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Hillary Clinton places third in Iowa setback: CNN

DES MOINES, Iowa
Thu Jan 3, 2008 11:57pm EST

DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Sen. Hillary Clinton placed third in the Iowa Democratic caucus on Thursday, a big setback for the one-time national front-runner in the first nominating contest of the 2008 U.S. presidential election, CNN reported.

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Sen. Barack Obama placed first in the vote and former Sen. John Edwards came in second.

The third-place finish put pressure on Clinton, the former first lady who is seeking to become the country's first woman president, to regain her national front-runner status as she heads into the Jan 8. primary vote in New Hampshire.
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