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DES MOINES — In this iconic Iowa building, Veterans Memorial Auditorium, site of hundreds of scrapbook-making high school basketball games, that elusive, unseen energy known as momentum has something of a ghostly presence.

On Saturday night, during a marathon Jefferson-Jackson Dinner and political rally that lasted nearly five hours, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama seemed to [...]

Iraq war veteran and Purple Heart recipient Iowa Rep. Ray Zirkelbach has endorsed Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd for president. He cited Dodd’s clarity and leadership on working to end the war and his record for results for bringing real change to America.

During an AARP presidential forum in Davenport, John Edwards questioned Sen. Hillary Clinton’s health care plan because it was “similar” to his own plan but six months late.

But following the event, it was Sen. Chris Dodd who offered this advice to Clinton, “if you’re going to talk about experience, I’d be reluctant to talk about [...]

Not all of the people at the Harkin Steak Fry were on stage with Senator Tom and Ruth Harkin.  There were about 12,000 others wandering around eating steak (or chicken), waving signs, lots of waving signs, and cheering for candidates.

In these videos you’ll witness the sign wars, meet the people who drove across the state [...]

Six democratic candidates spoke at the Harkin Steak Fry fundraiser this year in Indianola.  Each candidate was introduced by Senator Tom Harkin. 

Click here to see video reactions from the Iowa audience.

In reverse order, excerpts from the candidates’ speeches are below the fold in this post.

Chris Dodd delivered roughly a third of his remarks en espanol for a crowd of 60-75 at the Cinco de Mayo celebration in West Liberty.

The Spanish remarks were not repeated in English.  Yo comprende pequitito espanol, but I did pick up “el presidente” and “la Casa Blanca” in his conclusion.  During the Spanish portion of [...]