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| - The 2020 White House race shifts decisively up a gear next week as the US state of Iowa holds the first nomination contest to pick a Democratic challenger to President Donald Trump. AFP will be moving a package of stories, photos and videos to mark the launch of US election season -- a contest with far-ranging consequences for America and the rest of the world. To kick off our coverage, an AFP team travelled by road from Washington to heartland state Iowa, where the fight remains wide open days before the first-in-the-nation caucuses on February 3. Reporting from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois -- states where many blue-collar workers switched allegience to Trump four years ago -- we sought to feel the economic and political pulse of the country. Up until election day on November 3, AFP will continue to combine on-the-ground reporting on the issues defining the race, with in-depth coverage that breaks down what is at stake each step of the way -- through the Democratic and Republican party conventions in July and August, to the presidential debates. Here is the program of stories set to move in coming days: US-politics-vote-Iowa,ADVANCER DES MOINES, Iowa The heartland state of Iowa takes center stage next week as it kicks off the voting that determines which Democrat will challenge President Donald Trump in November, and the crowded race is going down to the wire. 750 words. Picture. Video. Graphic. #FAV51 US-politics-vote-Iowa-caucuses,FACTS DES MOINES Every four years a political spotlight blankets Iowa as White House hopefuls spend months trudging through its 99 counties, gauging whether they have what it takes to win this all-important battleground. 700 words. Graphic. #FAV51 US-politics-health,FOCUS BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota He may be insured and earning a six-figure salary but after spending more than quarter of a million dollars on care for his daughter Olivia, Dan Maccoux expects to be in debt for the rest of his life -- victim of a ferociously expensive US health care system that Donald Trump's challengers for the presidency have pledged to overhaul or scrap. 750 words. Picture. Video. #FJP94 US-politics-vote-Iowa,WRAP DES MOINES, Iowa Donald Trump will look to steal the limelight from the Democrats hoping to oust him from the White House by rallying supporters in Iowa, just days before the state stages the first contest in the US presidential primary season. 650 words. Picture. Video. #FIM31 US-politics-vote,FACTS WASHINGTON Iowa votes on February 3 kicking off the crowded Democratic nomination race, whose winner will wage a hotly contested battle for the White House against presidential incumbent Donald Trump. Here are the key steps along the way. 600 words. Graphic. #FAV51 US-politics-health-insurance,FOCUS MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota It's the wealthiest country on the planet but the sometimes staggering cost of health care means that Americans in need of everyday items such as insulin to treat diabetes resort to the black market or pharmacies across the border to source cheaper drugs. 750 words. Picture. Video. #DFW87 US-politics-vote-Iowa-volunteers,FOCUS DES MOINES, Iowa Whether braving arctic conditions to knock on doors of far-flung farmhouses or politely interrupting the conversation of downtown diners, thousands of volunteers have descended on the usually sleepy state of Iowa to drum up support for the candidates who they see as the best chance of ending Donald Trump's tenure in the White House. 600 words. Picture. Video. #FAV51 US-politics-vote-Iowa,WRAP DES MOINES, Iowa The Democrats hoping to clinch victory in the first contest of the presidential primary season begin a final push for votes in the midwestern state of Iowa, with senators who have been stuck in Washington by Donald Trump's impeachment trial looking to make up for lost time. 650 words. Picture. Video. #FAV51 US-politics-Iowa-Democrats-candidates,FACTS DES MOINES, Iowa The broadest US Democratic presidential field ever has been whittled down to a dozen candidates scrambling for a strong showing in Iowa, the nomination race's first-in-the-nation vote on February 3. Here are the favorites to watch. 700 words. Picture. #FAV51 US-politics-Iowa-Democrats,Q&A WASHINGTON The US presidential race begins in earnest Tuesday when Iowans take the first votes that will ultimately determine which Democrat will face President Donald Trump in November. Here are five questions about the crowded nomination contest. 650 words. #FAV51 US-politics-vote-road,FOCUS ON THE ROAD TO IOWA America is in flux. Once stable jobs have become precarious, mass media that united have turned to cacophony, and communities that once appeared monolithic have been transformed by diversity. After driving nearly 3,000 kilometers across the United States, an AFP team has found consensus on at least one point - this year's election will be pivotal. 1,600 words by Shaun Tandon. Picture. Video. #FAV51 Also moved: US-politics-vote-road-automobile,FOCUS US-politics-vote-road-family,FOCUS US-vote-road-industry-environment,FOCUS afp
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