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On Iowa Caucus eve, top candidates attack but express cautious optimism about winning The first major test for the 2016 presidential candidates is now just hours away with the Iowa Caucus on Monday -- its outcome a likely sign of whether front-running Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump can hold their leads... Read More Mosque chosen by Obama for visit has links to extremist groups The Baltimore mosque that President Obama will visit this week to show support for American Muslims has historical ties to radical Islamic groups. The Islamic Society of Baltimore had an imam who was a leading figure in the extremist Muslim... Read More Bible prominent in final Cruz pitches to voters Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is infusing his closing argument to Iowans with Biblical references as his campaign visits some of the state's conservative strongholds. Cruz has made courting Iowa's evangelical Christians a cornerstone of his campaign and he has long... Read More Microsoft on the hot seat in Iowa Microsoft volunteered to provide the technology to help tally up the results of Iowa's caucus, free of charge. Now it will be put to the test Monday night. The contests in both parties are expected to go down to the... Read More US Rep. Reid Ribble of Wisconsin won’t seek re-election U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble of Wisconsin says he won't seek re-election this year. The three-term Republican from Sherwood said in a statement Saturday he wants to dedicate more time to his family. Ribble also notes that when he first ran... Read More ISIS claims bombings that kill dozens, as Kerry pushes ‘peaceful’ Syria Hours after an ISIS-claimed triple bombing killed at least 45 in Damascus, Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday addressed the ongoing Syrian conflict, speaking starkly about a humanitarian crisis in which starving villagers have been forced to eat grass... Read More