With eye on 2008, Iowans watch Iraq war debate
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AMES, Iowa  - For Iowa Democrats, the 2008 presidential campaign is starting where the 2004 race ended -- with a search for plain talk and realistic plans on how to end the war in Iraq.
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CHICAGO When Rep. Jan Schakowsky made her first trip to Iraq this month, the outspoken antiwar liberal resolved to keep her opinions to herself. "I would listen and learn," she decided.
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The Democratic presidential contenders squabbled over Iraq on Tuesday, with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton a target of criticism for her 2002 vote to authorize the war and her suggestion some U.S. troops may be there for years.
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The Iraq war is beginning to take a back seat in the 2008 White House campaign pushed aside by concerns over the US economy and other domestic issues, the New York Times reported Thursday.
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With the economy dominating voters' minds and playing to Mitt Romney's strengths, the maverick Senator may be trying too hard to shift the debate back to Iraq
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battled over Iraq on Tuesday, with Clinton urging an early pullout of U.S. troops and Obama questioning his opponents' shifting stances on the war.
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Vice President Dick Cheney and  Democratic Sen. John Edwards battled fiercely over the war in  Iraq in a debate that featured repeated personal attacks on the  other side's records and judgment.
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The Iraq war was the dominant issue confronting Democratic presidential candidates Sunday night at their second televised debate of the campaign, this one in the leadoff primary state.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards suggested on Friday that Iowa voters understand his strong opposition to the Iraq war and they might have moved on.
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After a year of acrimony, gridlock, and snarling showdowns over Iraq, Congress and President George W. Bush will cede the spotlight in 2008 to a White House race awash in historic potential.
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EVANSTON, Ill. Lest there be any doubt where Rep. Jan Schakowsky stands, her house is the one with the two red-and-white yard signs, installed just last week, that call out, "Support The Troops. END THE WAR." The Illinois Democrat, one of the most outspoken Iraq war opponents in Congress, was uni...
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Less than five months before congressional elections, Republicans and Democrats maneuvered for political advantage Wednesday as the Senate debated the Iraq war and the future of 127,000 U.S. troops in the war zone.
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This year's presidential election began with Iowa's caucuses back in January, and it could be determined by how Iowans vote Nov. 2.
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F rom Tuesday evening until the wee hours of Wednesday morning, Johnny Isakson sat at his desk on the Senate floor and listened as Democrats and Republicans alike took turns making speeches during a rare all-night debate on Iraq. Across the street, antiwar groups had organized a candlelight vigil...
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The Iowa State Fair is a showcase for turkey calling, prized sheep, 600 pounds of butter carved in the shape of heifer and another breed lurking this year &#151; 2008 White House hopefuls.
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Anti-war House members are urging colleagues to set a "clear timeline" for a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, challenging Democrats to assume the political risk of ending the war. Leaders of the "Out of Iraq Caucus"  argue that costs of the war have become "unsustainable," damaging efforts to battle terrorism and costing more than $8 billion a month.
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The Democratic presidential  contenders squabbled over Iraq on Tuesday, with Sen. Hillary  Rodham Clinton a target of criticism for her 2002 vote to  authorize the war and her suggestion some U.S. troops may be  there for years.