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The Des Moines Register is the daily morning newspaper of Des Moines, Iowa, in the United States. A separate edition of the Register is sold throughout much of Iowa.
The first newspaper in Des Moines, the Iowa Star, was founded in 1849. In 1855 the Iowa Citizen began publication; it was renamed the Iowa State Register in 1860. In 1902 the Register merged with the Des Moines Leader, a descendant of the Star, to become the Des Moines Register and Leader. In 1903, Des Moines banker Gardner Cowles, Sr. purchased the Register and Leader; the name became The Des Moines Register in 1915. (Cowles also acquired the Des Moines Tribune in 1908. The Tribune, which merged with the rival Des Moines News in 1924 and the Des Moines Capital in 1927, served as the evening paper for the Des Moines area until it ended publication on September 25, 1982.)
Under the ownership of Cowles Media Company, the Register became Iowa's largest and most influential newspaper, eventually adopting the slogan "The...... (Read more on Wikipedia)
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Political consultants quickly fire arrested man - — His allegedly fraudulent identity scheme was discovered last June. — A Des Moines man arrested Friday on charges he attempted to illegally use the identity of Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz had campaigned for President Barack Obama during the 2008 election cycle. |
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Breaking: Michele Bachmann Iowa campaign co-chair endorses Ron Paul - — News is breaking this evening that presidential candidate Michele Bachmann's Iowa campaign co-chairman Kent Sorenson has endorsed Ron Paul, one of her rivals in the Iowa caucus race. — Sorenson, a state senator from Indianola … |
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Vice President: This is what a real opportunity society looks like - — M itt Romney recently laid out his plan for America. Reading about it, I thought of my dad. My dad was a hard worker. He took pride in what he did. And, like millions of Americans, that pride was put to the test … |
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Rand Paul: Republicans would take a giant step backward by choosing Gingrich - — As a U.S. senator elected from and by the tea party, I am often asked about the tea party, the conservative movement and the presidential race. — While conservatives and limited-government activists did … |
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Sen. Charles Grassley still popular despite political hubbub, according to Iowa Poll - — Sen. Charles Grassley's approval among Iowans has so far endured this fall's turbulent environment for elected officials, the new Des Moines Register Iowa Poll shows. — The five-term Republican's … |
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Iowa Poll: Low rating for Culver reveals vulnerability - — Gov. Chet Culver's job approval has fallen to a critical new low, and former Gov. Terry Branstad poses a major potential threat to Culver's re-election, according to The Des Moines Register's new Iowa Poll. |
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83 days ago |
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Conlin to file paperwork next week to seek U.S. Senate seat - — Des Moines lawyer Roxanne Conlin plans to file paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission next week to run for U.S. Senate next year, adviser Mark Daley said today. — Conlin, a Democrat, has said last month she is more likely … |
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94 days ago |
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Register exclusive: Christie Vilsack says no to 2010 Senate bid - — Below is the statement of former Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack, who told The Des Moines Register via e-mail press release today she will not seek the 2010 Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. |
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Political seas calm ahead of visit by Pawlenty - — It may seem early for Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican, to be planning his first trip to Iowa as an aspiring national figure. — But consider that by mid-October of 2005, Republican presidential prospect Mike Huckabee … |
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Pawlenty to headline Iowa GOP fundraiser Nov. 7 - — Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty plans to headline the Iowa Republican Party's Nov. 7 fall fund-raiser, setting up the presidential prospect's first foray into the leadoff nominating caucus state ahead of the 2012 election, Iowa GOP leaders announced today. |
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