Archive for December, 2007

Huckabee riles 2 football teams (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

AP - If Mike Huckabee wins the Republican presidential nomination, he could face a lot of fence-mending with football fans in Kansas and Virginia. Sponsors of the Orange Bowl Thursday night in South Florida probably didn’t appreciate what the former Arkansas governor had to say, either.

Facts about the Iowa caucuses (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

AP - Some questions and answers about the Iowa caucuses this Thursday:

Iowa final sprint is all about turnout (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Democratic presidential hopeful and former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., at center, campaigns in Storm Lake, Iowa, Monday, Dec. 31, 2007.  (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - It’s all about turning out voters now.

White House hopefuls vow new beginning for New Year (AFP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

US presidential candidate and former North Carolina senator John Edwards speaks to Iowa residents at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa ahead of the Iowa Caucus.  White House candidates Monday promised voters a new beginning for a new year, in furious sprints through snow muffled Iowa, three days before the state kicks off the 2008 election race.(AFP/Getty Images/Win McNamee)AFP - White House candidates Monday promised voters a new beginning for a new year, in furious sprints through snow muffled Iowa, three days before the state kicks off the 2008 election race.

Stakes, uncertainty high as voting nears (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Republican presidential hopeful former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, shakes hands at a campaign stop at Happy Joe's Pizza and Ice Cream in Clinton, Iowa, Monday, Dec. 31, 2007. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - A deeply unsettled nation takes the first step this week in choosing a president to confront a world of challenges that have flummoxed the current administration and undermined Americans’ confidence in government.

Facts and figures on Iowa (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

AP - Population: 2,982,085

Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Republican presidential hopeful and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney walks to his bus after a campaign stop at Happy Joe's Pizza and Ice Cream in Clinton, Iowa, Monday, Dec. 31, 2007. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - McCain makes last-week push into New Hampshire … Romney focuses on his candidacy, not his rivals in new ad

Play of the Day: Huckabee's run (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee waves to supporters, while his wife Janet, left, looks on as they leave the Cornerstone Family Church following services Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007, in Des Moines, Iowa. Huckabee has surged to the top of the polls in Iowa with less than a week before the Jan. 3 caucuses. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)AP - For Mike Huckabee, campaign activities in Iowa took a backseat Monday to training for the Boston Marathon.

Miss. congressman replacing Sen. Lott (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

AP - Gov. Haley Barbour on Monday announced his choice for Trent Lott’s replacement in the Senate: Rep. Roger Wicker, a conservative congressman.

Edwards sees cash bonus from Iowa win (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Democratic presidential hopeful and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards speaks during a campaign rally in Boone, Iowa, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Democrat John Edwards has parlayed years of grass-roots campaigning into momentum when it counts the most — just as Iowa launches the presidential nominating season.