BBC Online
Mike Huckabee and Barack Obama have won the Iowa caucuses - the first nominating contest of the 2008 US presidential election.
Huckabee won for the Republicans, defeating Mitt Romney. At the Democratic caucuses, Obama won by a clear margin, defeating John Edwards, who edged Hillary Clinton into third place.
The Iowa caucuses can give big boosts to candidates’ campaigns. The next contest is on Tuesday in New Hampshire.
Turnout in Thursday’s caucuses rose markedly, particularly for the Democrats, with 239,000 Democrats taking part - up from 124,000 in 2004. [Read more]