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Article: A Call For Change; Iowans boldly choose newcomers Obama and Huckabee.(Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee)
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- U.S. News & World Report
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- January 14, 2008
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Byline: Kenneth T. Walsh
After more than a year of campaigning, the expenditure of more than $250 million, countless TV ads, innumerable polls, and endless media speculation, the 2008 presidential race remains a muddle and is fast becoming a marathon.
Last week's first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses produced two clear and somewhat surprising winners--Republican Mike Huckabee, riding a wave of support from conservative Christians, and Democrat Barack Obama, on the strength of a huge turnout of new caucusgoers and young voters. Just as important, the winners were the youngest candidates in the field and both apostles of change. This signals that a powerful ...