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Democrats storm the Iowa caucuses eager to take on Trump

DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa Democrats streamed Monday night to more than 1,650 community meetings - or caucuses - in church basements, senior centers, high school gymnasiums and other warm places, the first step in choosing the party's nominee to face President Donald Trump in November.

With polls showing several tightly bunched candidates, the race looked to be a four-way competition among former Vice President Joe Biden; ex-South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and the perceived front-runner, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who barely lost here in 2016.

Counting on the state's penchant for political surprises, others in the field - Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, New York businessman Andrew Yang and billionaire political activist Tom Steyer - were

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