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President Bush defended his decision to invade Iraq and urged Congress to make his tax cuts permanent in his State of the Union address last night. Kwame Holman gets perspective on how the speech was received by Democratic and Republican…

Rep. Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., ended his presidential campaign Tuesday after a disappointing fourth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, bringing to a close his political career as he had earlier said he would not seek a 15th term in the House.

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., won the Democratic Iowa caucuses last night, followed by Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean. Kwame Holman reports on how the candidates are taking their messages to New Hampshire in the final…

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., discusses his come-from-behind victory in Iowa and his strategy to harness the momentum for the upcoming primaries.