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| Candidates in the 2008 US presidential election are flocking to the state of Iowa to attend 4 July events. | Candidates in the 2008 US presidential election are flocking to the state of Iowa to attend 4 July events. |
| Democrat Hillary Clinton has been joined by husband and former president Bill for a three-day tour, while Barack Obama has taken his family to Iowa. | Democrat Hillary Clinton has been joined by husband and former president Bill for a three-day tour, while Barack Obama has taken his family to Iowa. |
| Also in the state for Independence Day are Democrats Joe Biden and Chris Dodd and Republican Mitt Romney. | Also in the state for Independence Day are Democrats Joe Biden and Chris Dodd and Republican Mitt Romney. |
| Iowa is one of the first states to pick who will run for president for each party, making it a key campaign target. | Iowa is one of the first states to pick who will run for president for each party, making it a key campaign target. |
| Its early caucus gives it disproportionate influence over the presidential nomination process despite its relatively small size, with about 1.8 million voters. | Its early caucus gives it disproportionate influence over the presidential nomination process despite its relatively small size, with about 1.8 million voters. |
| With less than seven months to go before the primary and caucus season begins, candidates are keen to make an impression on what is a predominantly rural, small-town state. | With less than seven months to go before the primary and caucus season begins, candidates are keen to make an impression on what is a predominantly rural, small-town state. |
| Parade march | Parade march |
| Mrs Clinton has been leading national polls but is trailing in Iowa to former North Carolina Senator John Edwards, who built up a strong base there when campaigning in the 2004 presidential race. | Mrs Clinton has been leading national polls but is trailing in Iowa to former North Carolina Senator John Edwards, who built up a strong base there when campaigning in the 2004 presidential race. |
| Mitt Romney will take part in a 4 July parade in Clear Lake, Iowa | Mitt Romney will take part in a 4 July parade in Clear Lake, Iowa |
| She maintains a lead over Barack Obama in the state but appears keen to regain ground lost to Mr Edwards. | She maintains a lead over Barack Obama in the state but appears keen to regain ground lost to Mr Edwards. |
| Bill Clinton made his first major public appearance by her side at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines on Monday. | Bill Clinton made his first major public appearance by her side at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines on Monday. |
| He gave a speech in which he urged voters to back her as the candidate best qualified for the job and praised her commitment to public service. | He gave a speech in which he urged voters to back her as the candidate best qualified for the job and praised her commitment to public service. |
| The pair are due to campaign in Iowa City and Davenport on Tuesday and to take part in a 4 July parade in Clear Lake on Wednesday. | The pair are due to campaign in Iowa City and Davenport on Tuesday and to take part in a 4 July parade in Clear Lake on Wednesday. |
| Frequent caller | Frequent caller |
| Mr Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts and a frontrunner in the Republican race, will also march in the Clear Lake parade. | Mr Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts and a frontrunner in the Republican race, will also march in the Clear Lake parade. |
| Mike Huckabee is one of several Republicans in Iowa this weekHis campaign announced a second-quarter fundraising total of $20.5m (£10.2m) on Tuesday, of which $14m (£7m) is money raised for primary campaigning and $6.5m is a loan from Mr Romney's personal fortune. | Mike Huckabee is one of several Republicans in Iowa this weekHis campaign announced a second-quarter fundraising total of $20.5m (£10.2m) on Tuesday, of which $14m (£7m) is money raised for primary campaigning and $6.5m is a loan from Mr Romney's personal fortune. |
| He led fundraising for the Republicans in the first quarter, raising $20.6m and lending himself $2.35m. | He led fundraising for the Republicans in the first quarter, raising $20.6m and lending himself $2.35m. |
| Aides to Republican rival and former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said he now had more than $18m in hand and no debt. | |
| Senator Obama, from Illinois, reported raising $31m for the primary battle on Monday, putting him ahead of Mrs Clinton with $21m for the primary and another $6m for the general election. | Senator Obama, from Illinois, reported raising $31m for the primary battle on Monday, putting him ahead of Mrs Clinton with $21m for the primary and another $6m for the general election. |
| Mr Obama is expected to appear with his family at Independence Day events in Pella and Oskaloosa. | Mr Obama is expected to appear with his family at Independence Day events in Pella and Oskaloosa. |
| Former governor of Wisconsin and Republican candidate Tommy Thompson will be campaigning in the state later in the week. | Former governor of Wisconsin and Republican candidate Tommy Thompson will be campaigning in the state later in the week. |
| Since Saturday, Republican candidates Tom Tancredo, Congressman for Colorado, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Kansas Senator Sam Brownback, former Virginia Senator Jim Gilmore and Texas Congressman Ron Paul have all made stops in Iowa. | Since Saturday, Republican candidates Tom Tancredo, Congressman for Colorado, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Kansas Senator Sam Brownback, former Virginia Senator Jim Gilmore and Texas Congressman Ron Paul have all made stops in Iowa. |
| Mr Brownback, with 77 visits since January according to the Washington Post newspaper, is perhaps the state's most frequent caller among the presidential hopefuls. | Mr Brownback, with 77 visits since January according to the Washington Post newspaper, is perhaps the state's most frequent caller among the presidential hopefuls. |