States rush to move up in 2008 primary calendar
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With California leading the  stampede, states are rushing to get more clout in the 2008  White House race by moving their primaries to early February --  a shift that could aid front-runners with big names and big  bank accounts.
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A year before the first primary votes are cast, the 2008 presidential field is already crowded. Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., who has been running for months, made it official Wednesday. A list:
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The curtain is about to rise on one of the most competitive national seasons for governors races in years, and the money to finance it is already pouring into campaign coffers.
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Next stop: Florida primary on Tuesday, Jan. 29
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An accelerated primary calendar gives Mike Huckabee little time to savor his Iowa win and Mitt Romney a fleeting chance to stage a comeback in New Hampshire, all while John McCain angles to seize the conversation with a reprise of his 2000 primary victory.
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Both major parties in Minnesota are holding primaries for governor on Sept. 12, and the most unusual thing about the contests is how routine they are. In a state where unpredictable elections are often the rule, the question in both the Democratic and GOP primary races is not who will win, but by how much.
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Alabama officials are considering a measure that would move the stateÃ¢ÂÂs 2008 presidential primary from its currently scheduled date of Tuesday, Feb. 5 to Saturday, Feb. 2.
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Campaigns are reconsidering strategies as they gird for the prospect of a 20-state national primary day on Feb. 5.
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Election Day this year will set the course for job policy, health care reforms and school spending &#151; not to mention taxes. And that's not just in the run for president. Eleven states will pick governors next month, and the contests allow domestic issues to get some attention as money pours into the campaigns and the races heat up.
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Sen. Barack Obama carries momentum from a sweep of weekend contests into this week's primaries in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia. Sen. Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, is coming off a campaign shake-up, while her advisers are seeking to lower expectations for this month's Democratic contests.
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Maryland is a state where politicians get elected and tend to settle in. But Tuesday's party primaries are the first step in a dramatic reordering of the political hierarchy, one that will mean a new U.S. senator for the first time in decades and could result in new faces in every statewide.........
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The Democrats have taken the lead in the showdown between Florida and the national party organizations over the stateÃ¢ÂÂs determination to hold its 2008 presidential primary on Jan. 29 Ã¢ÂÂ a week earlier than party rules allow. And so far, both the Florida Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) are sticking to their guns.
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House Democrats are already gearing up for 2008, and they are eyeing suburbia as fertile territory for more pickups to increase their gains from November.
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There will be plenty of trends to track in Tuesdayâs national free-for-all, as 43 contests in 24 states allocate 3,156 delegates on what could be the most significant night of the race to date.
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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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It's Labor Day, the traditional kickoff of the race for the White House. In the old days, this is when campaigning actually began. But that's been history for quite some time, and in this hectic, fast-paced 2008 campaign season, it's been full speed ahead since the beginning of the year.
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It has been well-known for some time that the 2008 presidential campaign will be heavily Ã¢ÂÂfront-loaded.Ã¢ÂÂ A compressed schedule of primary and caucus elections, held earlier than ever in the presidential year, will culminate in events in upwards of 20 states next Feb. 5; that is fully nine months before the November general election.