Obama and Huckabee Take Iowa
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
HAPPILY TO HAMPSHIRE Barack, Mike (Photos: Getty Images)
• Hawkeye State champs: Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee win the Iowa caucuses. "They said this day would never come," Obama told his supporters. "But on this January night, at this defining moment in history, you have done what cynics said we couldn't do." Hillary Clinton places third, behind John Edwards. For his part, Huckabee pulled out a projected victory less than an hour after reported vote tallies.
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