COUNTDOWN TO NEW HAMPSHIRE

Is it Barack Obama's contest to lose? Can Hillary Clinton play the underdog and pick up some votes for it? Will John Edwards surprise us all and pull off a close second? Why is Bill Richardson still talking?

Has Mitt Romney climbed as high as he will? Can John McCain repeat 2000 and parlay it into victory on Super Duper Tuesday? Has someone checked Fred Thompson's pulse?

All these questions will be answered on Tuesday. Stay tuned for updates.

Quick Clips

At Debate, Two Rivals Go After Defiant Clinton
New Hampshire and Those Labor Ads
Clinton Attacks Obama Health Plan
Obama's Rise Dismays Clinton's Supporters
Clinton fires away at the new front-runner
Camp Clinton unimpressed by big Obama crowds
Dems talk tougher in realigned race
Clinton, Edwards seek to curtail Obama
Joe Biden, a bit bitter, gives up his latest campaign
A Campaign Retools to Seek Second Clinton Comeback
In Backing His Wife, Clinton Recalls His Legacy
Clinton says she's still No. 1 candidate
What About John Edwards?
Edwards keeps humming while others change tune
Daring to Believe, Blacks Savor Obama Victory
Obama lands in N.H. ready to fight
On tarmac, Obama finds race is to the swift
In a Spirited Republican Debate, Romney Finds Himself a Target
McCain May Benefit From Huckabee’s Jolt to G.O.P.
Embattled Romney, Opponents Clash
Romney goes after Huckabee, McCain in New Hampshire debate
Testy McCain, Romney trade fire
As N.H. Voters See Less of Giuliani, He Drops in State Polls
Huckabee's bass lines pound home a message
McCain Mixes It Up on a Town-Hall Tour
McCain hopes his past is ahead of him
Romney Wins Most Wyoming Delegates
What Is It About Mormonism?
Scratch an Independent Bloomberg and Get a Democrat, Positions Show
Two Parties; Odd Embraces
Checkpoint: Giuliani on Clinton Troop Reductions
Sharp Clashes in Hectic Days Before Primary
In This Race, Independents Are the Prize
Playing Catch-Up May Be Harder This Time
Short Primary Calendar Means Candidates
Campaigns turn attention to New Hampshire
Huckabee, Obama face new hurdles in New Hampshire
Next stop for presidential hopefuls: New Hampshire
Attention shifts to first presidential primary
Iowa Victories Scramble the Money Game, Too
Things we discovered in Iowa this year

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THE FIELD

At Debate, Two Rivals Go After Defiant Clinton

By Patrick Healy and Jeff Zeleny
New York Times
January 6, 2008

John Edwards and Senator Barack Obama went after Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as never before…

New Hampshire and Those Labor Ads

By Kate Phillips
New York Times
January 5, 2008

AFSCME's ad campaign in New Hampshire against Senator Obama is drawing fire…

Clinton Attacks Obama Health Plan

By Anne E. Kornblut and Dan Balz
Washington Post
January 6, 2008

MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 5 -- Under mounting pressure to shift the dynamic of the Democratic race, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton accused Sen. Barack Obama of being inconsistent on the issue of health care during a high-stakes debate among the top four contenders here Saturday night…

Obama's Rise Dismays Clinton's Supporters

By Alec MacGillis
Washington Post
January 6, 2008

MILFORD, N.H. -- The pillars of the New Hampshire Democratic establishment had filled the front tables at the party's annual dinner Friday night, the better to applaud enthusiastically when Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, their overwhelming choice for president, talked about her readiness to lead…

Clinton Attacks Obama Health Plan

By Anne E. Kornblut and Dan Balz
Washington Post
January 6, 2008

MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 5 -- Under mounting pressure to shift the dynamic of the Democratic race, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton accused Sen. Barack Obama of being inconsistent on the issue of health care during a high-stakes debate among the top four contenders here Saturday night…

Clinton fires away at the new front-runner

By Mark Z. Barabak and Scott Martelle
Los Angeles Times
January 6, 2008

She attacks Obama in the N.H. debate, saying: "Words are not action." Edwards sides with Obama…

Camp Clinton unimpressed by big Obama crowds

By Mike Dorning
Chicago Tribune
January 6, 2008

PENACOOK, N.H.—The Clinton camp says it is unimpressed by reports today of huge crowds at a campaign event for Barack Obama or the frenzy of enthusiasm he received last night from the audience at Democratic party fundraising dinner attended by presidential candidates…

Dems talk tougher in realigned race

By Christi Parsons and Mike Dorning
Chicago Tribune
January 6, 2008

GOFFSTOWN N.H. —The top contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination came face-to-face Saturday night for the first time since Barack Obama emerged as their leading candidate, and the result was a full public viewing of the conflict raging between him and Hillary Clinton in the newly realigned campaign…

Clinton, Edwards seek to curtail Obama

Associated Press
January 6, 2008

Looking to deny Barack Obama another win, a noticeably more freewheeling Hillary Rodham Clinton subtly likened her rival to Democratic…

BIDEN

Joe Biden, a bit bitter, gives up his latest campaign

Los Angeles Times Top of the Ticket
January 6, 2008

Running for president is a tough business, as it should be. Candidates spend long hours wheedling money from people so they can ask others to please vote for them. And those crowds know they have the leverage and they grill the candidates and suck up to them and ask for endless autographs and photos and tell stories about their troubles. And the candidates listen, as they must and should…

CLINTON

A Campaign Retools to Seek Second Clinton Comeback

By Patrick Healy and John M. Broder
New York Times
January 5, 2008

Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton have never faced a scrape quite like Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, when their would-be dynasty will be on the line…

In Backing His Wife, Clinton Recalls His Legacy
But New Hampshire Voters May Have Outgrown Even His Outsized Charm

By Shailagh Murray
Washington Post
January 6, 2008

AMHERST, N.H., Jan. 5 -- He's no kid anymore, and it's his wife who is attempting the comeback. But former president Bill Clinton looked and certainly sounded Saturday like a politician whose legacy is on the line…

Clinton says she's still No. 1 candidate

By Peter Nicholas
Los Angeles Times
January 6, 2008

Despite her third-place finish in Iowa, she insists she's the most formidable Democrat but admits she needs to attract younger voters…

EDWARDS

What About John Edwards?

By Joel Achenbach
Washington Post
January 6, 2008

CONCORD -- What about John Edwards?

Edwards keeps humming while others change tune

By Jim Tankersley
Chicago Tribune
January 6, 2008

CONCORD, N.H. – John Edwards has a simple philosophy when it comes to fine-tuning his message for New Hampshire: if it ain't broke, don't fix it…

OBAMA

Daring to Believe, Blacks Savor Obama Victory

By Diane Cardwell
New York Times
January 5, 2008

African-Americans voiced pride and amazement over Senator Barack Obama’s victory in Iowa, with some seeing the result as a signal moment in race relations…

Obama lands in N.H. ready to fight

By Maria L. La Ganga
Los Angeles Times
January 6, 2008

The Illinois senator flies overnight after his Iowa victory and wastes no time in taking a swipe at his main rival…

On tarmac, Obama finds race is to the swift

Los Angeles Times
January 6, 2008

Clinton's motorcade blocks her rival's at the airport…

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THE FIELD

In a Spirited Republican Debate, Romney Finds Himself a Target

By Michael Cooper and Marc Santora
New York Times
January 6, 2008

Mitt Romney skirmished with each of his Republican rivals on Saturday night in a fiery debate in Manchester, N.H., the last before Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary…

McCain May Benefit From Huckabee’s Jolt to G.O.P.

By Adam Nagourney and Carl Hulse
New York Times
January 5, 2008

Out of the turmoil facing the Republican field may rise another opportunity for Senator John McCain…

Embattled Romney, Opponents Clash

By Michael D. Shear and Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post
January 6, 2008

MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 5 -- Three days before New Hampshire voters go to the polls, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney engaged in a confrontational televised debate with his fellow Republican presidential contenders, clashing over foreign policy, immigration, character and negative campaigning…

Romney goes after Huckabee, McCain in New Hampshire debate

Associated Press
January 6, 2008

Stakes are high with only two days--and one debate--left before the primary vote…

Testy McCain, Romney trade fire

By Jill Zuckman and Rick Pearson
Chicago Tribune
January 6, 2008

GOFFSTOWN, N.H. — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Sen. John McCain of Arizona, engaged in a bitter fight to win Tuesday's New Hampshire Republican primary, lashed out at each other in unusually personal terms Saturday over immigration, with McCain essentially calling Romney a liar for suggesting McCain supports amnesty…

GIULIANI

As N.H. Voters See Less of Giuliani, He Drops in State Polls

By Juliet Eilperin and Alec MacGillis
Washington Post
January 6, 2008

SOMERSWORTH, N.H. -- The small crowd waited for nearly an hour in the windowless basement. When Rudolph W. Giuliani finally arrived, immaculate in a dark suit that showed no trace of the deep snow and slush outside, he spoke for 10 minutes and answered questions for 10 minutes more. And that was it -- the Gateway Family Restaurant on Route 108 had had its glimpse of America's Mayor…

HUCKABEE

Huckabee's bass lines pound home a message

Los Angeles Times
January 6, 2008

'Life for me was not a crystal staircase,' he tells New Hampshire, aiming to draw contrasts with Romney…

McCAIN

McCain Mixes It Up on a Town-Hall Tour

By Marc Santora
New York Times
January 6, 2008

John McCain has been holding town hall meetings in New Hampshire for much of the last year, including one on Thursday night, during the Iowa caucuses…

McCain hopes his past is ahead of him

By James Rainey and Maeve Reston
Los Angeles Times
January 6, 2008

With renewed energy, the Republican, who won the New Hampshire primary in 2000, stakes his presidential bid on the state…

ROMNEY

Romney Wins Most Wyoming Delegates

By Adam Clymer
New York Times
January 6, 2008

Mitt Romney captured the majority of Wyoming’s delegates to the Republican National Convention as the state’s Republicans met at county conventions…

What Is It About Mormonism?

By Noah Feldman
New York Times
January 6, 2008

Its political challenges — and Mitt Romney’s, too — run deeper than theology…

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BLOOMBERG

Scratch an Independent Bloomberg and Get a Democrat, Positions Show

By Nicholas Confessore
New York Times
January 6, 2008

The policies Michael R. Bloomberg has promoted suggest that he has a lot more in common with the leading Democratic presidential candidates than with the Republican ones…

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Two Parties; Odd Embraces

By Mark Liebovich
New York Times
January 5, 2007

Romney chats up Obama; Clinton clutches Giuliani; Paul corrals Richardson…

Checkpoint: Giuliani on Clinton Troop Reductions

By Sarah Wheaton
New York Times
January 5, 2008

Rudolph W. Giuliani slightly overstated a figure about reductions in troop numbers under former President Bill Clinton…

Sharp Clashes in Hectic Days Before Primary

By Adam Nagourney
New York Times
January 6, 2008

The presidential candidates rushed into a final weekend of compressed and often harsh campaigning as they presented new themes to New Hampshire voters…

In This Race, Independents Are the Prize

By Jeff Zeleny
New York Times
January 6, 2008

The presidential race is for the next few days largely in the hands of voters who identify with neither party…

Playing Catch-Up May Be Harder This Time
Short Primary Calendar Means Candidates With Momentum Could Just Keep Rolling

By Michael D. Shear and Peter Baker
Washington Post
January 5, 2008

MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 4 -- When George W. Bush stumbled here in his quest for the presidency in 2000, he had 18 days to recover before the next major primary. But the erstwhile front-runners humbled in Iowa this week emerged with just five days to get back on their feet, slow down their rivals and salvage their campaigns…

Campaigns turn attention to New Hampshire

By Maria L. La Ganga, Seema Mehta and Cathleen Decker
New York Times
January 6, 2008

The morning after the Iowa caucuses, presidential candidates tune their messages, and sharpen and reaim their criticisms…

Huckabee, Obama face new hurdles in New Hampshire

By Janet Hook
Los Angeles Times
January 6, 2008

The Iowa winners' message of change might not play as well with voters in the Granite State and elsewhere…

Next stop for presidential hopefuls: New Hampshire

By David Jackson and Martha T. Moore
USA Today
January 4, 2008

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — The presidential candidates took New Hampshire by storm Friday, holding rallies and staying with their major campaign themes four days before the presidential primary here…

Attention shifts to first presidential primary

By Martha T. Moore
USA Today
January 4, 2008

MANCHESTER, N.H. — The first plane landed here from Iowa even before the caucuses started Thursday. But the rest of the presidential pack was right behind Sen. John McCain, as planeloads of candidates, campaign workers and media arrive today for the last push to the first primary…

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Iowa Victories Scramble the Money Game, Too

By Leslie Wayne
New York Times
January 6, 2008

Senator Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee have spurred a growing flood of new donations for their campaigns while making fund-raising trickier for the rest…

Things we discovered in Iowa this year

By Don Frederick
Los Angeles Times
January 6, 2008

Youth, money, trendsetters and Rudy…