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'Barack Stars' Work to Win Iowa's Youth, Seniors

While the national polls show Hillary Clinton head-and-shoulders above the Democratic field, she's in a three-way race in Iowa with Barack Obama and John Edwards.

For Obama to win in Iowa, his field organization, in reaching out to both young voters and seniors, is going to be crucial.

The "Barack Stars" are trying to make a difference in the nation's first caucus state.

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Mara Liasson
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.