By Rod Boshart, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Jun. 11--DES MOINES -- Record flooding, evacuations and weather-related problems socking many parts of Eastern Iowa prompted presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to cancel a planned visit to Cedar Rapids on Wednesday.

By AMY LORENTZEN CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Democratic presidential hopefuls warmed up for Sunday's big debate by trying to impress about 1,000 activists at the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame dinner on Saturday. The lineup included New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, former North Carolina Sen.

DES MOINES, Iowa - An errant young deer left a gaping hole in the front window of the Iowa Democratic Party downtown headquarters on Monday afternoon after jumping through the glass. It happened around 4:30 p.m.

Rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination highlighted their differences and raised money, with the high-flying Howard Dean getting much of the fire and complaining of "gang tackling." New York Sen.

Rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination were highlighting their differences and raising money Saturday, with the high-flying Howard Dean getting much of the fire and complaining of "gang tackling." Six of the nine candidates headed to the Iowa Democratic Party's biggest annual fund-raising dinner, moderated by New York Sen.