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Obama wins Iowa's Democratic caucus: NBC

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Thu Jan 3, 2008 9:28pm EST
Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) greets potential caucus goers during a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa, January 3, 2008. REUTERS/Jim Young

DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Sen. Barack Obama won the Iowa Democratic caucus on Thursday, dealing a setback to national front-runner Hillary Clinton in the first nominating contest of the 2008 U.S. presidential election, NBC News reported.

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The Iowa victory buoyed Obama, a first-term Illinois senator trying to become the first black U.S. president, and gave him momentum as he headed into the January 8 primary vote in New Hampshire, where polls showed him in a tight race with the former first lady.
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