Poll race tight as Irish PM bids for record third term
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Irish voters went to the polls Thursday in close-fought parliamentary elections in which Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, one of Europe&#39;s longest-serving leaders, is battling to win a third term.
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Opposition leaders begin weighing up on Sunday whether to support a government led by Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern after final election results confirmed he was on track to secure a third successive term.
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The contest for the White House was locked in a dead heat yesterday, with Republican and Democratic strategists looking to the third and last debate to score the convincing victory that could alter the dynamics of the race.
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Fianna Fail leader Bertie Ahern is re-elected as taoiseach in the Irish Republic for a third term.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern won a third successive term on Thursday, bringing the Green Party into government for the first time and cementing his position as one of Ireland's most successful politicians.
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The rich, North Atlantic island of Bermuda votes in an election on Tuesday as the ruling party pushes for a third term in office against an opposition that says it has failed to tackle the nation's challenges.
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GATESHEAD, England -- Prime Minister Tony Blair, whose popularity crashed amid the Iraq war, appealed to voters yesterday for a third term in office.
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Irish deputies handed Prime Minister Bertie Ahern a third successive term on Thursday, putting him at the head of a government that will include the Green Party for the first time.
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President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry remain tied for the third consecutive day in the race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
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Hard-liners raced ahead Thursday in an election to decide who will control the Northern Ireland Assembly &#151; and hold the key to revived power-sharing in this British territory.
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Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern was  set to clinch a third term on Saturday after voters who have  enjoyed the fruits of a thriving economy opted for stability  over change.
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Politicians faced extra security Monday at the Northern Ireland Assembly as they debated their failure to forge a Catholic-Protestant administration &#151; an argument dramatically interrupted last week by a Protestant extremist with a bag full of nail bombs.
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Bertie Ahern secures a third term as taoiseach, but faces tough negotiations to build a coalition government.
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Northern Ireland headed to the polls Wednesday in a make-or-break chance at building a lasting power-sharing administration between Protestants and Catholics.
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Members of Ireland's Green Party vote on Wednesday on whether to endorse a coalition deal with Prime Minister Bertie Ahern's Fianna Fail party that will secure him a third successive term in office.
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Irish President Mary McAleese is returned unopposed for a second seven-year term.
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Australia&#39;s prime minister, John Howard, the Pacific region&#39;s only committed member of the &quot;coalition of the willing&quot;, is locked in a tight battle in tomorrow&#39;s election.