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Presidential candidates are getting constant attention in Concord, New Hampshire, today — and that includes mealtime.

A restaurant called the Barley House created the Huckaburger — topped with spinach and a thick slice of tomato and served with a fried pickle on the side — in honor of Republican candidate Mike Huckabee agreeing to make an appearance there Monday morning.

Although the turnout wasn’t as strong as Bill Clinton’s and Obama’s previous events — with Clinton's drumming up support for his wife, Hillary, of course — just about every media outlet turned up, from German and Japanese reporters to homegrown talent like MSNBC's Chris Matthews, CBS' Bob Schieffer and CNN's Anderson Cooper (who, unfortunately, turned up just after Huckabee left and disappeared soon after, apparently uncomfortable with the attention he was getting). Read More...

It's 8 a.m. It's cold. I want to be in bed. But then I'd miss the opportunity to see Barack Obama give his first speech in New Hampshire ... and that's not going to happen.

By the time I arrived at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, there was already a line of about 200 people, with more arriving by the minute. As I walked down the line to see who had turned up, one thing was clear: Obama has major support here in New Hampshire and a lot of it is young first-time voters. Even though we're still early in the race, it's become pretty obvious that Obama has a formula that young people in particular can relate to. Whether it's his energy, his policies or even his young-ish age, it seems to be capturing the youth vote so far.

The turnout was a mix of undecided first-time voters and people who were full-fledged Obama supporters and proud of it. Parents had brought their kids, and some kids had even brought their parents. Students had traveled with their schools from Massachusetts, Indiana, New York and Florida as part of their courses, and some people just turned up alone, making new friends along the way. All of them were here to see the man that, at the moment, appears to be leading the presidential race. Barack Obama arrived, sharply dressed, about 20 minutes late, but the crowd didn't seem to mind. Read More...

I'm a firm believer in sleeping late on the weekends, so when my alarm went off at 9 a.m. this morning, it took me a minute to remember why I had to be up.

By 9:30 my producer Michelle and the crew - Brendan and Phoenix - were already outside my building, ready to go. I'm heading out to New Hampshire with the team to get my first close-up look at the presidential race as it moves to New Hampshire for the primary. Read More...