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There’s really only one sure fire way to know a candidate is doing well in Iowa: the attacks, public and otherwise. In other words, its safe to say that former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is doing well here. Phyllis Schlafly, president of the national Eagle Forum, said, “He destroyed the conservative movement in Arkansas, and [...]

Two presidential hopefuls, one from each side of the aisle, have launched new television advertisements in Iowa. Former Sen. John Edwards, a Democratic hopeful, went on the air today with a new ad dubbed “mess” that focuses on his belief that ensuring children a better life is the great moral test of this generation: “Mess” [...]

This afternoon, Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd made Cedar Rapids’ own Jane Boyd Community House his second stop while rolling out his plan for women and families. Eva Bunnell, a woman who helped motivate him to pass the Family and Medical Leave Act, spoke about her experiences with the Democratic presidential hopeful: One of the women [...]

Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd held the first of three roundtable discussions this morning at House of Mercy in Des Moines while unveiling his plan for putting women and families first. He was joined at the event by Eva Bunnell, the woman whose story helped motivate him to author the Family and Medical Leave Act, which [...]

Pink — Who Knew: Ever had a day when it seems everything you touched turned to crap? Well, I was having one of those days not too long ago, but a friend sent me a link to Musings and Ruminations from the Fairy Lady that completely turned my day around. And, just for the record [...]

Presidential politics are nothing new to Cate Edwards, the 25-year-old daughter of John and Elizabeth Edwards. She was 16 when her father first ran for United States Senate in North Carolina. She was also on the stump for her dad in Iowa in 2003 and 2004 and has returned to campaign for him again during [...]

Imagine believing in your husband so much that you not only encourage him to run for president, but spend every weekend — after a full work-week — flying to Iowa to campaign on his behalf. Welcome to the life of Dr. Jill Biden. “It’s a little challenging in that I’m always changing hats,” she said. [...]

All five of the Romney brothers have been instrumental in Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign — which has truly become a family affair. The youngest, Craig, and his wife, Mary, broke away from a phone bank at the University of Iowa long enough to say why they were willing to put their lives on hold and [...]

Had it not been for a Utah fund-raiser and bad knee, Chris and Jackie Dodd might never have become a couple. “It was almost 20 years ago and I was helping a senator named Jake Garn of Utah put together a charity event in Park City,” Jackie said. “It was called the Senator’s Ski Cup, [...]

Pink rose on Hunter Biden’s cheeks and then spread quickly to cover his entire face as he was presented with the interview question his father, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, had planted the night before: “Are you ‘portant yet?” A small grin turned to a full tooth spread as he responded, “No, not quite yet. I [...]