DesMoinesRegister.com | Gen. Wesley Clark Setting up Iowa Bid

In a race now wide open with the departure of former Vice President Al Gore, retired Gen. Wesley Clark has made some preliminary steps toward an Iowa caucus bid.

Associates of Clark, the former NATO supreme commander who appears frequently as a commentator on CNN, have been calling Iowa Democrats with campaign experience to set up meetings and make contacts with influential party insiders.

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