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DES MOINES, Iowa - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee hold narrow leads on their top rivals two days before the state opens the presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters poll released today.
Clinton, a New York senator, maintained a stable four-point edge over Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, 30 per cent to 26 per cent, in the Democratic race. Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards was in third at 25 per cent, down one point overnight.
Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor, widened his lead over Mitt Romney among Republicans to 29 per cent to 25 per cent. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor who has been on the attack against Huckabee, slipped two points overnight.
Arizona Sen. John McCain remained a distant third in Iowa's Republican race at 12 per cent, with former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson gaining two points to climb to fourth at 10 per cent.
- REUTERS
