DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – One presidential campaign claims an impressive effort in Iowa this year: eight offices opened, 350,000 phone calls to potential supporters and 1,280 events to recruit and train volunteers. It’s not Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich ...

DES MOINES - President Barack Obama returns to Iowa Thursday for the second time this month for what his campaign team is calling a “grassroots event” at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. The event comes a day after the Obama campaign released two new ads.

Each of the top three Democratic presidential candidates Tuesday touted polls that showed them ahead in Iowa, underscoring the unpredictability of Thursday’s first-in-the-nation contest. “We feel very, very confident that things are moving in our ...