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SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images Eric Thayer/Getty Images CNN just called the Iowa caucuses for Obama; Romney has already conceded. Now we’ll wait and see if Hillary comes in second or third. Go here for the updated results. Looks like Oprah and Chuck Norris are political forces to be reckoned with. Hillary appears to be fading to ...

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Democratic presidential hopeful and Illinois Senator Barack Obama during a stop on his "Stand for Change" tour at the Coralville Marriott Hotel in Coralville, Iowa, 02 January 2008. AFP PHOTO/SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

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CNN just called the Iowa caucuses for Obama; Romney has already conceded. Now we’ll wait and see if Hillary comes in second or third. Go here for the updated results.

Looks like Oprah and Chuck Norris are political forces to be reckoned with. Hillary appears to be fading to third place now. That’s going to be fodder for the pundits.

… Dodd and Biden drop out of the race. 

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