Voting Begins in Tight Australia Election
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Australians voted in parliamentary elections Saturday with Prime Minister John Howard and his Labor Party challenger in a virtual dead heat, following a campaign that focused more on the economy and social programs than on Howard's decision to send troops to Iraq.
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The leading candidates in Australia&#39;s national elections have very different positions on the country&#39;s role in the war on terror.
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The Australian prime minister, John Howard, yesterday called a general election for October 9, beginning his campaign with the issue that sank JosÃ© MarÃ­a Aznar in Spain and threatens the re-election of George Bush and Tony Blair.
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Australians voted Saturday in a knife-edge election after a campaign focusing on the economy and social programs more than Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s unpopular decision to send troops to Iraq.
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Like Australia&#39;s recent election, the American election was a study in contrasting campaign styles and issues. In both elections a conservative incumbent, who was loathed by elites, triumphed on the day.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard  officially launched his government's campaign on Sunday for an  Oct. 9 election with billion-dollar promises to woo voters and  a defiant stand against terror.
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Inside the battle for a critical chunk of votes
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SYDNEY: Australia&#39;s opposition Labor Party launches its election campaign this week facing a dilemma over whether to match free-spending government promises or to maintain its new-found commitment to fiscal restraint, analysts say.
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AUSTRALIA As the Oct. 9 election nears, polls show the rivals - the coalition led by Prime Minister John Howard, and Mark Latham&#39;s Labor party â-eck-and-neck.
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BERLIN : Voting got off to a slow start in a traditional stronghold of German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats (SPD) which faced its last test at the ballot box this year.
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Polls have opened in Hong Kong&#39;s legislative election, which pits pro-Bejing party candidates against those who favor greater democracy for the territory.
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Opinion polls give Australia's opposition Labor Party a big lead over Prime Minister John Howard's conservative government as campaigning begins for October 9 elections, but analysts say the real race is still too close to call.
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Voting is underway in federal election booths across Australia, as 13 million Australians choose their next prime minister. The latest opinion polls published in the newspapers show the ruling coalition in
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Prime Minister John Howard and his Labor Party challenger were in a virtual dead heat on the eve of parliamentary elections, with Australians focusing on the economy and social programs more than Howard's decision to send troops to Iraq.
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Australian leader John Howard is set to call a general election, widely expected to be on 9 October.
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CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia&#39;s Conservative Prime Minister John Howard is widely tipped to announce that a general election will be held on October 9. Howard on Sunday began the formal process in what
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Australians are due to go to the polls on 9 October, to elect their new prime minister. According to opinion polls, current leader John Howard is neck and neck with opposition Labor leader Mark Latham.