Pocketbook issues push past Iraq in poll
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Kitchen table worries pushed ahead of the war in Iraq over the past month, a shift toward pocketbook issues that has gained currency as the election year dawns.
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President Bush faces widespread opposition to the troop buildup in Iraq, though he has gained support over the past month, an AP-Ipsos poll found.
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Iraq is still the focus after the debate, but campaigns will shift to domestic issues. By G. Robert Hillman and David Jackson. ALLENTOWN, Pa.
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The deterioratng Iraq situation is pushing both to look beyond their cabinets for solutions.
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Some couldn't read, but knew their party's identification number on the ballot. Others couldn't see, but were led to the polls by police. Across wide swathes of Iraq, especially in the southern Shiite and northern Kurdish areas, Iraqis went to the polls Sunday, expressing fierce determination and pride, together with hope that the election will improve their hard lives.
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Despite growing doubts, most Americans still support keeping U.S. military troops in Iraq until the country is stabilized, according to polls released Monday.
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Americans are overwhelmingly resigned to something less than clear-cut victory in Iraq and growing numbers doubt the country will achieve a stable, democratic government no matter how the U.S. gets out, according to an AP poll.
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AUSTRALIA&#39;S involvement in Iraq and terrorism strikes in Southeast Asia have made defence and national security potentially decisive issues for voters as polling day nears.
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Iraq clamped security measures across  the country on Friday, sealing land borders and curbing travel  to foil insurgents bent on wrecking Sunday's election, but 10  Iraqis and two U.S. soldiers died in fresh attacks. Iraqis  began voting abroad. In Australia, exiles danced in the  streets, proudly displaying blue ink on their fingers which  showed they had cast the election's first votes.
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As Iraqis prepare for a democratic vote, the U.S. is still struggling to prevent insurgents from destroying it
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Iraq had a rare moment out of the world spotlight in the past week, eclipsed by the tsunami devastation in Southeast Asia. But the country saw a host of critically important political developments and deadly attacks that could cripple elections set for Jan. 30, and that suggest the insurgents are refining their strategy to wreck the vote.
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Public support for the war in Iraq has fallen to a new low and Republican support is beginning to waver, a poll published Tuesday found. In the latest CNN-Opinion Research Corporation poll, 69 percent of those polled believe things are going badly in Iraq, and anti-war sentiment among GOP respondents has suddenly increased.
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Iraq looms as the first major problem for whoever wins the November 2 US presidential election, with the US-led international coalition appearing increasingly shaky.
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An overwhelming majority of Iraqis continue to say they intend to vote on Jan. 30 even as insurgents press attacks aimed at rendering the elections a failure, according to a new public opinion survey.
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BAGHDAD -- As Iraq's campaign season winds into its final week, voters will have to make their choices in a fog of limited information.
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Baghdad, Iraq -- Pro-government forces in Iraq are trying to retake control of insurgent-dominated regions ahead of January national elections.
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The Iraq war and war on terror have helped push foreign policy to the top of voters' concerns, ahead of traditional election issues like unemployment and health services, according to a poll published by the Financial Times (FT).