Confidence holds before election
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Consumer confidence is at a standstill one week before the presidential election, unchanged from last week and hovering near its all-time average, according to a poll released Tuesday.
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Business confidence in Massachusetts rebounded in December, with companies expecting improvements in the national economy and better prospects for sales and hiring, Associated Industries of Massachusetts reported. After slipping in November, AIM's business confidence index rose 3.3 points to 62 last month. Readings over 50 indicate that businesses are optimistic, considered a prerequisite for investment and hiring. Their view of ...
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Thirty-four seats are up for grabs. In early returns, Republicans were well-positioned to retain their majority. However, with nine seats in close races, Democrats held on to hope of regaining control.
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Uncertainty ahead of the U.S.  presidential election is playing some role in high oil prices,  but don't expect a big energy sell-off after the ballots are  counted, oil experts said on Tuesday.
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Most area voters won&#39;t need a lawyer Tuesday when they go to the polls. But they may need a little patience. &quot;Bring ID, and don&#39;t get discouraged when the lines are long,&quot; said St.
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KIEV Ukraine&#39;s opposition leader voiced confidence Friday, heading into a weekend presidential election in which the former Soviet republic could either move closer to an increasingly authoritarian Russia or seek safety in the European Union.
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Iraq's interim government voiced  confidence Monday that an election scheduled for Jan. 30 will  go ahead despite violence and intimidation in some areas and a  threat of a boycott by the once dominant Sunni minority.
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Although polls say otherwise, George W. Bush remains the underdog in this election. Both demographics and history suggest the president&#39;s lead is perilous.
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The presidential candidates sought to manage their expectations as they nervously awaited a verdict from voters in the first contest of the presidential nominating season.
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Mahmoud Abbas is a confident man, certain of a landslide victory on January 9 in the Palestinian Authority&#39;s presidential elections.
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National security issues such as the war in Iraq and terrorism are dominating voters' attention in the final weeks before Election Day, Associated Press polling found.
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Australia&#39;s Prime Minister and the country&#39;s main opposition leader say &quot;trust&quot; will be a key issue when voters go to the polls on October the ninth.
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Ballots are still being counted to determine who will be Washington state's next governor, but if residents are getting antsy, they're not showing it.
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It&#39;s not just voters who are ready for the presidential campaign to end. Investors are anxious to put Tuesday&#39;s election behind them.
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ORLANDO - Heading into the final weekend before the election, US President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry tried to drum up key electoral votes as polls continued to show the candidates in a close race.
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It won&#39;t be just a sigh of relief on Wall Street but an ovation if the US presidential election on Tuesday produces a clear winner and avoids a repeat of the chaotic 2000 results.
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With time running out before US presidential elections on Nov. 2, Friday&#39;s report on employment in September -- the last one before voters go to the polls