Iowa Democrat launches 2008 White House bid
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MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa  - Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa on Thursday launched an underdog bid for the White House, promising to restore America's sense of community and optimism as he became the first Democrat to declare for the 2008 race.
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Iowa's Democratic Governor Tom Vilsack launched an underdog bid for the presidency, becoming the first serious candidate to officially set out on the long road to the 2008 election.
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Conservative Republican Senator Sam Brownback has become the latest politician to take formal steps to run for the White House in 2008, filing paperwork to form a presidential exploratory committee.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Democrat Hillary Clinton touted her experience and rival Barack Obama made his case for change on Thursday as White House hopefuls scoured Iowa for support one week before the U.S. state's too-close-to-call nominating contest.
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With Iowa around the corner, the Senator goes after Hillary Clinton  -  and promises to go after her some more
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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama sounded very much like a 2008 White House candidate on his first visit to the presidential proving grounds of New Hampshire on Sunday, firing up local activists and calling for a new "sense of hope" in U.S. politics.
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With just one week to go before the Iowa caucuses, the Democratic presidential candidates are focusing on the Hawkeye state, working to clearly define the choices they are offering.
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Blog: Rep. Dennis Kucinich, the 2008 presidential candidate from Ohio, launches campaign aimed at giving war opponents another means of reaching the White House and Congress.
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White House candidates battled in dueling rallies and airwaves saturated with attacks ads Saturday, five days before Iowa activists make their picks in the first 2008 nominating contests.
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Barack Obama declared Thursday he's the only candidate who can bring true change in Washington, hoping to persuade Iowa voters to give him the first victory in the Democratic presidential race.
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Bloomberg - Jan. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential contender John Edwards, who's hit all 99 Iowa counties in a year of campaigning, set out on a 36-hour marathon trek across the state today to make a final pitch for support in the Jan. 3 caucuses.
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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.
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On the eve of the long-awaited and too-close-to-call first voting in 2008 White House nominating contests, top candidates will Wednesday zigzag across Iowa to plead for every last vote.
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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama makes his first visit to the political proving grounds of New Hampshire on Sunday, stoking the growing buzz about a possible 2008 White House run by the rising party star.
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Conservative Republican Mike Huckabee, seeking to repeat the success of another former governor from Hope, Ark., said Sunday he is taking the first step in what he acknowledged is an underdog bid for the White House in 2008.
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SPRINGFIELD, Illinois  - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama opens his 2008 White House run on Saturday in a setting rife with symbolism and historic links to Abraham Lincoln's fight to end slavery.
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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.