Clinton says she's not blowing off Iowa (AP)

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Source: Associated Press

Clinton says she's not blowing off Iowa

By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 6 minutes ago

CHARLES CITY, Iowa - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton made one thing
very clear to Iowa voters Friday: She's serious about campaigning in their
state. "I'm going to be in Iowa so often I'm going to be able to caucus for
myself," Clinton told attendees at town meetings here.

It was Clinton's first visit to Iowa since the leak of a detailed memo from
her deputy campaign manager, who advised her to skip the state's
caucuses in January and focus time and resources on states where she is
faring better. Polls in Iowa have shown her consistently trailing rival John
Edwards despite her strong standing nationally and in other state polls.

"I believe we need a new approach to winning the Democratic nomination,"
Mike Henry wrote in the seven-page memo leaked earlier this week.

Clinton and her senior advisers quickly disavowed Henry's recommendations,
insisting she planned to compete vigorously in Iowa. The campaign has
opened 10 offices around the state, compared with seven by Edwards and
14 by Clinton's leading rival, Barack Obama.

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