Second votes could sway Iowa Democratic race
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In Iowa's unpredictable Democratic  presidential scramble, a voter's second choice can be as  important as the first -- and ultimately could make the  difference in a tight race.
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THE RACE: The presidential primary in Iowa for Democrats and Republicans.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Iowa voters in two close nominating races began the process of choosing the next U.S. president on Thursday, as the first test in the Democratic battle between Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards came down to a nail-biting finale.
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Preparations are under way at the second precinct in Nevada, Iowa.
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The latest Iowa Hawkeye poll shows a tight Democratic race and a Romney blowout on the GOP side
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One of the two democratic campaigns will end up with a fresh sense of possibility, the other with a sense of opportunity lost.
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For the Democrats, the shifting fortunes of Christine Gregoire may seem to justify the pursuit of a hand recount of statewide ballots.
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As the campaign for the Iowa caucuses neared its climax, we rated the candidates based on how plausible their aspirations for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations appeared. The results of Thursday's caucus voting suggest that those ratings weren't bad for a first read on the nominating contests.
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Democrats in four states are casting ballots this weekend, and the Illinois senator is likely to increase his delegate lead
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It's more than half a year &#151; and a few snowstorms &#151; until the first votes in Iowa, yet Democratic presidential hopefuls have already captured some of the delegates critical to winning the nomination.
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Just two weeks until the Iowa caucuses, the Democratic presidential candidates appear to be in a dead heat in the Hawkeye State, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll.
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Heavy turnout for the Iowa caucuses Thursday night threatened to drag out the process during the first test vote of the 2008 presidential elections.
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Presidential candidate John Kerry was a double winner Thursday when two Iowans &#151; both young Democratic Party activists &#151; cast the state's first votes of the 2004 election.
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DES MOINES, Dec. 31 -- The tense and unpredictable three-way Democratic battle in Iowa got a surprising jolt late Monday when a new poll showed Sen. Barack Obama widening his lead over Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and former senator John Edwards.
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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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THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats in Iowa.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Voters in Iowa begin the process of choosing the next president on Thursday, with Democrats Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards in a frantic scramble for the top spot in the campaign's first nominating contest.