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Clinton takes lead in latest iowa poll

By Times Wires
Published October 8, 2007

CAMPAIGN 2008

Hillary Rodham Clinton has taken the lead among Democratic presidential candidates in an Iowa poll, an encouraging sign of progress toward overcoming a big hurdle in the race. Although the New York senator is the clear front-runner in national surveys, Iowa has remained an elusive prize. She has been in a tight race with John Edwards and Barack Obama in the state that begins the primary voting in three months.

The numbers, in percent:

Hillary Rodham Clinton: 29John Edwards, 23Barack Obama, 22Bill Richardson, 8Joe Biden, 5Christopher Dodd, 1Dennis Kucinich, 1

The phone survey of 399 likely Democratic caucusgoers for the Des Moines Register was conducted Monday through Wednesday. The margin of error is plus or minus 4.9 percentage points.

Elsewhere

Dumas, Ark.: A 10-year-old boy took a school bus and led police on a chase along a rural highway, police say. Officers from three counties, four towns and state police were involved in the chase Friday night. After more than 40 miles, the bus slowed down enough for a sheriff's deputy to make the stop, and officers discovered their suspect was a child. The boy was released to his parents. It wasn't known whether he would face charges.

Salt Lake City: Two Utah men are accused of trying to illegally export surplus pieces of F-14 fighter jets, a plane that is flown only in Iran. The charges, filed Friday, don't say how they supposedly got the parts. The charges can carry 10 years in prison and a $1-million fine per count.

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