Bush's Stake Is Huge in Iraqi Elections
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President Bush will be on the ballot, at least in the realm of public opinion, when Iraq holds its first democratic election in nearly half a century.
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George W Bush moved yesterday to seize the political advantage after Osama bin Laden&#39;s extraordinary intervention in the US presidential election on Friday night.
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The legitimacy of Iraqi election is likely to hinge on voter turnout by the Sunni minority.
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The Bush campaign is counting on the fact that terrorism will trump all other issues - such as the economy - for voters.
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Competing constituencies in Iraq have a greater stake in continuing chaos than in compromise, experts say.
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Despite a new ballot dispute in the US presidential election, George W. Bush strengthened his hand for an eventual second term, polling stronger than ever and helping Republicans tighten their hold on Congress.
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The threat of a major terror attack looms large over the first US presidential election since the horrific September 11, 2001, attacks as US voters must choose in less than two months between President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry.
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Candidates have much at stake if the war outlasts President Bush's tenure.
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As the presidential election draws near, an important consideration for voters should be who would best manage the transition of the liberated country of Iraq into a democracy, the incumbent, President George Bush, or the challenger, Sen. John F. Kerry.
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For months, public opinion polls in the United States have suggested that the major issues in this year&#39;s presidential campaign are Iraq, the war on terror, jobs, and health care.
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The Bush administration called again today for wide participation in the Iraqi elections of Jan. 30, and it expressed cautious optimism that security would be strong enough to assure valid results.
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President Bush on Wednesday urged  Iraqis to defy insurgents by voting in Sunday's elections,  saying the upcoming poll was a "grand moment in Iraqi history."
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President Bush has hailed Iraq's first  postwar election as a "grand moment in Iraqi history" but it  runs the risk of deepening communal divisions and pushing the  country toward civil strife.
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Even some of President Bush's sharpest critics joined him in hailing the Iraq elections Sunday as a victory for democracy. But Republicans and Democrats agreed that it will be some time before American troops can come home.
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Despite violence at the polls, Iraq completes its historic election. Now, all the stakeholders face new choices
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An October surprise might take place in Iraq that could affect the outcome of the US presidential election. There could even be two October surprises.
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President Bush, winning strong support for his handling of the war on terrorism, has taken a double-digit lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry, according to a Time poll released on Friday.