Article: It's Huckabee, Obama [Corrected 01/07/08] ; REPUBLICANS: Iowa loss puts Romney in perilous position in N.H. DEMOCRATS: Senator lures 1st-timers to outpace Edwards, Clinton Caucus-goers pass over fund-rich political veterans

CAMPAIGN 2008 / THE IOWA CAUCUSES

DES MOINES - Senator Barack Obama of Illinois and former governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, two political sensations delivering messages of change and conciliation, captured the first victories of the 2008 presidential campaign yesterday, winning the Iowa caucuses after a hard-fought, wide-open contest in both political parties.

Both Obama, the Democratic winner, and Huckabee, his Republican counterpart, had been painted by opponents as inexperienced and not ready to lead the nation. But Iowa voters, despite being wooed by well-funded political veterans in both parties, in the end favored the candidates whom polls indicated they simply liked better.

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