A big boost for Hillary Clinton and John McCain in their respective races for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations in Iowa - they both get endorsed by the Des Moines Register newspaper.
Marc Ambinder, blogging at the Atlantic, says:
It's a major boost for Clinton. And for her campaign staff, who've need some good news. Many Democrats in Iowa unquestionably consult the Register's editorial voice before deciding whom to vote for.
Over in New Hampshire, the Boston Globe (which circulates widely in the Granite State) endorses McCain and Barack Obama. The Globe's endorsement of Obama reads:
The most sobering challenges that face this country - terrorism, climate change, disease pandemics - are global. America needs a president with an intuitive sense of the wider world, with all its perils and opportunities. Barack Obama has this understanding at his core.
