DES MOINES — Ryan J. Foley, an Associated Press reporter in Madison, Wis., has been named Iowa City correspondent.

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

Flying high after flexing muscles in GOP primaries, Sarah Palin’s next stops: Iowa, cable TV

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Top Dem. strategists downplay GOP success in pre-midterm polling during Iowa Sen. Harkin event

President Barack Obama hosts a press conference

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NJ governor is heading to Iowa _ but not because he wants to be president, staff says

NJ Gov. Christie plans to campaign in Iowa

Former NM governor, little known nationally, mulls presidential run on small gov’t platform

Former NM gov is little known but has big ideas

Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad dies at 86; pencil deflated presidents for 50 years

Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad dies at 86

Palin to headline Republican Party’s biggest fundraiser in Iowa, 1st presidential caucus state

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It’s deja vu all over again as 5 ex-governors seek a second chance with voters

Deja vu: 5 ex-governors in comeback bids

ATLANTA — In an election year of the angry electorate, former governors in five states are hoping that a deja vu appeal sells better than the anti-establishment pitch.

House Roll Call: emergency bill to halt layoffs

House Roll Call: emergency bill to halt layoffs

Minnesota’s Pawlenty pushes across Iowa in swing that could foreshadow 2012 presidential bid

President Barack Obama, daughter Sasha Obama and wife

Chelsea Clinton marries longtime boyfriend at exclusive estate in upstate New York village

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Crowd on VIP alert in upstate NY village as Chelsea Clinton prepares to wed longtime boyfriend

Crowd on VIP alert at site of Clinton’s NY wedding

Here comes the bride: Chelsea Clinton to wed longtime boyfriend in upstate New York village

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Roll Call: House sends war spending bill to president without domestic add-ons

Iowa tea party group’s billboard linking Obama to Hitler, Lenin removed after complaints

Iowa billboard linking Obama, Hitler removed

Iowa tea party group’s billboard linking Obama to Hitler called offensive by other activists

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Gingrich says he’s seriously considering White House run and will decide early next year

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Democratic panel recommends 2012 presidential calendar that starts in February

Democrats set to recommend 2012 presidential calendar that starts in February

Democrats weigh 2012 presidential calendar with Iowa, Nevada caucuses first, then NH primary

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Crash into float halts runaway horses’ tragic rampage at Iowa Fourth of July parade; 1 dead

Crash halts horses’ rampage at Iowa July 4 parade

Palin seizes center stage in politics, but what about a presidential bid in 2012?

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House Roll Call: How the House voted on financial overhaul bill

House Roll Call: Vote on financial overhaul bill

Roll Call: House passes campaign bill backed by Democrats, opposed by Republicans

Roll Call: House passes campaign disclosure bill

Minnesota Republican Pawlenty sets up fundraising in Iowa, NH as he sizes up presidential run

Minn. GOP Pawlenty sets up fundraising in Iowa, NH

Former Iowa Gov. Branstad claims Republican nomination to face Democratic Gov. Culver in fall

Republicans nominate Branstad for Iowa governor

Democratic Sen. Lincoln wins battle for survival in Arkansas; GOP Rep. Bob Inglis in SC runoff

Conlin wins Iowa Democratic primary for US Senate, will face Republican Grassley

Conlin wins Democratic primary for US Senate

Sen. Lincoln leads in battle for survival in Arkansas; GOP Rep. Bob Inglis in SC runoff

Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln leads in early returns; GOP Rep. Bob Inglis trails in S.C.

Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln struggles to survive anti-establishment tide

Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln fights anti-incumbent tide as outsiders test strength in primaries

Lincoln fights unions, antiestablishment tide in Ark., outsiders test strength coast to coast

Palin endorses former Iowa governor Terry Branstad in upcoming Iowa GOP gubernatorial primary

House Roll Call: How the House voted on repeal of gay ban in military

Roll Call: Vote on repeal of gay ban in military

Roll Call: How the House voted on bill to repeal military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy

Roll call on bill repealing gay ban in military

Iowa group becoming a conservative power thanks to fundraising and targeted campaign spending

Iowa group becoming a conservative power

DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines-based group with strategists who helped produce some of the most effective political ads against Democrats in decades is in the middle of Republican family feuds in Kentucky and California.

Draft GOP plan keeps Iowa, NH leadoff spots in presidential election cycle, Iowa GOP head says

Draft GOP plan keeps Iowa, NH 1st in voting cycle

Local GOP fights are shaping immigration, health care and other policies nationwide

Obama says he can pull together Democratic support on immigration, but needs GOP help

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