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Almost 50 people gathered at the University of Iowa on Friday to discuss the two things you’re not supposed to talk about in polite company: religion and politics.

Political science professor Cary Covington’s presentation on “God Talk on the Campaign Trail” outlined how he sees the pendulum of religious favor swinging back to Democratic presidential candidates, [...]

Political junkies, caucus veterans, eager voters, and anyone interested in learning about the rich history of Iowa’s political past should visit the new exhibit at the State Historical Museum in Des Moines.  “Caucus Iowa” will be open until the next president takes office in January 2009.

Drawing from sources around the state, the exhibit features a [...]

As much as any other American leader Harry Truman is identified as a man of the people, proof positive that, buoyed by the rest of us, the nation is so strong that anyone can grow up to be president.
But this conventional characterization of Truman spectacularly undersells his rare intelligence and foresight. And the Truman myth [...]

The late Arizona congressman Mo Udall, author of the priceless book “Too Funny To Be President” and a man who was just that, used to get off this great line during his run for the White House in 1976.
“I was in New Hampshire, thousands of miles from home with my car stuck in the snow,” [...]