In political news, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won the presidential straw poll among Republican voters in Iowa this weekend. Only about 14,000 voters took part. The turnout was 50 percent lower than eight years ago. Romney won with about 31 percent of the vote. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee placed second with 18 percent. Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson announced he would drop out of the presidential race after placing sixth. Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Senator John McCain did not take part in the straw poll.