Lula confident of run-off victory
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil says he is certain he will be re-elected in a second round of voting.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva&#39;s Workers&#39; Party won mayoral races in six state capitals and had candidates leading in three others, putting it on track to increase control of the nation&#39;s largest cities.
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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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President Luiz In&#xE1;cio Lula da Silva said in an interview published yesterday that he will not seek a third consecutive term as Brazil's leader but will try to influence the choice of his successor, who might come from outside his party.
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Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez believes his side can reach the knockout stage of the Champions League.
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Thanks mostly to a robust economy, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been coasting to re-election victory in two months. But a new threat is rising.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da   Silva's commanding lead over his main rival in Brazil's   presidential race expanded slightly over the past week, a poll   showed on Tuesday.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must fight his main challenger in a run-off vote after many Brazilians turned against him in Sunday's presidential election and punished the former union leader for a string of corruption scandals.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da   Silva lost four points in the past five days from his   commanding lead over his main rival in Brazil's presidential   race, a poll showed on Friday.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Battered by a string of political scandals, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva squandered what seemed to be a sure first-round election victory and now must face a run-off vote against an energized opposition candidate.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da   Silva's commanding lead over his nearest rival in Brazil's   presidential race narrowed by 4 percentage points in the past   five days, a poll showed on Friday.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must contest a run-off after a string of corruption scandals turned many voters against the former factory worker in Sunday's presidential election.
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By Carlos A. DeJuana SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula daSilva's Workers' Party (PT) won the mayoralty of six statecapitals in Sunday's municipal vote but was forced into arun-off to defend its hold on the race's biggest prize, thecity of Sao Paulo.
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Lomana LuaLua's injury-time equaliser gives Portsmouth a point.
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Incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva takes an early lead after polls close in Brazil's presidential race.
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AT the rate Chelsea are picking up the points in the Premiership, manager Jose Mourinho&#39;s bold prediction of securing the title with two matches to spare inches closer to reality.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da  Silva's Workers' Party (PT) won the mayoralty of at least six  state capitals in Sunday's municipal vote but was forced into a  run-off to defend its hold on the race's biggest prize, the  city of Sao Paulo.