MCCain and Romney PUsh Poll Complaints  —  Attorney General Kelly A. Ayotte is requesting the public's assistance in identifying who employed Moore-Information of Portland, Oregon to conduct a poll in New Hampshire, in November 2007, which has been alleged to be a push-poll.

Is Obama a Plan B for Richardson Voters?  —  Barack Obama's drive to win tonight's Iowa caucuses is getting a boost from two of his putative rivals.  After earlier winning the support of Dennis Kucinich, Obama's campaign has reached an agreement with Bill Richardson for the second-choice votes …

Supreme Court Justice Bill Clinton?  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — It is a title that would be sure to bring either fear or cheer to many Americans, depending on your political leanings: Supreme Court Justice Bill Clinton.  —  That provocative possibility has long been whispered in legal …

Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Daily Tracking Poll: Obama Moves Into Lead Followed by Edwards; Huckabee Lead Widens  —  Clinton, Romney dip as Ron Paul gains  —  UTICA, New York - Democrat Barack Obama continued his upward momentum through the evening before the Iowa caucuses, capturing the lead ahead …

DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS SITE PACKED  —  From NBC's David Gregory and David Gelles  —  Inside the Westridge elementary school in West Des Moines, this Democratic caucus site is packed.  Huge turnout here.  —  Only 86 showed up in 2004.  Tonight, the line is out the door.  —  It looks like almost 200 here.

How a deal looks — and its limits  —  Here in Clive, Richardson pulled 28 caucus-goers, respectable but not viable, and his precinct captain, Bill Straite, stood on a chair to break the bad news.  —  “Folks, it doesn't look like we're going to make it,” he said.  “I'm not going to try to give you any advice.

So Absurd  —  Tweety: … So if Hillary gets 33 percent “she's been rejected here in Iowa by two-thirds of the Democratic Party."  —  What of Saint McCain? … If McCain is rejected by 82% of caucusgoers he's a “big hero."  —  Tweety just repeated the Clinton/two thirds crap on Hardball just now.

Harman Warned against Destroying Tapes in 2003  —  The CIA's initial defense for destroying the videotapes showing interrogations of Al Qaeda detainees was that they'd briefed members of Congress about their intention to do this long ago.  —  To which, Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) …

Huckabee's Attack Ad Runs After All  —  His attack ad appears on three Iowa stations.  We find it somewhat misleading.  Another ad makes misleading claims about tax cuts.  —  The ad Huckabee said he decided not to run has now appeared at least three times in Iowa anyway.

Schneider: Who are the GOP caucus-goers?  —  Our first waves of entrance polling is giving us insight into who these caucus-goers are tonight.  —  On the Repbulican side, a third are over 65, and nearly 75 percent are over the age of 45.  There are slightly more men than women …

Dodd may drop out  —  Sen. Chris Dodd, who moved his family to Iowa in an effort to make a strong showing in the caucus, has told Fox News that he would be “going to Hartford tomorrow” if he doesn't finish stronger than fourth place tonight, my colleague Martin Kady II reports.

Romney: 'Don't touch the hair'  —  (CNN) - Republican Mitt Romney joked Thursday that his opponents are welcome to throw all they've got at him, but when it comes to his perfectly coiffed hair, they'd better back off.  —  The former Massachusetts governor's comments came at an Iowa event …

Iowa Caucus Results To Be Broadcast Online, and on Digital Billboards  —  As numerous writers have noted, Iowa polling data doesn't tell us much of anything because of the complexities of the variables involved.  —  So the best “poll” to watch this evening would be the actual caucus results …