Iowa Voters Play Special Role in Presidential Politics The 2012 U.S. presidential election process officially begins Tuesday, the Midwestern state of Iowa. Republican voters will gather in caucus meetings across the state to vote for one of seven Rep

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Economy Important to Iowa Voters, Despite Healthy Farm Industry Republican presidential candidates are spending millions of dollars in Iowa trying to win voters. The infusion of campaign cash comes while the Midwestern state is also benefiting from s

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Republican Candidates Make Final Push in Iowa Republican voters in Iowa will kick off the 2012 U.S. presidential election campaign Tuesday with caucus voting, the first step in choosing a candidate to run against President Barack Obama next November.

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Control of Senate in US Midterm Elections Could Hinge on Iowa Turnout IOWA CITY, IOWA The balance of power between Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate hinges on the outcome of the November 4 midterm elections. Each party is campaigning for v

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By Cindy Saine Washington 04 January 2008 Democratic candidate U.S, Senator Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, are back on the campaign trail in New Hampshire, seeking to capitalize on their stunning vic

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1. Firefighters worked through the night to put out spot fires near Los Alamos, New Mexico. That's the home of the government nuclear laboratory. Lab officials say the facility and nuclear waste in storage are safe. Nearly 13,000 town residents have

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1. High winds and dry conditions have helped spread what's now the third-largest wildfire in Arizona history. Thousands of people are believed to have already evacuated the mountains of eastern Arizona and hundreds more have been warned to be ready.

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By Scott Stearns White House 17 June 2008 U.S. President George Bush will visit the Midwest state of Iowa Thursday to inspect damage from major flooding along the Mississippi River. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush says

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US Presidential Candidates Struggle Ahead of Iowa Caucus The United States elects its president in just a little more than 11 months. But before the general election, the Republican party must first select a nominee, who will run against current Pres

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Economy, Post Office Woes Force Iowa Town off Map The United States Postal Service is facing unprecedented financial losses. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe recently told lawmakers his agency needed government intervention by the end of the year t

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Iowa's Make-Believe University Has Fans Worldwide The Midwest farm state of Iowa is so proud of its string of blue-water lakes - the Okoboji Lakes - that it calls them Iowa's Great Lakes. They're ringed by resorts, marinas, and fishing cabins. And th

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Immigrants in Iowa Eye US Election Race Anxiously PERRY, IOWA It took Carlos Barco more than a decade to save enough money to start his popular Salvadoran restaurant in a prime location in Perry, Iowa. Business is good, but hes worried he could lose

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Trump Promises Crackdown On Immigrants At Iowa 'Roast And Ride' Event play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0002:51repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your

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Lexington 莱克星顿 Paying fealty to farmers 向农民们表忠 When Ted Cruz is the only person talking sense, something is wrong 当只有特德克鲁兹在理时,事情就有鬼了。 A FEW years ago, while reporting on the madness that is Eu

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By Jeffrey Young Washington 14 December 2007 The central U.S. state of Iowa, and several other states, have an alternative way to select presidential nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties. In this segment of How America Elects, VOA's Jef

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By Greg Flakus Des Moines, Iowa 04 January 2008 Illinois Senator Barack Obama and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee have won the Iowa caucuses held in that Midwestern state on Thursday. Obama, who won the most votes in the Democratic Party caucu

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By Greg Flakus Des Moines 02 January 2008 On Thursday, voters in Iowa will gather in community halls, schools, coffee shops and other venues to participate in this year's presidential caucuses. This first-in-the-nation event, officially since 1972, c

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Caucus goers met at sites around the state to show support for their candidate and be counted in the first contest of the 2016 Presidential nominating cycle. This year the Iowa caucuses drew many first-time caucus-goers. John Clark is one of them. He

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BEIJING,Feb.?13 (Xinhuanet) The small town on the banks of the Mississippi River is Feeling Great, abuzz with excitement and recalling happy memories as it looks forward to the return of an old friend - Vice-President Xi Jinping. It was 27 years ago

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Part IV Dangerous Planet 第四部 处境危险的行星 The history of any one part of the Earth, like the life of a soldier, consists of long periods of boredom and short periods of terror.British geologist Derek V. Ager 地球的任何一部分历史

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