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Bill and Barbara Richardson with supporters
Bill Richardson supporters John Early and Indy race car brothers Al and Bobby Unser.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and wife Barbara (third from left) pose with his Iowa Regional Team Leaders
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and wife Barbara (third from left) with his Iowa Regional Team Leaders
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and wife Barbara (third from left) with his Iowa Regional Team Leaders
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and wife Barbara (third from left) with his Iowa Regional Team Leaders
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and wife Barbara (third from left) and his Iowa Regional Team Leaders
Gov. Bill Richardson and wife Barbara (front left) pose with his Iowa State Team Leaders
Gov. Bill Richardson and wife Barbara (front left) pose with his Iowa State Team Leaders
Gov. Bill Richardson and wife Barbara (front left) pose with his Iowa State Team Leaders
Bill and Barbara Richardson with Indy car racing brothers Bobby (left) and Al Unser
Bill and Barbara Richardson with Indy car racing brothers Bobby (left) and Al Unser
Bill & Barbara Richardson with John Early, the captured US pilot for whom Richardson negotiated a release from the Sudanese in December, 1996.
American pilot John Early told a crowd he and crew members owed their lives to Richardson, the only US official willing to risk his life to save theirs.
Fremont County Chair Brian Kingsolver and Barbara Chambers visit with Chambers supporter Jody Ewing
Former Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack visits with Hillary Clinton supporters during the 2007 Jefferson Jackson dinner in Des Moines
Fremont County Chair Brian Kingsolver and 5th District Congressional candidate Bob Chambers visit prior to dinner at the 2007 JJ Dinner
Frmr IA First Lady Christie Vilsack (background, left) visits with JJ attendees; IDP State Central Committee member Jody Ewing in foreground
The 2007 Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Des Moines drew out approx. 10,000 democratic supporters.
IDP Chair Scott Brennan and wife Elizabeth make their entrance at the 2007 Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Des Moines.
Gov. Bill Richardson's Iowa Caucus Director Shari Fitzgerald
House Speaker and Jefferson Jackson emcee Nancy Pelosi makes her entrance with husband Paul
House speaker and Jefferson Jackson Dinner emcee Nancy Pelosi makes her entrance with husband Paul
Sen. John Edwards makes his entrance at the annual JJ Dinner
Gov. Bill Richardson and wife Barbara make their entrance.
Gov. Bill Richardson and wife Barbara
Delaware Senator Joe Biden and wife Jill make their entrance at the 2007 Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Des Moines
Sen. Joe Biden and wife Jill
CT Senator Chris Dodd and wife Jackie make their appearance at the JJ Dinner
Sen. Chris Dodd and wife Jackie
NY Senator Hillary Clinton makes her entrance at the annual JJ Dinner in Des Moines
Fired up at the 2007 Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Des Moines
JJ Dinner 2007
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addresses the Jefferson Jackson Dinner 2007
Iowa Governor Chet Culver addresses the crowd at the annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Des Moines, IA, on November 10, 2007
Iowa Governor Chet Culver speaking at the JJ Dinner
Senator John Edwards speaks at the annual JJ Dinner
Former NC Sen. John Edwards at the 2007 Jefferson Jackson Dinner
NM Gov. Bill Richardson
It is imperative Democrats do not tear each other down, says Gov. Bill Richardson during his address.
Gov. Bill Richardson praises US troops, who he says serve "not as democrats or republicans, but as Americans."
"America must retain once again its moral leadership," Gov. Bill Richardson tells a cheering crowd.
Sen. Joe Biden (in background) addresses the JJ Dinner
CT Sen. Chris Dodd
JJ Dinner 2007
CT Sen. Chris Dodd
CT Sen. Chris Dodd
The 2007 Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Des Moines, IA
November 10, 2007
 
It's the Iowa Democratic Party's biggest event of the year, giving thousands of everyday citizens the opportunity to meet and visit with party leaders and Presidential hopefuls -- all of whom share one universal goal: to move America forward and find the common ground we need to bridge partisan divide and bring the country together.
 
Photos by Jody Ewing and Dennis Ryan