http://dir.salon.com/topics/iowa/?source=rss&aim=iowa en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT By Jodi Mardesich Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/15/iowa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/04/15/iowa/index.html?source=rss How same-sex unions triumphed in Iowa, and what other states can learn from the victory. By Alex Koppelman Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/27/iowa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/27/iowa/index.html?source=rss Two women were wed less than an hour after a State Supreme Court ruling took effect. By Joan Walsh Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/12/29/year_in_politics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/12/29/year_in_politics/index.html?source=rss What I got right and wrong in 12 months that changed the world. By Andrew Leonard Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/12/17/tom_vilsack/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/12/17/tom_vilsack/index.html?source=rss Monsanto likes the former Iowa governor and ethanol booster. Is that enough of a reason for greenie food activists to despair? By Thomas F. Schaller Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/24/270_roundtable/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/24/270_roundtable/index.html?source=rss Salon asks a round table of experts to predict where the presidential election will be won or lost. It's not just about Ohio anymore. By Alex Koppelman Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/03/king/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/03/king/index.html?source=rss The conservative Republican says Iowans must pass a constitutional amendment to overturn a court's ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. By Alex Koppelman Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/03/iowa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/03/iowa/index.html?source=rss In a ruling issued Friday morning, the court struck down a state law limiting marriage to one man and one woman. By Andrew Leonard Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/04/iowa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/04/iowa/index.html?source=rss The state where the senator from Illinois broke through in the first caucuses comes through again. By Alex Koppelman Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/09/gore_iowa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/09/09/gore_iowa/index.html?source=rss The former vice president is heading to Iowa for a dinner that has become a ritual for Democratic presidential hopefuls. By Mike Madden Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/21/obama_iowa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/21/obama_iowa/index.html?source=rss Back in the state where his remarkable run began -- also a critical battleground this fall -- Barack Obama focused on a showdown with John McCain. By Paul Maslin Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/16/270/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/16/270/index.html?source=rss This November, a Democratic victory will probably hinge on the Electoral College votes of a handful of swing states. Howard Dean's pollster examines 17 fall battlegrounds, one by one. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tt/best/2008/01/04/best/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tt/best/2008/01/04/best/index.html?source=rss He took Iowa, but is he too polite to go the distance? Salon's reader community Table Talk sounds off. By Joe Conason Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/01/04/iowa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/01/04/iowa/index.html?source=rss Obama's big win in Iowa also highlights the inadequacy of Clinton's campaign strategy -- more caution than inspiration. Now she must change course. By Andrew Leonard Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/04/huckabee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/04/huckabee/index.html?source=rss What would Jesus do in a recession? More tax cuts for the rich? Or a new New Deal? By Mike Madden, Walter Shapiro and Joan Walsh Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/04/iowa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/04/iowa/index.html?source=rss In three different Des Moines precincts, a vote-by-vote account of how the Obama wave built. By Walter Shapiro Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/04/iowa_dems/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/04/iowa_dems/index.html?source=rss The Illinois senator with magnetic appeal still faces a formidable foe in Hillary Clinton. But his decisive win in Iowa propels him toward the Democratic nomination. By Mike Madden Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/04/iowa_gop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/04/iowa_gop/index.html?source=rss With his victory in Iowa, the former Baptist minister deals Mitt Romney a blow -- but could John McCain be the biggest winner? By Mike Madden Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/roadies/2008/01/03/second_choice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/roadies/2008/01/03/second_choice/index.html?source=rss Rumors fly about Bill Richardson and Joe Biden throwing support to Barack Obama. Don't believe them, the long shots say. By Walter Shapiro Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/03/edwards/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/03/edwards/index.html?source=rss Iowa is either the beginning or the end for the 2004 vice-presidential nominee, who has more to gain and more to lose than his two chief rivals. By Mike Madden Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/02/romney/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/02/romney/index.html?source=rss The CEO candidate tries to grind out an expensive victory over a surging, underfunded and baffling upstart. By Walter Shapiro Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/01/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/01/obama/index.html?source=rss We know he's a "hope monger," but the rest of Obama's unconventional message is elusive. By Mike Madden Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/31/huckabee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/31/huckabee/index.html?source=rss The GOP insurgent appeals to some conservative Iowans because he "fears God." But will religious supporters bring him the light of victory? By Mike Madden Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/roadies/2007/12/28/huckabee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/roadies/2007/12/28/huckabee/index.html?source=rss The presidential hopeful spins Bhutto's assassination as a U.S. border-security issue. By Walter Shapiro Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/21/huckabee/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/21/huckabee/index.html?source=rss With his meteoric rise in Iowa, the aw-shucks former governor has an unlikely strategic doppelgänger -- John Edwards. By Walter Shapiro Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/18/democrats/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/18/democrats/index.html?source=rss With the Iowa vote nearing, Clinton, Obama and Edwards reveal sharp tonal differences, betting the farm not on policy but on political panache.