Lieberman, Clark Pull Campaigns From Iowa

By NEDRA PICKLER
Associated Press Writer
MANCHESTER, N.H.

Democratic presidential candidates Joe Lieberman and Wesley Clark have decided not to campaign in the initial caucus state of Iowa, gambling on winning the nomination with a later surge in the primary race.

Lieberman and Clark have decided not to spend their money in a state they probably have no chance of winning. Their decisions allow them to shift money to New Hampshire and other states with later nominating contests.

Howard Dean and Dick Gephardt are fighting at the top of the polls in Iowa, with John Kerry also jostling for a top showing in the Jan. 19 caucuses.

Clark spokesman Matt Bennett said the retired Army general's month-old campaign cannot compete with Dean's highly organized Iowa field operation or Gephardt's 15-year history of building relationships in the state.

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