Iowa voters open 2008 White House campaign
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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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Mike Huckabee is reported the Republican winner in Iowa's caucuses, the start of the 2008 US presidential race.
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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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Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama vied for victory Thursday night in the Iowa caucuses, the first critical test in the race for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. Mike Huckabee battled Mitt Romney among Republicans.
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In a state where presidential hopefuls are supposed to personally ask for your vote, Iowans have heard far more by mail, phone and TV from the Republicans this year.
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First voters weigh in Thursday on the longest, most gruelling White House race in history, as top hopefuls aim to charge out of the blocks with victory in the too-close-to-call Iowa caucuses.
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Top candidates on Wednesday scoured the heartland state of Iowa in search of every last vote on the eve of too-close-to-call preliminary voting in the 2008 White House nominating contests.
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Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton on Saturday took her bid to become the first female US president to Iowa, where the party will hold its first election to pick the 2008 candidate.
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Romney says he and his wife won't embarrass the nation in White House as happened in "the Clinton years" ... Clinton asks Iowans in closing pitch to vote for her because she is ready to be president ... Huckabee emphasizes record against abortion, gun control ... McCain, at 71, says he has the endurance for the presidency ... Iowa voters pack Obama event as they continue to assess candidates.
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Preliminary results of a survey conducted for The Associated Press among voters arriving at the Iowa caucuses Thursday night:
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Iowa residents notice the White House hopefuls who regularly tour their state, one of the nation's premier agriculture regions, don't mention farming much, but they love ethanol. Other ag issues may take a backseat, but a pro-ethanol stance translates to farm support -- it means high prices for corn and soybeans.
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White House candidates Monday launched a New Year's eve blitz of Iowa, mining for last minute support three days before the state's nominating contests kick off the 2008 election race.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - With the presidential race tightening and little time before the first party nomination contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, candidates are trying to woo voters without trampling on their holidays.
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Would-be US presidential nominees see in 2008 on the stump in Iowa as the first caucuses beckon.
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Democratic presidential  candidate Barack Obama has widened his lead in Iowa over rivals  Hillary Clinton and John Edwards heading into Thursday's  caucuses, according to a poll by The Des Moines Register  released on Monday.
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BURLINGTON, Iowa  - White House hopefuls hammered home their closing messages on Saturday in a frenzied hunt for votes in Iowa, with Democrat Barack Obama promising a new kind of politics and rival Hillary Clinton proclaiming her readiness to lead.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - In an effort of record size, tens of thousands of volunteers in Iowa have knocked on doors, cajoled neighbors, stuffed mailboxes and manned phone lines on behalf of their favorite White House contender.