In Iowa, foreign policy means security
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OTTUMWA, Iowa  - In the snowswept American heartland, discussion of foreign policy often boils down to one word: security.
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The Des Moines Register's editorial board is endorsing Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton ahead of the state's Jan. 3 presidential caucuses, contending they top the field in competence and readiness to lead in a time of dissension at home and distrust and peril abroad.
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An incumbent president seeking re-election can have a clear advantage, especially in foreign policy.
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Earlier this week it was reported that the grandees of the Democratic Party advised John Kerry to steer his campaign away from national security and on to the supposedly friendlier terrain of domestic issues.
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In Iowa's unpredictable Democratic  presidential scramble, a voter's second choice can be as  important as the first -- and ultimately could make the  difference in a tight race.
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In a state where presidential hopefuls are supposed to personally ask for your vote, Iowans have heard far more by mail, phone and TV from the Republicans this year.
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Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack said Tuesday he favors removing most American troops from the Baghdad area and southern Iraq while maintaining a smaller security force in northern Iraq for a limited period.
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As Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) campaigned across Iowa this weekend, she was asked about the war in Iraq, illegal immigration and even whether her husband, former president Bill Clinton, might serve as secretary of state if she makes it to the White House.
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Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Iowans Thursday against voting for a candidate who doesn't have foreign policy experience, suggesting her leading rivals would be no better than President Bush in that regard.
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Republican presidential hopeful Sam Brownback is counting on his conservative credentials and a Midwest bond to lift his candidacy in Iowa.
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Like many other concepts and phrases employed in the field of international relations, national security is a term that means different things to different people.
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Barack Obama is finishing the Iowa caucus campaign in the same position he started Â a prize fighter's defensive stance.
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California Congressman Duncan Hunter, among the least-known Republican presidential candidates, touted border security and national defense during a visit to Iowa.
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Iowans try to ignore the fracas but can't help worrying how it will affect the prolonged campaign season
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As we argued last week, one of America&#39;s most urgent foreign policy needs is to retool international organizations and traditional alliances to provide collective security against the global threat of jihadist terrorism.
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Foreign policy gurus, from Richard Holbrooke to Henry A. Kissinger, are providing advice to presidential candidates on a long hopeful march to the White House.
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INDIANOLA, Iowa  - Six Democratic White House contenders mixed grilled steak and raw politics on Sunday, courting Iowa voters with promises of change and pledges to end the Iraq war and reverse many of President George W. Bush's policies.