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Huckabee's Final Push in Iowa
By Michael Scherer/Sergeant Bluff, Iowa



Republican candidate for president Mike Huckabee campaigns in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Brooks Kraft / Corbis for TIME
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http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1699204,00.html
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Chavez's New Diplomatic Defeat
By Tim Padgett Tuesday, Jan. 01, 2008



Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks during a news conference in Caracas, where he told the media the detailed plan of releasing three Colombian hostages.
Xinhua / Sip
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http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1699179,00.html
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Psyching Out the Caucuses
By Jay Newton-Small/Des Moines Tuesday, Jan. 01, 2008



Iowans listen to a speech by John Edwards in Ames.
Kenneth Jarecke / Contact Press Images for TIME
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http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1699197,00.html
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Can Biden Defy the Iowa Odds?
By Jay Newton-Small/Ames Tuesday, Jan. 01, 2008



Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Joe Biden speaks during a house party in Marion, Iowa.
Brian Ray / The Gazette / AP
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http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1699170,00.html
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