Iowa caucus campaign highs and lows summarized
A report lists the campaign high points and low points in Iowa. Highlights include a straw poll win in Ames and an energy debate performance, while lows mention Rick Perry’s controversial Aug. 13 entry and a costly TV ad strategy.
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Ames
Rick Perry
Waterloo
Iown
Towa
Iowa
Sioux City
Gazette
Kcrg-Tv9
U.S. Energy Deparment
Washington
Romney gains in Iowa with endorsements and polling despite sparse visits
Mitt Romney posts modest Iowa gains with conservative endorsements from Bob Vander Plaats and Chuck Hurley amid single digit polling. Critics highlight a $10,000 bet during a December debate as evidence of out of touch stance.
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Iowa
Perry
Bob Vander Plaats
Chuck Hurley
Iowa Family Policy Center
Romney Opens Iowa Window Amid Conservative Tensions
Afong notes religious and social conservatives may give Romney an Iowa opening as the caucus race narrows. The question is whether Santorum takes the lead or if Santorum and Romney duel for first on caucus night.
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Romney
Iowa
Santorum
Will
Partheid
Property tax relief in their sights
Gov. Terry Branstad says the 2012 Iowa legislative session will focus on three big reforms: property taxes, education, and mental health. Lawmakers face proposals to cut commercial and industrial tax rates while limiting increases for agricultural and residential property, without harming local entities that depend on tax revenue. The split legislature will pursue major education reforms and a bipartisan redesign of the county mental health system.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Terry Branstad
House
Senate
Iowa
It's never been safer to fly
An Associated Press analysis finds aviation in the United States has seen its safest decade yet with 153 fatalities over ten years, equating to two deaths per 100 million passengers on commercial flights, marking a dramatic improvement from ten times higher risk a decade earlier.
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New York
Associated Press
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