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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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Grassley, Harkin drop to all-time lows - — Approval for U.S. Sens. Charles Grassley and Tom Harkin has fallen again in recent months, to new all-time lows, according to the Iowa Poll. — Iowans' approval of Grassley and Harkin has been on the wane for a year and has not rebounded since dipping below … |
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Iowa Poll: Culver rating falls, even among base - — Fewer than 40 percent of Iowans now approve of the job Gov. Chet Culver is doing, according to the latest Iowa Poll, a perilous new low nine months before voters decide whether to retain him. — The Democrat's new rating, 36 percent … |
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Appeals court: Nude dancing still considered art - — Hamburg, Ia. — Nude dancing is still an art form in Iowa, at least at a strip club in the tiny town of Hamburg. — The Iowa Court of Appeals on Wednesday dismissed the state's request for a review of the issue. |
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Iowa Poll: 33% of Iowans support 'tea party' movement - — A Des Moines Sunday Register exclusive — A third of Iowans from across the political spectrum say they support the “tea party” movement, sounding a loud chorus of dissatisfaction with government, according to The Des Moines Register's new Iowa Poll. |
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Iowa Poll: Iowa GOP likes Palin, but most Iowans have doubts - — Sarah Palin could expect a lot of support in Iowa's Republican caucuses if she launched a campaign for the 2012 presidential nomination, according to The Des Moines Register's Iowa Poll. — But the rising national figure … |
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Register exclusive: Iowa Poll shows Obama approval rating below 50 percent - — Fewer than half of Iowans approve of President Barack Obama's performance in office a year after he carried the state in the 2008 election, according to The Des Moines Register's Iowa Poll. |
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106 days ago |
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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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107 days ago |
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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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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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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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