Iowa GOP Examines What Went Wrong with Caucuses
Hemera/Thinkstock(DES MOINES, Iowa) — It was one of the logistical lowlights of the 2012 primary.After a late night of vote counting, the Iowa GOP announced Mitt Romney as the caucuses’ tentative winner, having staved off Rick Santorum by a mere…
Tornadoes: Midwest Twisters Leave 5 Dead in Oklahoma
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — At least five people are dead after violent storms ripped through several states in the nation’s mid-section as officials work to clean up the damage this morning and brace for more violent weather. Wisconsin, Minnesota…
Forecasters Warn of Violent,’ Life-Threatening’ Storms for Midwest
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Midwest is bracing itself for an outbreak of violent weather Saturday that could be “life-threatening,” according to forecasters. Baseball-sized hail and damaging 70 mph winds are expected to whip through a handf…
Chinese VP to Visit Iowa
PAIROJ/AFP/Getty Images(MUSCATINE, Iowa) — To this day, Sarah Lande of Muscatine, Iowa remembers vividly the dinner she hosted for an ambitious young Chinese official 27 years ago.Now that visitor, Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping, is on a fast track…
Iowa Baby Weighs In at Nearly 14 Pounds
Photodisc/Thinkstock(DES MOINES, Iowa) — Asher Stewardson was born Thursday at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, tipping the scales at nearly 14 pounds.Watch the video report below, courtesy ABC News affiliate WABC-TV.
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Obama Promotes State of the Union Message in Iowa
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa) — President Obama launched his post-State of the Union tour Wednesday in a campaign-style speech in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he pitched his vision for the future of American manufacturing.The president b…
Sen. Grassley’s Twitter Account Hacked by SOPA Protesters
SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Republican Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley’s Twitter account was hacked Monday by the group “Anonymous,” which is protesting the anti-piracy bills being considered in Congress.The Senator’s ac…
Iowa GOP to Announce Final Caucus Results
Scott Olson/Getty Images(DES MOINES, Iowa) — On Thursday morning, voters will finally know who won the Iowa caucuses.Since Mitt Romney edged Rick Santorum by a mere eight votes on caucus night two weeks ago, Iowa’s counties and precincts have su…
Santorum Dismisses Story of Error that ‘Cost’ Him Iowa Victory
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum is dismissing any idea that he actually won the Iowa Caucus, an assertion some supporters are making after one caucus attendee reported an apparent clerical error that ove…
Michele Bachmann Suspends Presidential Campaign
Scott Olson/Getty Images(DES MOINES, Iowa) — Rep. Michele Bachmann suspended her presidential campaign Wednesday, hours after placing sixth in Tuesday’s Iowa Republican caucuses.“Last night, the people of Iowa spoke with a very clear voice…
25,000 Turn Out for Obama in Iowa
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(DES MOINES, Iowa) — More than 25,000 Iowa Democrats caucused Tuesday night in support of President Obama, according to his re-election campaign.The turnout — touted by Obama’s campaign strategists online and on …
Iowa Caucus Results: Romney Edges Santorum by Eight Votes
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images(DES MOINES, Iowa) — Mitt Romney won the first presidential preference contest of 2012 by a mere eight votes Tuesday, narrowly edging out a surging Rick Santorum in the Iowa Caucuses.The two men — neither of whom was expec…
Romney: Santorum’s Focused on Iowa, I’m Running National Campaign
Scott Olson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Mitt Romney, the winner of Tuesday night’s Iowa caucuses, dismissed runner-up Rick Santorum as someone who doesn’t have the organization to win the nomination or the right experience to create jobs as p…
After Iowa Loss, Santorum Taking Fight to New Hampshire
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(DES MOINES, Iowa) — Though Rick Santorum ultimately came up short in Iowa to Mitt Romney by eight votes, he won the battle of expectations. More important, he’s leaving his top rivals — Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich…
Romney’s Iowa Victory Map: How He Won in 2012 But Lost in ’08
ABC News(DES MOINES, Iowa) — How did Mitt Romney win Iowa in 2012 with six fewer votes than he collected in 2008?The former Massachusetts governor saw a handful of the counties he won in 2008 slip away to his newfound rivals, but he made up the differ…
A Nostalgic Obama Uses Webcast to Rally His Iowa Roots
Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama tried to steal a piece of the Iowa spotlight Tuesday night with a nostalgia-filled live address to his Democratic supporters over the Internet, at times hampered by static and s…
Rick Santorum Gives Final Pitch to Voters in Iowa
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(ALTOONA, Iowa) — A large crowd of voters plus a mass of cameras and reporters turned a Rick Santorum event Monday evening into a chaotic scene, but there was no doubt where the interest was.The former Pennsylvania senator spoke…
Mitt Romney Gets ‘Occupied’ at Iowa Rally
ABC News(CLIVE, Iowa) — For the first time since launching his presidential campaign, Mitt Romney got a visit from Occupy Wall Street protesters during a rally Monday night just outside Des Moines, Iowa.Midway through his stump speech, Romney was inte…
Perry: Winning Iowa Caucuses Is ‘Only Scoreboard That Matters’
ABC News(PERRY, Iowa) — In a town that bears the same name he does, Texas Gov. Rick Perry told supporters Monday gathered at the final rally of his bus tour that none of the polls leading up to the caucuses matter: Winning the Iowa caucuses Tuesday ni…
Ron and Rand Paul Hit the Trail Ahead of Iowa Caucuses
Jason Merritt/Getty Images(DES MOINES, Iowa) — Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, traveled with his son, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Monday as they made a five-city tour of Iowa.Ron Paul was greeted at his first event by a crowd o…