Current events of 3 January 2008 (2008-01-03) (Thursday) edit history watch

United States presidential election, 2008: Voters in Iowa go to the polls for the first caucus to determine presidential nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties. (BBC News) Illinois Senator Barack Obama wins the Democratic caucus. (CNN) Former Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee wins the Republican caucus. (CNN) Senators Christopher Dodd and Joseph Biden withdraw their candidacy. (AP via Yahoo! News) Benazir Bhutto assassination: President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf denies any role in Benazir Bhutto's death. (CNN) The price of gold reaches a new record of $865.35 per troy ounce in the a.m. London Gold Fixing, breaking the previous high of 21 January 1980. (LBMA)