Iowa GOP Gov. Terry Branstad says Ames Straw Poll should end
On a Saturday in August during an election year, the Republican Party holds the Ames Straw Poll in Iowa to see what candidate Iowa GOP voters support. Governor Terry Branstad is now calling for an end to the prominent straw poll.
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Barack Obama Retains US Presidency
Fox News, NBC, and CNN have called the U.S. election for incumbent Barack Obama. Of the so-called 'battleground states,' Obama carried Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin, and New Hampshire, which, along with all of the solidly Democrat-leaning states, was enough to push him beyond the 270 required for victory. You can check this chart to see the full list of states that have currently been called, and by which news networks. It's currently projected that the Republicans will retain control of the House of Representatives, and the Democrats will retain control of the Senate.
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Romney, Obama converge on Iowa in late scramble for votes
DUBUQUE, Iowa - The U.S. presidential race, which has hinged for months on a handful of states, converged on one city in Iowa on Saturday as President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney each made a last-minute appeal for support before Tuesday's election.
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Iowa and Texas threaten to arrest international observers
International election observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe(OSCE) have been threatened with arrest if they come near polling stations in Texas and Iowa on election day.
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Obama offers a glimpse of his second-term priorities
DAVENPORT, Iowa - President Barack Obama predicted passage of immigration reform and a deficit-reduction deal, in a fresh glimpse of his second-term agenda, even as he fights for votes in the final stretch of the tight race before the November 6 election.
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