U.S. presidential contenders have embarked on a rigorous schedule of campaign events that will lead up to the beginning of the 2008 election process in January.

Republican Mitt Romney won the first test of the 2008 White House race on Saturday, using a big wallet and broad organization to muscle aside a field of second-tier rivals in a low-turnout Iowa straw poll.

A recent nationwide poll of Arab-American opinion on the current U.S. presidential campaign indicates the Iraq war will be an important issue in determining how Arab Americans will vote in the 2008 presidential election.

The millions of dollars raised by Barack Obama cannot help the nagging doubts and growing pains. The Democratic presidential hopeful recently reported raising $32.5 million (EUR23.9 million) over three months, a staggering haul that shifted focus from the question of whether the 45-year-old political phenom is ready for prime time.

U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama declared "change can't just be a slogan" as he voiced admiration for former President Bill Clinton, while arguing that voters are looking for a new face that moves past the bitter wrangling of past campaigns.

Presidential candidate Barack Obama’s support in the race for campaign cash appeared quite stunning as his total number of donors to nearly 250,000 people in the first six months of the year.

Senator Hillary Clinton has chosen Celine Dion's 'You and I' as a 2008 presidential campaign song. This choice was made by web voters and widely publicized by help of a humorous video just like 'The Sopranos' that she has posted in her website.

Hillary Clinton has announced the winner of her online campaign song contest. In probably my favorite video of her campaign she spoofs the Sopranos ending, taking advantage of the comedic timing of her husband.

Democratic Party candidates for U.S. president have exchanged views on the Iraq conflict during their second live televised debate ahead of the November 2008 election.

Hillary Clinton being the first lady in 1990's tried to make a major reform in health care system, but she had lost. Congress didn't accept her plan of universal healthcare. Besides conservatives and health insurers were against it.

For the first time climate change is expected to be a major issue in the U.S. presidential campaign. Analysts say in past campaigns candidates argued about whether global warming is actually occurring, but the results of recent scientific studies have now shifted the debate to possible solutions that could reduce the future impact of a changing climate.

The 2008 U.S. presidential campaign is off to an early and intense start. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has been watching the candidates and has a report from Washington.