DES MOINES, Iowa - Presidential hopefuls hedged their bets heading into the Iowa caucuses, declaring Thursday that "anything is possible," "it's too close to call" and all now depends on getting the people who've been cheering their words to come out to vote and arm-twist neighbors to do the same.

A Republican state lawmaker wants to be sure Arizonans actually have a real voice in deciding who will run for president in 2016.

DES MOINES, Iowa - Sen. Barack Obama, bidding to become the nation's first black president, captured the Iowa caucuses Thursday night, opening test in the race for the 2008 Democratic nomination. Mike Huckabee rode a wave of support from evangelical Christians to victory in the Republican caucuses.

Iowa’s unexpected results, with strong victories by Republican Mike Huckabee and Democrat Barack Obama, may lead to more substantive debate. We can hope.

Following the opening round in the presidential nomination process in Iowa on Thursday, a couple of the top campaigns sharpened their focus on Arizona’s election on Feb. 5.

DES MOINES, Iowa - Presidential candidates are making a final plea to Iowans: turn out for tomorrow's caucuses. Democrat Barack Obama says the "only thing that counts" is showing up.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin greeted hundreds of admirers in Sioux City on Sunday, fueling speculation about a possible presidential run in 2012.

CONCORD, N.H. - Iowa caucus victories behind them, Republican Mike Huckabee and Democrat Barack Obama vowed to stick with their winning principles Friday in an abbreviated dash to the finish in New Hampshire's presidential primary campaign, despite facing a different political alignment and, as Huckabee put it, "only a few days to close the sale."

Throughout 2007, many watchers of national politics bemoaned the maneuvering of various states to push up the dates of their presidential primaries and caucuses to capture more of the media spotlight and to influence which candidates gain momentum toward their party’s nomination.

DES MOINES, Iowa - Two experienced GOP operatives have notified presidential candidate John McCain they are abandoning his Iowa campaign, dealing another blow to his bid in the state's leadoff precinct caucuses.

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WASHINGTON -- The White House says President Barack Obama plans to travel to five states critical to his re-election campaign following next week's State of the Union address.

Gov. Jan Brewer is leaning to moving Arizona's presidential primary to the last Tuesday in January in hopes of getting a jump on most other states.

Gov. Jan Brewer is leaning to moving Arizona's presidential primary to the last Tuesday in January in hopes of getting a jump on most other states.

Gov. Jan Brewer is leaning to moving Arizona's presidential primary to the last Tuesday in January in hopes of getting a jump on most other states.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney paid for automated telephone messages in Iowa accusing rival Rick Perry of contributing to illegal immigration.

The process of picking presidential candidates is gearing up to test the proposition of whether bigger is better.

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean said today that he doesn't need to win any of the seven states holding contests Tuesday - including Arizona - to keep his beleaguered campaign alive.

It's official: Gov. Jan Brewer will not use her power to move up the date when Arizonans choose who they favor for each party's presidential nominee.

Sen. John McCain won a hard-fought South Carolina primary Saturday night, avenging a bitter personal defeat in a bastion of conservatism and gaining ground in an unpredictable race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Arizona’s Democrats and Republicans will make their presidential picks the first Tuesday in February — the same day as voters in about 20 other states.

If there was a golden moment for John Kerry’s presidential campaign it came through a phone call a few days before the Iowa caucuses, from a man he hadn’t seen in more than 30 years.

Some Arizona Democrats already will have their presidential primary ballots in hand as Iowa voters head to party caucuses today to start selecting a challenger for President Bush.

That Arizona may be part of a multi-Western-state presidential “superprimary” proposed by Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman could provide more input from more parts of the nation to how major-party nominees are chosen.