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Achieved statehood in 1846. despite the fact that only a tiny fraction of the country's population takes part in this event, it is considered an important sign of which candidates are the strongest possibilities for president. with that in mind, the candidates are currently crisscrossing iowa looking to drum up some last-minute support. you can see all the stops they are making today alone. carl cameron is live at a campaign event for texas governor rick perry in osceola, iowa, an hour south of des moines. carl, mitt romney and newt gingrich going at it? >> you can't rule out ron paul at the t...

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>> bret: iowa picks corn, new hampshire picks president. that's what they say out east to disparage the importance of the iowa caucuses. american political history tells a different story. going back to 1846, iowans had chosen delegates to the national conventions in the springtime. through a quick succession of local, county, district and state caucuses in which party leaders were mostly in charge. but that changed after 1968. the mostty multious year in modern american politics -- the mostty multious year in modern american politics. robert kennedy was assassinated after the california prima...

Iowa picks corn. new hampshire picks presidents. that's what they say out east to disparage the importance of the iowa caucuses. but american political history tells a different story. going back to 1846, iowans had chosen delegates to the national conventions in the springtime, through a quick succession of local, county, district and state caucuses in which party leaders were mostly in charge. but that changed after 1968, the most tumultuous year in modern american politics. lyndon johnson decided not to run. and robert kennedy was assassinated after the california primary. vice-president hu...