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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Thursday tapped former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to serve as chairman of his education foundation, turning over the organization to the former diplomat and academic who remains popula...
Updated: Jan 22, 2015 at 06:05 PM
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Jan. 16, 2015.
Despite new life, straw poll relevancy still questioned
In recent years, the Iowa Straw Poll has become a point of ridicule for national pundits and editorial cartoonists who follow the presidential elect...
Updated: Jan 19, 2015 at 09:06 AM
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The afterglow of Gov. Terry Branstad's sixth inauguration is still hanging in the air, but Iowa Republicans are already speculating about the political future for Branstad's faithful Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Reynolds, serving a...
Updated: Jan 18, 2015 at 09:06 AM
One day after surviving the likes of state powers Montini Catholic and Washington plus a national heavyweight Clovis, Calif., Marmion Academy showed its mettle against a trio of star-studded closer-to-home opponents by sweeping all three wrestling m...
Updated: Jan 17, 2015 at 08:21 PM
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has raised more than $11 million in his re-election bid, dwarfing the amounts raised and spent by other candidates including an alderman, county commissioner and businessman.
Recently filed campaign finance ...
Updated: Jan 16, 2015 at 08:03 PM
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A lifelong Mormon well-known for running a website that provides a forum for church members questioning their faith said Thursday he is set to be kicked out of the religion.
John Dehlin of Logan said a regional church leader in...
Updated: Jan 15, 2015 at 06:05 PM
SAN DIEGO - Mitt Romney's unexpected step into the 2016 presidential contest is drawing enthusiasm from the GOP's most passionate conservatives.
But not because they want him to win. For the first time in recent memory, prominent conservatives see a...
Updated: Jan 15, 2015 at 06:01 AM
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Rex Ryan is switching teams - not divisions - after reaching an agreement to coach the Buffalo Bills.
A person familiar with the talks told The Associated Press the former New York Jets coach accepted in principle the Bills' con...
Updated: Jan 11, 2015 at 08:00 PM
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took his orange sweater to Lambeau Field on Sunday to cheer his beloved Dallas Cowboys.
Christie exchanged a hug and handshake with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones during warmups about 45 minutes befor...
Updated: Jan 11, 2015 at 06:06 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday he believes he can win the next presidential election, offering an unusually aggressive assessment of his chances while dismissing concerns they're threatened by potential rival and his polit...
Updated: Jan 07, 2015 at 07:26 PM