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Annual Choice Dinner Draws Diverse Crowd

The varied age groups and socioeconomic levels in the reception hall for the 2008 Choice Dinner held at Iowa Memorial Union on the University of Iowa campus wasn’t an unnoticed detail among those attending the event.
“We’re here because we’ve been coming to this event for probably 20 years — maybe more,” said Nancy Lynch of [...]


The Evolution of the Mammoth: Will Rudy Cause GOP Crackup, Realignment?

[Commentary] The first couple of months of 2008 look to be critical not just for the obvious nomination reasons but for the entire future of the Republican Party, as cracks and internal contradictions within the coalition Ronald Reagan assembled become too big to ignore.

Reagan’s smooth style and simple, simplistic message brought together three very different [...]