Campaign ads and events mark Iowa caucus eve 2008
Des Moines area coverage reports Republican and Democratic hopefuls on the final day before Iowa caucuses. Huckabee Romney Clinton Obama Edwards mount late pushes with ads and large event schedules. polls show tight races. Obama family boosts turnout at Roosevelt High School. Clinton promotes female voters as Edwards runs ads featuring a laid off worker. Huckabee heads to Tonight Show while Romney airs new spot. McCain targets Romney with a new web video.
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Iowa
Mike Huckabee
Sergeant Bluff
Huckabee
Mitt Romney
Massachusetts
Hillary Rodham Clinton
New York
Barack Obama
Illinois
John Edwards
North Carolina
Cnn-Opinion Research Corp
Clinton
Obama
Edwards
Romney
Des Moines Register
Roosevelt High School
Michelle Obama
Barack
United States
Los Angeles
Jay Leno
Lowa
John McCain
Rest of nation calls for end to Iowa New Hampshire front loading
AP report shows over half of voters think Iowa and New Hampshire have excessive influence on nominations. Many want rotation or earlier contests in other states. Despite criticism, Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary remain first in line as front loaded calendar intensifies.
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Concord
N.H
Iowa
New Hampshire
Associated Press
Yahoo News
Kevin Thomas
Tacoma
Wash
California
Rhode Island
Thomas
Nevada
South Carolina
Bill Gardner
FBI seeks new clues in D B Cooper skyjacking case
Portland based FBI release new details and drawings of Dan Cooper, the 1971 skyjacker who fled with $200,000 and four parachutes after commandeering a Northwest flight to Seattle. Officials say he unlikely survived the jump in harsh weather and darkness, and ask the public for memory aids and tips.
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Portland
Ore
FBI
Dan Cooper
D.B. Cooper
Northwest
Seattle
Mexico
Washington
Cooper
Larry Carr
County urges voter registration changes and filing deadlines
A Harris County notice explains a new state law requiring registration forms to include a Voter Unique Identification number, school district information, city ID, and a county certified certificate number. USPS non profit mailing saves nearly $400,000. candidates must file with county party HQ by Thursday. multi county jurisdictions go to state party HQs.
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Bettencourt
U.S. Postal Service
Lester
Stubblefield
Rose Parade Draws Crowds in Pasadena Parade
Crowds jam the sidewalks as floats roll by in the 119th Tournament of Roses Parade. A giant rose, a pickup that morphs into a spacecraft, and a Chinese dragon delight spectators while New Year revelers arrive from cars, buses, and trains. Pasadena expects over one million visitors for parade and Rose Bowl events. The 5 1/2 mile route showcased the theme Passport to the World's Celebrations with American Honda's Passport to the Future a standout feat.
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Pasadena
Calif
Honda
Daniels chooses Army quarterback path over other offers
In a long sports feature, Daniels, a Barbers Hill graduate now 6 feet tall and 212 pounds, rehabbed a knee to run 4.6 seconds in the 40. He filmed workouts with family in Pittsburgh and at a local high school, weighed Army offers after visits to West Point and Rutgers, and decided Army could give him a quarterback shot. He previously played for Universidad de Anahuac in Cancun, then returned to Texas before moving to Pittsburgh with Bayer. He eyed Pittsburgh or Penn State walking-on, but Army offered a clear life after football and service appeal.
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Daniels
Barbers Hill
West Point
Rutgers
Academy
Congress
Pennsylvania
Texas
Army
Lee
Josh Jones
Universidad de Anahuac
Cancun
Mexico
Bayer
Lee College
Penn State
Community College of
Allegheny County
Air Force
Price
Don Price
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