The latest on the candidates . . .

Clinton

Hillary In Iowa: Intimate, Softer, Plenty of Charm

New York Observer

Ending Speculation, Gov. Spitzer Says He’ll Back Clinton for President

New York Times

O’Malley Expected To Back Clinton

Washington Post

A Royal Lesson for Clinton?

WSJ

Republicans for Clinton?

American Spectator

Ex-Prez Pops Into Town

Greenwich Time

Edwards

Ad Shows Iowans Requesting War’s End

Des Moines Register

Discusses Time at Hedge Fund

AP

Giuliani

He Can Dodge On Abortion, But May Get Bern’d on Kerik

New York Daily News

Hard-Sell

New York Daily News

Ala. Big on Rud

New York Post

Foes See Abortion As Chink in Armor

LATimes

Conservatives Step Up Attacks On Giuliani’s Abortion Stance

Washington Post

Shifting Winds in Abortion Politics?

ABC

McCain

Republicans Betrayed Base, McCain Contends

Des Moines Register

Obama

Energizes Richmond Crowd

Roanoke Times

Faux Pas: 10,000 Killed In Kansas Twisters

AP

Touts Health-Care Plan

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Romney

Sharpton Criticized For Romney Quip

New York Sun

Sharpton Denies Disputing Romney’s Faith

AP

Ad Touts Plan to Expand Military

AP

F. Thompson

Sharpens Strategy

Politico

State of the Race

The Year of the Third Force

MSNBC

Early Primaries Don’t Threaten Democracy

Politico

Politics Could Cloud Election Panel’s Work

Boston Globe

What We Know After the Debates

LA Times

Flip-Flopping In the Age of YouTube

Politico

Race to Succeed Bush Already Rivets Attention Around the World

Bloomberg

Dems’ Primary May Not Count

St. Petersburg Times

Dems Converge for Firefighters Forum

Seacoast Online