PATRICK HEALY and JULIE BOSMAN, New York Times
The presidential candidates spent the last Sunday before the Iowa caucuses attending church services, staging big rallies and sniping at one another as new polls suggested tightening races in both the Democratic and Republican fields.
With three Democrats scrambling for the lead in Iowa heading into the voting on Thursday, the candidates tried to paint their opponents as inadequate for the challenges facing the nation. Former Senator John Edwards, in particular, continued that line of attack against Senator Barack Obama, suggesting that he was too “nice” to fight and win against special interests and big corporations.
