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Pres. Hopefuls Attend Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner Saturday's Jefferson-Jackson dinner marks the beginning of the home stretch leading up to the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3. With actual voting less than 60 days away, six of the major Democratic candidates were on hand, hoping to rally their supporters for the last eight weeks of the campaign.

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Pres. Hopefuls Attend Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner

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Saturday's Jefferson-Jackson dinner marks the beginning of the home stretch leading up to the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3. With actual voting less than 60 days away, six of the major Democratic candidates were on hand, hoping to rally their supporters for the last eight weeks of the campaign.

The Democratic Field, Two Months Before Iowa

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Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton speak in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2007.

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Iowa may be the make-or-break state for many Democrats, especially John Edwards. hide caption

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More questions about Hillary Clinton's inevitability ... and electability. hide caption

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Virginia's Democrats are on a roll not seen since the days when Sen. Harry Byrd ruled the state. hide caption

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Forty-one years ago today, California elected Ronald Reagan as governor. hide caption

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