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  SHUTDOWN FUNDRAISING: Campaigns Cashing In

  Despite the shutdown, there are components of government that are still running wide open. “The parties have been raising money…
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  SHUT DOWN: Obama Blames ‘Ideological Crusade’

  Republicans forced an unnecessary budget crisis in their single-minded effort to dismantle health care reforms, President Barack Obama said Tuesday.
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  BUDGET CRISIS: Shutdown Inevitable

  With a government shutdown looming, politicians in Washington were talking at each other Monday instead of negotiating a way to avoid it.
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  CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS: More Light Shed On Political Donations

  Here’s one of corporate America’s worst-kept secrets: Companies are propping up politicians’ campaigns with huge stacks of cash.
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  KING CRITICIZED: One Republican Says He’s Had Enough

  A longtime Iowa Republican activist and the party’s 2002 nominee for Governor said he’s had enough of Iowa Congressman Steve…
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  PLUS ONE: Hatch Joins Gubernatorial Race

  Democrat Jack Hatch first got elected to public office nearly three decades ago. Monday, the Des Moines state senator said…
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  THREE MINUTES: Attorney Guy Cook

  Iowa has the oldest voluntary State Bar Association in the United States. It has been continuously operating since 1874 and…
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  STEAK FRY: Political Fundraiser Brings In Big Names

  Steak will be on the minds of some Iowans on Sunday, as well as some prestigious guests. Iowa Senator Tom…
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  POLITICAL VISIT: Giffords To Attend Fundraiser

  The former Arizona Congresswoman who survived a shooting attack will be in Des Moines next month. Gabrielle Giffords will headline…
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  REAGAN DINNER: GOP’s Brown Returning To Iowa

  Former Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts is heading back to Iowa this fall, adding to his calendar another stop to the important voting state.
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  QUITTING TIME: Leaders Call for Lawmaker To Resign

  One came in the morning; the other came in the evening. But both Urbandale Republican Senator Brad Zaun and Greenfield Republican Representative…
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  HOWARD DEAN: Support For Hillary Clinton

  Howard Dean’s presidential hopes may not be as high as his trips to Iowa and New Hampshire suggest, based on the candidate he currently supports for 2016.