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Today's Blogs - Yahoo! News: Iowa's razor-thin result indicates a fierce battle for conservatives is ahead Close call leads Romney to ditch teleprompter, deliver familiar lines: Scenes from the Iowa caucuses Yahoo! readers say: More economic talk, please! Also, Bachmann, bow out Iowa: About as expected Ron Paul winning the Twitter race, falling in prediction markets What do Iowa results mean? In the end, not much. Eighteen minutes in, markets abandon Santorum Liveblogging caucus night with Yahoo News, ABC and Tucker Carlson Paul slaps Huntsman on Twitter, with regrets? As Iowans head to caucus, Obama argues he's kept his 'promises' Barcodes 2.0: How to use QR codes Romney regains commanding lead in Iowa Sweet victory: Iowa (cookie) caucus results are in Electrical socket concept forcibly ejects plugs of inactive appliances and devices Whither the Hotel Fort Des Moines lounge? Reporters ditch history, flock to 'barren' Marriott bar This creepy Steve Jobs action figure will make you question your Apple devotion Video: Bonobo ape lights campfire, cooks hamburgers Germany seeks extradition of LA arson suspect's mother Church made of snow and ice opens in Germany Queensland Art Gallery crowdsources installation 20 tons of herring wash up on Norway coast Futuristic hidden oven is a sci-fi dream you can actually own Santorum addresses investigation of Medicaid fraud by company for which he was a board member Woman Conquers Fear by Meeting Facebook Friends Face to Face Take your camera to a caucus! Pentagon pushes back on Iranian warnings on U.S. aircraft carrier Twitter account for Rupert Murdoch's wife Wendi Deng, initially verified, now confirmed to be fake Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry compete for the Tim Tebow vote: Scenes from the caucuses Why didn't any of the 2012 candidates attack Mitt Romney in Iowa? Israeli and Palestinian negotiators meet, but expectations are low Five things to look for in Iowa on Tuesday night (and not one of them is turnout) Rick Santorum says he's raised more money in the past few days than in the last four months Rupert Murdoch urges Iowans to support Rick Santorum Mitt Romney on Iowa: 'We're going to win this thing' Rick Perry is working hard to chip away at Rick Santorum in Iowa 19 endorsements and counting: Duggar dad supports Santorum, says Romney snubbed him Romney's test in Iowa and beyond: Can he unify social conservatives? Ron Paul greeted by overflow crowd first day back in Iowa Mitt Romney is now autographing voters' checks in Iowa Photo: Ron Paul ballroom expands to accommodate masses Iowa's razor-thin result indicates a fierce battle for conservatives is ahead Tue,3 Jan 2012 10:54 PM PST The Ticket - DES MOINES, Iowa--Iowa may not pick presidents. It may not even pick Republican presidential nominees. But Iowa most certainly resets the nomination contest, something its voters did again on Tuesday. Whether we just saw Rick Santorum's razor-thin victory over Mitt Romney, or Mitt Romney's razor-thin victory over Rick Santorum, Iowa voters have created a new [...] Full Story Top Close call leads Romney to ditch teleprompter, deliver familiar lines: Scenes from the Iowa caucuses Tue,3 Jan 2012 09:53 PM PST The Ticket - DES MOINES, Iowa--It was not the night that Mitt Romney expected. When he took the stage at a hotel ballroom in downtown Des Moines just after 11:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday night, the winner of the state's Republican presidential caucus was still unclear. Aides had taken away the teleprompters at the side of Romney's podium [...] Full Story Top Yahoo! readers say: More economic talk, please! Also, Bachmann, bow out Tue,3 Jan 2012 09:37 PM PST The Ticket - How did Yahoo! readers feel about the Iowa caucuses, the performance of the Republican candidates in the contest, and the issues at stake in the 2012 race? Let's take a look at the numbers. On Tuesday night, as Iowans caucused and results rolled in, Yahoo! readers answered a series of questions related to the first-in-the-nation [...] Full Story Top Iowa: About as expected Tue,3 Jan 2012 09:21 PM PST The Signal - Mitt Romney went into the Iowa Caucus night favored to win the Republican nomination with about 77 percent likelihood; he will catch his flight to New Hampshire with just about the same odds. We still don't know whether he will eke out a victory in Iowa, but it simply isn't important. He survived Iowa, and [...] Full Story Top Ron Paul winning the Twitter race, falling in prediction markets Tue,3 Jan 2012 07:53 PM PST The Signal - As the votes are being counted in Iowa, the twitterverse is ablaze with comments about #iacaucus. True to form, Ron Paul's hall-of-mirrors effect on the Internet is propelling him to win the race for biggest buzz, including most tweets and most searches. Meanwhile, after taking a brief lead in the prediction markets, peaking near a [...] Full Story Top What do Iowa results mean? In the end, not much. Tue,3 Jan 2012 07:53 PM PST The Signal - It's easy to obsess over the Iowa caucuses results, given how long we've all be waiting for actual voting to take place, but if there's any lesson from the markets it is that tonight will not have a huge impact on the final outcome of the primary. Iowans may fancy themselves kingmakers, but right now [...] Full Story Top Eighteen minutes in, markets abandon Santorum Tue,3 Jan 2012 06:47 PM PST The Signal - Just 18 minutes after voting began in Iowa's 99 counties at 8 PM ET, participants in the prediction markets began dumping Rick Santorum shares in droves. The vast majority of them threw in their lot with Ron Paul instead as the preferred Not-Romney candidate. Paul's market share has continued to climb since, enjoying a second [...] Full Story Top Liveblogging caucus night with Yahoo News, ABC and Tucker Carlson Tue,3 Jan 2012 06:30 PM PST The Ticket - At long last, some people--not very many, but some--are casting actual votes in the campaign for the 2012 presidential nomination of the Republican Party. As Iowans vote and as the results come in, you can read and contribute to the liveblog below, featuring real-time discussion and analysis from Yahoo News and ABC News journalists, including: Jonathan [...] Full Story Top Paul slaps Huntsman on Twitter, with regrets? Tue,3 Jan 2012 06:22 PM PST The Ticket - Ron Paul's campaign caused some mischief via Twitter this evening, tweeting at Jon Huntsman's official account around 8:45 ET, "we found your one Iowa voter, he's in Linn precinct 5 you might want to call him and say thanks." The tweet instantly began bouncing around the political twittersphere, but someone in the Paul campaign must [...] Full Story Top As Iowans head to caucus, Obama argues he's kept his 'promises' Tue,3 Jan 2012 05:23 PM PST The Ticket - Mitt Romney has repeatedly attacked President Obama on the trail here in Iowa by citing the speeches then-candidate Obama made in the state during the Democratic primary four years ago and telling voters he hasn't delivered. Today, the Obama campaign released a video that seemed to respond to Romney's attacks—though it made no mention of [...] Full Story Top Barcodes 2.0: How to use QR codes Tue,3 Jan 2012 04:12 PM PST Technology News Blog - More and more, a kind of curiously square little icon known as a QR code is popping up in our lives. The little codes, which are scannable from a smartphone, are programmed to whisk you just about anywhere on the … Continue reading → Full Story Top Romney regains commanding lead in Iowa Tue,3 Jan 2012 03:08 PM PST The Signal - A few hours before the Iowa caucuses begin, Mitt Romney is just over 50 percent likely to win this first-in-the-nation primary contest, according to data from the prediction markets Betfair and Intrade. This is a strong recovery for the candidate, who was trailing both Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul for much of December. And it [...] Full Story Top Sweet victory: Iowa (cookie) caucus results are in Tue,3 Jan 2012 03:05 PM PST The Ticket - Forget the measly presidential contest. The 5th graders of Hillis Elementary in Des Moines, Iowa have rendered a verdict on a more important question: what's the best kind of cookie? Today's cookie caucus was the culmination of an electoral process that began before Thanksgiving last year. Students were instructed in the history of electoral campaigns [...] Full Story Top Electrical socket concept forcibly ejects plugs of inactive appliances and devices Tue,3 Jan 2012 02:41 PM PST Technology News Blog - Unplugging each and every appliance and device not in use can be a pain, but it's something you must do if you don't want to pay for standby power — or the energy consumed by electronics while they're switched off. Right now … Continue reading → Full Story Top Whither the Hotel Fort Des Moines lounge? Reporters ditch history, flock to 'barren' Marriott bar Tue,3 Jan 2012 02:41 PM PST The Cutline - If the Hotel Fort Des Moines could talk, says its website, it would "tell us how Richard Nixon tromped though on his way to a landslide victory in 1972, or "how candidate Jack Kennedy lighted through during his 1960 campaign that launched America's Camelot." It might even tell us how ABC News senior White House [...] Full Story Top This creepy Steve Jobs action figure will make you question your Apple devotion Tue,3 Jan 2012 02:37 PM PST Technology News Blog - There are few icons in the world of technology as revered as Apple's co-founder and longtime CEO Steve Jobs. We've seen some crazy tributes to the man who devoted his life to consumer tech — from giant apple-shaped marathon routes to life-sized statues … Continue reading → Full Story Top Video: Bonobo ape lights campfire, cooks hamburgers Tue,3 Jan 2012 01:58 PM PST The Sideshow - In this video, a resident of the Great Ape Trust in Des Moines, Iowa lights a fire and cooks himself a meal while his human handlers watch on: Kanzi, a 31-year-old Bonobos, also known as the pygmy chimpanzee, reportedly became obsessed with the film "Quest for Fire" at an early age. "Kanzi makes fire because [...] Full Story Top Germany seeks extradition of LA arson suspect's mother Tue,3 Jan 2012 01:06 PM PST The Envoy - As Los Angeles law enforcement authorities grapple with the recent spate of high-profile arson attacks, more details and questions have emerged about the curious background of their chief suspect -- and his mother. Why, for instance, does the German-born Harry Burkhart reportedly carry travel documents from the Russian breakaway province of Chechnya? And why is [...] Full Story Top Church made of snow and ice opens in Germany Tue,3 Jan 2012 11:45 AM PST The Sideshow - After weeks of preparation, the people of Mitterfirmiansreut, Germany, have opened a small Catholic church built entirely of snow and ice. The snow church is part of a long-tradition in Mitterfirmiansreut dating back more than 100 years. The ritual harks back to when town authorities denied a formal request from residents to open their own [...] Full Story Top Queensland Art Gallery crowdsources installation Tue,3 Jan 2012 10:35 AM PST Technology News Blog - What happens when you give thousands of kids thousands of colored dot stickers, and turn them loose in a completely white room? Art! Turning to the general public for inspiration worked well for the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, so it's not surprising … Continue reading → Full Story Top 20 tons of herring wash up on Norway coast Tue,3 Jan 2012 10:33 AM PST The Sideshow - An estimated 20 tons of dead herring fish mysteriously washed up on the cost of Norway and then disappeared. The fish remains turned up on Norway's northern coast on New Year's Eve, and officials are still looking to explain just how and why they showed up. "People say that something similar happened in the 80s," [...] Full Story Top Futuristic hidden oven is a sci-fi dream you can actually own Tue,3 Jan 2012 10:02 AM PST Technology News Blog - If you own a home and spend part of your evening crafting delicious entrees, you likely already know that useable kitchen space is at a premium. A new oven design from Fulgor makes space saving a high priority, allowing the entire … Continue reading → Full Story Top Santorum addresses investigation of Medicaid fraud by company for which he was a board member Tue,3 Jan 2012 09:30 AM PST The Ticket - Three months after Rick Santorum gave up his Senate seat on April 16, 2007, he was appointed to the board of directors of United Health Services, a Pennsylvania-based hospital management company. While Santorum served on the board, a clinic operated by UHS began being investigated for Medicaid fraud by the Justice Department, documents show. United Health Services ran [...] Full Story Top Woman Conquers Fear by Meeting Facebook Friends Face to Face Tue,3 Jan 2012 09:23 AM PST Trending Now - "Like" us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow me on Twitter @Knowlesitall! What are you most afraid of? One woman's debilitating anxiety disorder is to blame for her fear of being in situations that are not easy to escape or embarrassing to do so. ArLynn Presser, a writer who lives in a suburb of Chicago, made a [...] Full Story Top Take your camera to a caucus! Tue,3 Jan 2012 09:15 AM PST The Ticket - Iowans! We know you're busy making your final decisions about who to support at tonight's Republican caucuses, but we have one tiny favor to ask: Take photos from this evening that we can share with other Yahoo! readers. Send us pictures of your local caucus: the posters, the sign-in sheets, the crowd around the coffee [...] Full Story Top Pentagon pushes back on Iranian warnings on U.S. aircraft carrier Tue,3 Jan 2012 08:58 AM PST The Envoy - The Pentagon on Tuesday pushed back on Iranian warnings against returning a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf. "The deployment of U.S. military assets in the Persian Gulf region will continue as it has for decades," Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said in a statement sent to Yahoo News Tuesday. "These are regularly [...] Full Story Top Twitter account for Rupert Murdoch's wife Wendi Deng, initially verified, now confirmed to be fake Tue,3 Jan 2012 08:44 AM PST The Cutline - The operator of a Twitter account that was initially verified by the microblogging service--and later confirmed by News International--as News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch's wife Wendi Deng confessed on Tuesday that it was, in fact, a spoof. "As News International has finally come to their senses, it's time to confirm that yes, this is a [...] Full Story Top Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry compete for the Tim Tebow vote: Scenes from the caucuses Tue,3 Jan 2012 08:05 AM PST The Ticket - DES MOINES, Iowa--He's mentioned during the presidential candidates' speeches. His image appears in their political ads. Is Tim Tebow the new Ronald Reagan? What does a young NFL quarterback have to do with politics? Nothing, really. But the born-again athlete's star power and popularity have prompted several of the presidential candidates to try to hook [...] Full Story Top Why didn't any of the 2012 candidates attack Mitt Romney in Iowa? Tue,3 Jan 2012 07:18 AM PST The Ticket - DES MOINES, Iowa--Mitt Romney has long been considered the frontrunner for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, but if he wins Iowa's caucuses on Tuesday, it will be partly because of one extraordinary fact: Not one of his Republican rivals ran a negative TV ad against him in the state. Sure, Romney was sometimes mentioned in [...] Full Story Top Israeli and Palestinian negotiators meet, but expectations are low Tue,3 Jan 2012 07:01 AM PST The Envoy - Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are meeting in Jordan Tuesday for the first face-to-face talks in stalled peace negotiations in months--but few parties involved in the negotiations are expecting any meaningful progress. Israeli negotiator Yitzhak Molcho and Palestinian negotiator Saab Erekat are slated to hold two sets of meetings in Amman Tuesday. One discussion will take [...] Full Story Top Five things to look for in Iowa on Tuesday night (and not one of them is turnout) Tue,3 Jan 2012 05:59 AM PST The Ticket - There's far too much talk about turnout on election days, largely because there's little else to talk about until the results come in. Most of the discussion on TV is sound and fury, signifying nothing. The total number of voters who show up to the caucuses is far less meaningful to the campaigns than the [...] Full Story Top Rick Santorum says he's raised more money in the past few days than in the last four months Mon,2 Jan 2012 06:21 PM PST The Ticket - ALTOONA, Iowa--If you judged Rick Santorum solely by his campaign's financial records, you'd never guess that he was near the top of the polls in Iowa, the former senator from Pennsylvania said Monday. Wrapping his last town hall in the state, Santorum made a final pitch to Iowa voters here, promising that no matter how [...] Full Story Top Rupert Murdoch urges Iowans to support Rick Santorum Mon,2 Jan 2012 06:02 PM PST The Ticket - Media mogul Rupert Murdoch comes out for Rick Santorum the night before the Iowa caucuses: Before launching his bid for the presidency, Santorum was a paid contributor to the Fox News cable channel, which is owned by Murdoch's News Corporation. Other popular Yahoo! News stories: Romney is now autographing voters' checks in Iowa Rick Perry [...] Full Story Top Mitt Romney on Iowa: 'We're going to win this thing' Mon,2 Jan 2012 04:38 PM PST The Ticket - MARION, Iowa—Appearing before a jubilant crowd at a rally here, Mitt Romney appeared to predict a victory in Tuesday's Iowa caucuses—surprising his own advisers in the process. "We're going to win this thing with all of our passion and strength and do everything we can to get this campaign on the right track to go [...] Full Story Top Rick Perry is working hard to chip away at Rick Santorum in Iowa Mon,2 Jan 2012 03:12 PM PST The Ticket - Rick Perry's campaign clearly sees Rick Santorum's caucus eve rise in the polls as a direct threat to the Texas governor's ability to move on from Iowa with any energy or enthusiasm surrounding his candidacy. Perry is out with a new web video today driving home the message he has been touting on the trail: [...] Full Story Top 19 endorsements and counting: Duggar dad supports Santorum, says Romney snubbed him Mon,2 Jan 2012 02:17 PM PST The Ticket - BOONE, Iowa -- It's too bad for Rick Santorum that Jim Bob, Michelle, Joshua, Jana, John-David, Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joseph, Josiah, Joy-Anna, Jeremiah, Jedidiah, Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer and Jordyn-Grace can't vote in Iowa. The Arkansas-based Duggar Family, stars of the reality TV show "19 Kids and Counting," have thrown their support behind [...] Full Story Top Romney's test in Iowa and beyond: Can he unify social conservatives? Mon,2 Jan 2012 02:17 PM PST The Ticket - DAVENPORT, Iowa--Mitt Romney bounded on stage at the local fairgrounds here Monday morning with a final request for the voters who braved a wind chill in the single digits to hear him speak. "This county did good things for me last time around," Romney said. "I need you to go out and do that again, get [...] Full Story Top Ron Paul greeted by overflow crowd first day back in Iowa Mon,2 Jan 2012 12:23 PM PST The Ticket - DES MOINES, Iowa-- Ron Paul's first public event in Iowa since the release of a Des Moines Register poll putting him within striking distance of Mitt Romney was so packed that workers took down a dividing wall at the downtown Marriott's Salon D ballroom. Supporters as well as national political reporters lined up to cover [...] Full Story Top Mitt Romney is now autographing voters' checks in Iowa Mon,2 Jan 2012 11:43 AM PST The Ticket - DUBUQUE, Iowa--Mitt Romney has said he will keep cautious watch over the nation's checkbook should he be elected president, but that doesn't mean he's not willing to sign a few checks on the road to the White House--at least those put forward by voters. At rally here, Lori Pearce asked Romney to sign a personal [...] Full Story Top Photo: Ron Paul ballroom expands to accommodate masses Mon,2 Jan 2012 08:57 AM PST The Ticket - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Organizers for Ron Paul announced a half hour before the start of the candidate's 11 a.m. press conference here at the downtown Marriott that they had decided to slide open the wall to accommodate the growing number of attendees as press, supporters and volunteers continued to flow into the Salon D [...] Full Story Top

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