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Iowa and after

Nature volume 451, pages 4–5 (2008)Cite this article

The presidential hopefuls have their say.

After months of manoeuvre and preliminary debate, on 3 January the Iowa caucuses mark the start of the formal process by which the US political parties will choose their presidential candidates. A host of issues are on the table, and science is not high on the list. Nevertheless some scientific issues are cropping up out on the campaign trail.

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See Editorial, page 1 . Images in full graphic from: K. Lamarque/ Reuters; S. Wenig/AP; C. East/Reuters; A. Wong/Getty; E. Miller/Getty; K. Bleier/AFP/Getty; R. Matay/AP; J. Rinaldi/Reuters; Y. Paskova/Getty; E. Dunard/ AFP/Getty; B. Pugliano/Getty; M. Carlson/AP; J. Sohm/Visions of America/Corbis; M. Stojkovic/SPL; Royalty-Free/Corbis; Lockheed Martin Corp.

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