Hillary Clinton leaps ahead in Democrat race

Hillary Clinton has surged to the front of the field of candidates for the Democratic party's 2008 presidential nomination, according to new polls conducted in the vital battleground states of Iowa and New Hampshire.

Mrs Clinton commands the support of 35% of voters who say they are likely to attend the Iowa caucuses, according to a poll conducted by the American Research Group. Former Vice-Presidential candidate John Edwards, who had been in pole position on other early polls, was second with just 18%.

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