Iowa set to open US election race
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The US presidential election process is set to start with voters in Iowa choosing their party nominees.
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The arcane rules governing Thursday's Iowa Democratic caucuses will test even the most organized campaign, but mastery of the process could launch a candidate on a path to the White House.
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Two days before Americans go to the polls, there will be another presidential election that is of great importance to the US.
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White House candidates Monday launch 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 circus.
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Democrats and Republicans opt to hold crucial Iowa caucus on January 3.
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With Iowa just three weeks away, the end of indignities is near for third-tier candidates. And not a moment too soon
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - The long and sometimes baffling drama of electing a U.S. president, marked by obscure rules and long-held traditions, enters its decisive stage in two weeks.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - Shotgun in hand, rising Republican candidate Mike Huckabee bagged a pheasant on Wednesday as U.S. presidential hopefuls hunted for votes just eight days before the first contest in a wide-open nomination race.
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US President George W. Bush and his Democratic rival, John Kerry, move their battle to the Midwestern state of Iowa as the two candidates slug it out on issues ranging from national security to government-run pensions less than two weeks before polling day.
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After opening contests in largely white, rural states, the US election race shifts to Nevada on Saturday with Democratic presidential candidates hoping to woo potentially crucial Latino voters for the first time in the campaign.
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White House hopefuls Wednesday beseeched the people of Iowa to take the first step to change America, on the eve of the state's dead-heat first nominating clash of the 2008 election.
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US presidential rivals George W Bush and John Kerry will both campaign in Iowa, a key swing state, on Wednesday.
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Preparations are under way at the second precinct in Nevada, Iowa.
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It's the Democrats' turn to take center stage in the final debate before the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3. Six presidential contenders will take part this afternoon in the 90-minute debate sponsored by The Des Moines Register and Iowa Public Television.
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White House hopefuls dashed  across Iowa in a hunt for votes on Wednesday, with Hillary  Clinton and her two top rivals scrambling to avoid third place  in a tight opening round of voting for the U.S. Democratic  presidential nomination.
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Clinton and Obama face Iowa caucus showdown on  January 3 to give first taste of public mood in election.
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Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) will begin airing the first television advertising for his presidential campaign today with two ads aimed at introducing himself to Iowa voters.