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Nevada Resolves Primary Mess, Moves to Feb. 4

'We don't need to be New Hampshire's pinata': Nevada GOP chair

(Newser) - Talk about political inside baseball: Nevada restored order to the GOP's chaotic primary scheme today by agreeing to run its caucus in early February. Prodded by Mitt Romney's campaign, Nevada had slated its caucus for Jan. 14, but with half the Republican field promising a boycott, and RNC...

GOP Contenders Try to Win Over Iowa Evangelicals

Major forum tonight could be pivotal

(Newser) - This could be a big night for the Republican candidates, notes the Des Moines Register : A major evangelical forum takes place in Des Moines, which might prove pivotal in getting Christian conservatives to rally behind a single candidate. As the Los Angeles Times explains, the political calculus in Iowa is...

Iowa Back in Play for Romney

He's been steering clear, but that looks to be changing

(Newser) - After getting burned badly by Iowa in 2008, Mitt Romney has generally been keeping his distance from the state this time around. But with no other single candidate gathering the support that Mike Huckabee won in the last election, Romney's strategy might be changing, reports the Wall Street Journal...

Iowa Sets Caucuses for Jan. 3
 Iowa Sets Caucuses for Jan. 3 
Oct 18, 2011 4:37 AM CDT

Iowa Sets Caucuses for Jan. 3

December vote looking likelier for NH

(Newser) - New Hampshire can vote whenever it wants, but Iowa will definitely hold its Republican caucuses Jan. 3, the state's Republican chairman has announced. New Hampshire is now the only state yet to announce its presidential nominating contest date, and it has threatened to move its primary to December in...

Perry Hits Skepticism on Immigration Record

Perry's in-state tuition for some illegals widely seen as wrong

(Newser) - Rick Perry is claiming his 11 years as Texas governor makes him an expert on illegal immigration, but GOP voters are increasingly skeptical, believing his in-state tuition plan for some illegals is broader and more "sinister" than it actually is, reports Politico . At three stops in Iowa yesterday, Perry...

GOP Hopefuls Woo Homeschoolers

Support of seasoned activists could make the difference in Iowa

(Newser) - People who teach their children at home helped Mike Huckabee beat Mitt Romney in 2008's Iowa caucuses, and there's plenty of competition for the help of homeschoolers this time around, Reuters finds. In Iowa, homeschoolers are mainly Christian conservatives, and the group can provide the right candidate with...

Hey, Palin: Mock Polls at Your Own Risk

When you've got a 59% disapproval rating, best not to mention them at all

(Newser) - Sarah Palin took a moment to ridicule polls during her Iowa speech : “They’re for strippers and cross-country skiers,” she said. But “Palin (R-Snarklaska)” is in for a rude awakening, writes Jonathan Capehart in the Washington Post . “If the half-term Alaska governor gets into the race...

Palin Thrills Wet Tea Party Crowd in Iowa

But keeps mum about presidential ambitions

(Newser) - Sarah Palin kept her presidential ambitions under wraps today in a 40-minute speech to thousands of very wet Iowans who had diligently waited for her in steady rain, the Des Moines Register reports. "We’re here because America is at a tipping point," Palin said at the Des...

Palin Back In, O'Donnell Out at Iowa Tea Party Event

Looks like Sarah won this round

(Newser) - Christine O’Donnell may not be a witch, but she's got to be feeling like a yo-yo: After being invited, then uninvited , then re-invited to speak at an Iowa Tea Party event Saturday, the onetime Senate candidate is officially off the roster—and Sarah Palin is back on. Palin...

Sarah Palin's Iowa Appearance 'on Hold'
Palin's Iowa Appearance
'on Hold'
Aug 31, 2011 11:58 AM CDT

Palin's Iowa Appearance 'on Hold'

Due to argument over Christine O'Donnell, source says

(Newser) - Sarah Palin’s scheduled appearance at a Tea Party rally in Iowa this Saturday—which many have speculated could launch her 2012 campaign —is “no longer confirmed,” a source close to Palin tells the Wall Street Journal , accusing the organizers at Tea Party of America of “...

Sarah Palin Heads Straight to New Hampshire After Iowa Stop Sept. 3

 After Iowa Stop, 
 Palin Heads 
 Straight 
 to NH 
WILL SHE or won't she?
Aug 31, 2011 7:29 AM CDT

After Iowa Stop, Palin Heads Straight to NH

Probably just a coincidence...

(Newser) - In her continued bid to do absolutely nothing to quell speculation about a run for the Oval Office, Sarah Palin has decided to take a little getaway following her much ballyhooed Sept. 3 appearance in Iowa: to scenic New Hampshire, reports the Iowa Republican . "High-level Iowa Republicans" tell the...

Hero&#39;s Dog Guards His Coffin
 Hero's Dog Guards His Coffin 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Aug 28, 2011 1:09 PM CDT

Hero's Dog Guards His Coffin

Hawkeye waits for his master's voice

(Newser) - A loyal Labrador retriever kept a faithful vigil at his master's side this week even as friends and family wept at his human's coffin. "Hawkeye" waited patiently at the Iowa funeral for a word or a whistle from downed Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson, 35, killed with 29...

Study Proves It: Media Snubs Ron Paul

He gets less coverage than people not in the race

(Newser) - Looks like Jon Stewart was right —the media is grossly ignoring Ron Paul. A new study from the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism has found that Paul is just the 10th leading newsmaker in the GOP field—behind even non-candidates like Donald Trump and Sarah Palin. Paul has...

Obama Heckled Over Biden 'Terrorist' Comment

Iowa Tea Party founder Ryan Rhodes confronts him at town hall

(Newser) - President Obama was greeted with some unexpected spice at the end of his town hall meeting in Iowa last night, when the founder of the Iowa Tea Party confronted him about Joe Biden's alleged remark that Tea Party members acted like "terrorists" (the VP denies saying it )....

Obama Kicks Off Heartland Tour With Town Hall

Accuses Congress of not putting the country first

(Newser) - Barack Obama kicked off his Midwestern bus tour today with a town hall-style meeting in Minnesota, where he lambasted Congress for putting politics first. "You've got to send a message to Washington that it's time for the games to stop, it's time to put country first,...

Activists Hang 'Go Vegan' Sign on Iowa Butter Cow

After impressive late-night raid

(Newser) - Animal rights activists staged a daring late-night break-in Saturday night to hang a “Go vegan” sign on a butter cow at the Iowa State Fair. The activists snuck past a guard, scaled a wall in a back hallway, and broke into the refrigerated case holding the sculpture. Then they...

At GOP Event, Perry 'Down-Home', Bachmann a 'Diva'

Michele comes off as too stand-offish for just folks, says Politico

(Newser) - Now that Michele Bachmann has Texas Gov. Rick Perry's hot breath on her neck, she's looking more like a ... diva. That's the assessment of Politico , which found Perry coming off as a get-along, down-home kind of guy at his first major campaign event with Bachmann. Bachmann, on...

Pawlenty Drops Out of Race

Disappointing finish in Iowa straw poll dooms campaign

(Newser) - Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is dropping out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination. Pawlenty told supporters on a conference call this morning that he would announce on ABC's This Week that he was ending his campaign after a disappointing finish in the Iowa straw poll yesterday....

Romney Spars With Hecklers in Iowa

His 'corporations are people' line doesn't go over well

(Newser) - Mitt Romney's appearance at the Iowa State Fair today got lively when he sparred with audience members at a Q&A, reports the Hill . "If you don’t like my answer, you can go vote for someone else," he said at one point. "If you want...

Sarah Palin Restarts Bus Tour, Heads for ... Iowa

She'll be there Saturday, same day as Ames poll, Perry announcement

(Newser) - Somewhere in Texas, Rick Perry just groaned. He was all set to steal the thunder from the candidates competing in Iowa's Ames straw poll on Saturday by announcing his candidacy that same day in South Carolina. Now he's got serious media competition: Sarah Palin is firing up her...

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