BBC: Democrats vie for New Hampshire

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3418811.stm

Democratic contenders for the US presidency have stepped up their campaigns in New Hampshire, a key state in the race to party nomination.

One poll suggests the surprise winner in the Iowa caucuses, Senator John Kerry, is now ahead of his rivals in New Hampshire - which votes on Tuesday. However former frontrunner Howard Dean and other candidates others are working hard to rally supporters.

Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman - who did not stand in Iowa - told New Hampshire supporters: "I've never seen as much fear of the future among the American people as I have in the last year."

Wesley Clark, another leading candidate, compared the administration to the Axis of Evil. "It's an axis of fiscal policies that threaten our future... foreign policies that threaten our security... and domestic policies that put families dead last," he said in a statement.