Hillary ClintonA new USA Today/Gallup poll indicates that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has pulled even with Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., in national support.

Both Obama and Clinton receive support from 33 percent of likely voters.  Former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., trails with 20 percent of the vote. 

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, is far back with 3 percent.  Gov. Bill Richardson, D-N.M., receives the support of 1 percent of respondents, and former Sen. Mike Gravel, D-Alaska, receives less than 1 percent.

The poll shows a dramatic narrowing since the previous poll in mid-December.  Clinton has lost the support of 12 percent of respondents, while Obama has increased his support by 6 percent.  Edwards has also increased his share of the vote by 5 percent.

The poll was conducted from Jan. 4-6, and polled 499 likely voters.  The margin of error was