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Obama's energy speech: lots to say about wind, nothing to say about climate. Last month, the White House edited climate change from Obama's Earth Day 2012 proclamation .

Last month, President Obama edited climate change from his Earth Day 2012 proclamation .

President Obama visited a wind turbine manufacturing plant in Newton, Iowa Thursday to push Congress to renew the production tax credit for wind energy which expires at the end of the year.

President Barack Obama delivered his harshest rebuttal yet to rival Mitt Romney on Thursday, dismissing his challenger's claims as "a cowpie of distortions" while seeking to rekindle the all-but-faded Iowa magic that launched him in 2008.

President Barack Obama waves to supporters after speaking at the TPI Composites Factory, a manufacturer of wind turbine blades, Thursday, May 24, 2012, in Newton, Iowa.

With only 37 days left to stop student loan interest rates from doubling on July 1, Senate Republicans still have not proven that they're serious about resolving this problem.

May 24, 2012 -- Newtonians who looked to the sky this week could have caught a glimpse of United States Black Hawk helicopters rehearsing in formation.

President Obama stopped in Newton, Iowa to campaign for a renewable energy tax credit set to expire at the end of the year.

MONROE, May 24, 2012 -- A Monroe man was killed after a head-on collision Wednesday afternoon on Highway 14 South just north of Monroe.

Hello, Iowa! It is so nice to be back in Newton! I just got a great tour of this facility.

The Iowa magic that launched Barack Obama to the presidency four years ago has all but faded.Obama's visit on Thursday to blue-collar Newton, Iowa, underscores his vulnerability with working-class voters, and the role that Iowa's six electoral votes could play in what is expected to be a close election.Iowa has drifted away from Obama since his ... (more)

The Iowa magic that launched Barack Obama to the presidency four years ago has all but faded.

Fossil fuel companies and their political allies have spent millions of dollars on advertising to persuade Americans that drilling and mining are the best solutions to our energy problems.

Good morning from The Oval, on a day when President Obama wraps up a two-day cross-country trip devoted largely to campaigning.

WASHINGTON, DC On Thursday, President Obama will visit a wind manufacturer in Newton, Iowa.

President Barack Obama plans to visit Iowa next week to give an economic speech in Newton and meet with supporters in Des Moines, White House officials said.

White House officials say President Barack Obama plans to visit Iowa next week to give an economic speech in Newton and meet with supporters in Des Moines.