Republican Ron Paul's new biographical ad, titled "Defender of Freedom," is on the air in Iowa and New Hampshire.

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Democrat Bill Richardson has a new Iraq-focused ad airing today in Iowa. The ad, titled "A Way Out," discusses his plan to pull troops from Iraq.

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Democrat Joe Biden's new ad "Office" asks voters to think about the kind of person they want sitting in the Oval Office in 2009. His campaign is using the ad in a fundraising push in hopes of paying for ad time.

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Republican Rudy Giuliani has a new ad, titled "Freedom," airing nationally on Fox News. The ad discusses the U.S. response to 9/11.

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Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani talks about the need to eliminate wasteful spending and making the federal government more accountable at a June 20 campaign stop in Des Moines.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a GOP presidential hopeful, meets with the media after a June 20 campaign stop in Des Moines.

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A new Zogby poll shows Republican Mitt Romney pushing from third place into a small lead in Iowa, while Arizona Sen. John McCain has has remained steady and one-time front-runner Rudy Giuliani has fallen back.

Zogby says its poll shows that the Democratic race in Iowa is stable – former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards continues to hold a small lead over Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois.

The poll, conducted May 14 and 15, included 511 likely participants in the Democratic caucus next January, which carries a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points. The survey of likely Republican caucus–goers includes 478 respondents and carries a margin of error of plus or minus 4.6 percentage points.

Click below to listen to audio commentary from John Zogby, president and CEO of Zogby International, and Fritz Wenzel, director of communications for Zogby.

• Edwards Strong in Iowa
• Obama - Conquering Challenges in Iowa
• GOP in Iowa - A True 3-Way Race
• Romney Really Catching On in Iowa
• Romney Up- Rudy Down in Iowa

Labels: Barack Obama, John Edwards, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani

Nine Republican presidential candidates addressed this year's Lincoln Day Dinner fundraiser in Des Moines on April 14.

Each candidate was given 10 minutes to address the crowd, which numbered more than 1,000.

Those attending and speaking were: former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Arizona Sen. John McCain, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo, former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore and businessman John Cox. California Congressman Duncan Hunter had to cancel his appearance after airplane trouble.

• New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani
• Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney
• Illinois businessman John Cox
• Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee
• Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo
• Former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore
• Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback
• Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson
• Arizona Sen. John McCain
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Labels: Des Moines, Jim Gilmore, John Cox, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, RPI, Rudy Giuliani, Sam Brownback, Tommy Thompson

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Labels: Rudy Giuliani, video, West Des Moines