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Love Or Money At The Iowa Caucuses: Which One Won?
In Iowa precinct 41, Romney won 116 votes.

Love Or Money At The Iowa Caucuses: Which One Won?

For many caucus goers, money was more important than family values.

In the wake of the Iowa caucuses, many pundits are scratching their heads. Favorites like Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich lost to the relative unknown, Rick Santorum, who tied with Mitt Romney at 24% of the vote. But perhaps, the result is less confusing when you look at it from the angle of love and relationships.

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From Tragedy To Togetherness: The Story Of A Flood

Flood survivors recount how they lost everything but kept their marriages together.

For two weeks in June 2008, heavy rains and widespread flooding pummeled the Midwest. The nation's worst natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina, the floodwaters decimated downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa, causing an estimated five billion dollars in damage and displacing over 2,000 people. Flood survivors recount how they lost everything but kept their marriages together.

10 Surprising Facts About Kissing

10 Surprising Facts About Kissing

Ten kissing facts, traditions and out-there laws.

Forget sex. Kissing can be one of the most intimate, sensual, and just plain fun things you can do with another person. And as anyone who is sex-educated knows: the better the foreplay, the better the sex. Read on to discover ten unusual kissing facts, and be grateful that locking lips no longer leads you to the guillotine.

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NY Gov. Pushes Same-Sex Marriage

With gay marriage on a roll in other states, New York lawmakers will address the topic, too.

Is New York ready for same-sex marriage? Gov. David Paterson thinks so. Paterson announced a proposal today to allow same-sex marriage in the Empire State.

Iowa State Fair May Ban Erotic Corndog Contest

From The Des Moines Register By Jennifer Jacobs The erotic corn dog eating contest at the Iowa State Fair might have to go away. The competition, which is organized by a Des Moines area radio station and tends to draw a raucous and appreciative crowd, is too tasteless, according to at least one fair board member. After the topic came up Monday during the board’s critique of this year’s state fair, fair manager Gary Slater said he hasn’t seen it himself. Tango’s Take