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President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign stop in Ames, Iowa, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. The president's event in Ames, home of Iowa State University, is part of a tour through college towns. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Obama counters GOP convention coverage with campus tour

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Hoiberg agrees to 8-year contract with Cyclones

By LUKE MEREDITH - Associated Press

McDermott makes name for self at No. 19 Creighton

By ERIC OLSON - Associated Press

Driver for rock group dies en route to Iowa gig

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

CURL: Maybe Iowa straw poll not so pointless after all

By Joseph Curl - The Washington Times

MAKING FRIENDS: Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the newest Republican presidential candidate, high-fives Remington Tack, 4, at the Black Hawk County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner in Waterloo, Iowa, on Sunday. (Associated Press)

Iowa straw poll reshapes GOP race

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

GOP candidates make last ditch push before straw poll

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

COMING TO DEBATE: Mitt Romney will face other candidates for the Republican presidential nomination in a debate in Iowa on Thursday. (Associated Press)

Romney in ring to fight at Iowa debate

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is not participating in the Ames, Iowa, debate and isn't on Saturday's straw poll ballot, but his name is on the lips of Republican officials across the state as a strong candidate. (Associated Press)

ANALYSIS: Iowa debate to help thin the field in up-for-grabs race

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

Illustration: Straws by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

DEACE: Iowa poll: Last straw for some

By Steve Deace - The Washington Times