The World in Iowa

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What might be the most consequential election in our lifetime begins Monday, with the Iowa caucuses. And The World happens to have an in-house Iowan, reporter Rupa Shenoy. We sent her back to the state to report, and today she explains how Iowans have come to value being the first to decide who might lead the world’s most powerful country.

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