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Gephardt Hits the Iowa Campaign Circuit

Democratic presidential candidate Richard Gephardt is campaigning hard in Iowa, a state he won in his unsuccessful bid for president in 1988. The Missouri congressman is tied with former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean in recent Iowa polls. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

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Mara Liasson is a national political correspondent for NPR. Her reports can be heard regularly on NPR's award-winning newsmagazine programs Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Liasson provides extensive coverage of politics and policy from Washington, DC — focusing on the White House and Congress — and also reports on political trends beyond the Beltway.