As State Primary Nears, Pataki Is Barely Visible
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When Gov. George E. Pataki left office last January, he was the dominant Republican politician in New York. Today the former governor is virtually absent from the political scene.
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Legislative races are normally sleepy affairs involving politicians who are virtually unknown outside their district. Campaign spending is scarce, the political implications minimal.
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Florida, which held up the results of the  2000 presidential election by more than a month, holds a  primary this week that many regard as a test of the state's  readiness to avoid another fiasco in November.
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Florida, which held up the results of the 2000 presidential election by more than a month, holds a primary this week that many regard as a test of the state's readiness to avoid another fiasco in November.
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ALEXANDRIA, Louisiana  - The primary elections have been called the most gripping in recent years but not in the Deep South state of Louisiana where parties struggled to motivate voters on Saturday.
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While the race for the White House draws most of the public's political attention between now and Election Day, operatives of both parties and private-sector industries will focus a good deal of effort on state races.
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With no heir apparent in the running, the U.S. presidential race is wide open for Democrats and Republicans with two weeks to go before voting begins in the state-by-state process to select party candidates.
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Get ready for the primary with the Herald-Tribuneâs special news section profiling all the federal, state and local candidates in races in Tuesdayâs election.
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Hawaii voters were heading to the polls Saturday in a Democratic primary highlighted by a challenge from a congressman who wants voters to dump veteran Sen. Daniel Akaka in favor of younger blood.
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By JESSICA FARGEN  Christy Mihos, the longshot Republican-turned-independent gubernatorial candidate, was a little surprised to learn yesterday that www.christymihos.com links to lefty blogs and shows photos of his opponent's lawn signs.
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In Washington State, ballots are being recounted in closest statewide race in history.
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Time is quickly waning before SaturdayÃ¢ÂÂs primary for the 10 Democratic candidates in HawaiiÃ¢ÂÂs strongly Democratic-leaning 2nd District to make their appeals to voters.
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Democratic Sen. Daniel K. Akaka was renominated in a primary election Saturday in Hawaii, topping two-term Democratic Rep. Ed Case in a competitive contest in which age and seniority became campaign issues.
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Former New York Gov. George Pataki told supporters in the first primary state he is not ready to jump into the presidential race and won't object if they get behind other candidates.
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The state's economic woes are the central focus for Romney, McCain, and Huckabee before Tuesday's primary.
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In a state where independent voters are prized, a small but potent group are deciding between two politically divergent candidates: Barack Obama and John McCain
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MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 7 -- Only a few months ago, New Hampshire's reputation for delivering spellbinding primary elections was in danger. But if trend lines hold, a pair of contested primaries Tuesday will deliver outcomes with potentially enormous significance.