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...Granite State, which traditionally hosts the first presidential primary in the nation, often plays a pivotal role in determining which ultimately candidates win the nomination. After Sen. John F. Kerry of Massachusetts won the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary in 2004, he was considered the odds-on favorite for the nomination...
Brigit M. Helgen ’08, president of the College Democrats, disagrees. Helgen, who says she and UC president Ryan A. Petersen ’08 recently spoke about reviving a UC women’s caucus, has been a prominent voice on the rise of women in politics and the gender-based judgment of female candidates...
...only Senator to keep dogs in your offices? No. Bob Dole had a dog, Leader. Elizabeth Dole has a dog. And Bob Byrd has his dog. Elizabeth Dole and I are going to form a dog caucus, and we're going to be co-presidents. We don't think we're going to be president of anything else...
...certain that Reid can come up with wording that will unify his own caucus. And already, even the moderate Republicans who stood with the Democrats two weeks ago on a much milder, non-binding resolution, have signaled their opposition to anything like a rewrite of the authorization of force resolution. "They are grasping at straws," said an aide to a Republican who voted with the Democrats two weeks ago. "My boss will never support it." An aide to a more conservative Senator, who doesn't like what's going on in Iraq but is not willing to oppose the President...
...Certainly that seemed to be the thrust of Iowan questions at Obama's Wednesday event: cancer research, mental health care, health insurance, nutrition in the schools. Ordinary Iowans will continue to make the most of their caucus process for as long as it lasts. And these dutiful Midwestern citizens, my friends and family among them, will continue to view it all as a very serious responsibility. Call me naive or sentimental, but I find this inspiring...