Mon Jan 21 2008 08:00:00

The Los Angeles Times fired its top editor after he rejected a management order to cut $4 million from the newsroom budget, 14 months after his predecessor was also ousted

Geography, weather factors in Iowa caucusesupdated: Thu Jan 03 2008 15:01:00

Presidential 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.

Time.com: Republicans Battle for Iowa Bronzeupdated: Thu Dec 27 2007 22:00:00

While 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 finish

Time.com: Obama's Foreign-Policy Problemupdated: Tue Dec 18 2007 11:00:00

He's been criticized for a lack of foreign policy experience. But should his multicultural background and early years spent abroad be dismissed so easily?

Lieberman: McCain can reunite our countryupdated: Tue Dec 18 2007 00:07:00

Sen. Joe Lieberman is crossing party lines and endorsing Republican Sen. John McCain for president.

CNN to track debate viewers' responses in real timeupdated: Thu Dec 13 2007 14:13:00

Politics meets technology Thursday as a group of undecided Iowa Democrats has allowed themselves to be wired for the debate of Democratic presidential hopefuls.

Analysis: Little blood spilled in GOP debateupdated: Thu Dec 13 2007 10:40:00

Maybe 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.

GOP candidates strike optimistic tone in crucial Iowa debateupdated: Wed Dec 12 2007 23:31:00

The leading Republican presidential candidates threw a few jabs but mostly struck an optimistic tone Wednesday in their last debate before January's Iowa caucuses.

Thompson defends faithupdated: Mon Dec 03 2007 17:08:00

Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson says he does not have to apologize to anyone about his Christian faith.

Thompson: 'I'm OK with the Lord, and the Lord is OK with me'updated: Mon Dec 03 2007 17:08:00

Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson Monday said he didn't need to apologize for his faith, despite concerns from Christian conservatives that he does not express his religious beliefs enough on the campaign trail.

Time.com: A Political Tourist's Guide to Iowaupdated: Mon Nov 19 2007 17:00:00

Want to get a sense of democracy in action? Just pack your parka and head to Iowa before the caucuses

Analysis: Clinton's rivals smell bloodupdated: Fri Nov 02 2007 07:52:00

Sen. Hillary Clinton's rivals sense a little blood in the water after Tuesday night's debate, and they're ready to move in for the kill.

Clinton opens lead in Iowa, poll findsupdated: Thu Oct 11 2007 11:38:00

Hillary 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.

Romney wins Iowa straw pollupdated: Thu Sep 27 2007 11:24:00

Former 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.

Romney wins straw pollupdated: Thu Sep 27 2007 11:24:00

Mitt Romney gets the victory he needs in Iowa. CNN's William Schneider reports.

Time.com: The Candidates' Iowa Problem updated: Wed Jun 13 2007 14:40:00

With 20 states eyeing February 5th primaries, the Hawkeye State could be irrelevant. Ana Marie Cox surveys the field to see who plans to run in Iowa, and who'll be running away

Romney hopes to use Iowa to shake up '08 raceupdated: Mon May 21 2007 18:17:00

The Bible says, "The last shall be first." In Iowa, the third shall be first.

Bush supporters work for good seats at ralliesupdated: Tue Sep 28 2004 08:17:00

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On to New Hampshire ...updated: Tue Jan 20 2004 08:30:00

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Momentum trumps organization in Iowa?updated: Tue Jan 20 2004 00:50:00

Well, so much for "organization," the so-called mother's milk of caucus politics. Something called "momentum" had its say last night, powering the Johns (Sens. Kerry and Edwards) into New Hampshire.

Democrats blitz Iowa on eve of caucusesupdated: Sun Jan 18 2004 11:50:00

Months of campaigning and weeks of 'round-the-clock efforts in Iowa all came down to a final push, as four Democrats fought for any edge that might make one of them the victor in Monday's caucuses.

Cold shoulders in New Hampshire?updated: Mon Jan 12 2004 08:32:00

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Iowa newspaper endorses Edwardsupdated: Sun Jan 11 2004 08:11:00

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina was endorsed Sunday by Iowa's largest newspaper, the Des Moines Register.

Mapping out the futureupdated: Wed Jan 07 2004 08:18:00

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Debate recapupdated: Mon Jan 05 2004 09:10:00

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Money Magazine: WE BUILT UP A $300,000 NEST EGG IN SIX YEARS-- AND SO CAN YOUupdated: Tue Apr 01 1997 00:01:00

I'm an average, middle-aged (44) middle-class guy from the middle-American town of Independence, Iowa. My wife Mary, 43, and I have never earned a big income and have no formal training in finance....

Money Magazine: Our nominees for the worst money managers in America: Roseanne and Tom Arnoldupdated: Thu Dec 01 1994 00:01:00

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Fortune: DOES GANNETT PAY TOO MUCH? The newspaper company helped light the fuse that sent prices for media properties rocketing. But its updated: Mon Sep 15 1986 00:01:00

IF YOU THINK inflation has been licked, try telling people in the communications business. Prices paid for publishing and broadcasting properties have skyrocketed over the past five years. In 1981 ...

Fortune: Buying newspapers for fun and profitupdated: Mon Jun 23 1986 00:01:00

Gannett Chairman Allen Neuharth says he feels as though he has won the Triple Crown. Since last July, he has bought the Des Moines Register (for $150 million) and the Detroit News, together with se...

Fortune: BILLION-DOLLAR BIDS IN SEALED ENVELOPES Sealed-bid auctions worked well for Allen-Bradley and the Des Moines Register. Now Hugheupdated: Mon Apr 01 1985 00:01:00

REPRESENTATIVES of Allen-Bradley, an automated-equipment manufacturer with $942 million in sales last year, were understandably nervous when they gathered to sell the company at the New York office...

Fortune: The paper chaseupdated: Mon Mar 04 1985 00:01:00

The Des Moines Register and Tribune Co. agreed to sell four newspapers, including the Des Moines Register, one of the nation's most respected dailies, for $200 million to Gannett Co., the U.S.'s mo...

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