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A Reader's Guide: Handicapping the 2012 Iowa Caucuses

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Heading into tonight’s first-in-the-nation presidential contest, who’s got the Big Mo and who’s ready to go home? Howard Kurtz on what to look for in Iowa as the voters finally weigh in. Plus, Patricia Murphy on Bachmann's last stand.

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The Iowa caucuses have the potential to transform the presidential race in a single stroke, launching one candidate on a path to the White House and sending others into political oblivion.

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Or not.

That uncertainty reflects the incredibly fluid nature of the Republican campaign (four of 10 Iowans telling pollsters they could...

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