Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton now leads in Iowa, and Senator John Edwards overtakes Senator Barack Obama after the last debate among the Democratic presidential candidates, last Thursday, in Johnston, Iowa.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton hit back Friday at a Pentagon aide who charged that her questions about Iraq withdrawal planning have the effect of helping the enemy - calling the accusation a spurious dodge of a serious issue.

Forget Bill. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Democratic presidential leader, has become the Republican presidential candidates' favorite punching bag.

Hillary Rodham Clinton pursues the precedent-setting achievement of becoming the first female candidate to win the presidency. How, then, did she also become the candidate of the Democratic Party establishment - a title historically attached to less-than-scintillating contenders like John Kerry, Al Gore and Walter Mondale?