Is Israel 'Swing State' That Could Tip U.S. Election?
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DEIR DIBWAN, West Bank  - In this hillside village  known as the "little America" of the West Bank, businessman Abu  Mohammed voted for George W. Bush in the last U.S. election but  vows not to make the same mistake twice.
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While the undecideds are a small part of the electorate, they could determine the outcome of the election because the races are so tight in the swing states.
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Tuesdayâs presidential election might be won or lost in eight states where the race is too close to call. What could tip the balance is jobs â-r the lack of them.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon speaks to reporters after casting his ballot at the Likud party meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004.
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The primary race could herald a political shake-up of Prime Minister Ehud Olmertâs ruling coalition.
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Israel is set on a collision course with the EU and could turn into a pariah state, on a par with South Africa during the apartheid years, if the conflict with the Palestinians is not resolved, Israel&#39;s foreign ministry has warned.
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Israel, which receives about 1.5 billion pounds a year in US aid, may seek extra funding next year to bolster border security and overhaul checkpoints as part of a plan
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If you'd like to vote for a third-party candidate, but don't want to cost the Democrats or Republicans the election, take heart. Sites are cropping up to allow voters in swing states to swap votes with people in non-swing states. By Joanna Glasner.
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Republicans have taken the election battle to the traditionally Democratic Jewish community in Florida, the state that gave George W. Bush the US presidency with a 537-vote lead in 2000.
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JERUSALEM  - Israel is set on a collision course with the European Union and could turn into a pariah state, like South Africa during the apartheid years, if the Mideast conflict is not resolved, Israel's Foreign Ministry warns in a confidential 10-year forecast.
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At least one Election Day prediction turned out to be right: Ohio was the king of the swing states. Correctly forecasting which way the Buckeye State would turn -- and why -- was another matter.
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The nation's capital and its suburbs have a rare opportunity to help decide a presidential election rather than just obsess about it, as next Tuesday's three-jurisdiction contest centers on Washington and its two neighbors.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon urged his Likud party on Thursday to vote for a governing alliance with the Labour Party, warning that failure to do so would force snap elections and derail his Gaza withdrawal plan. Internal polls predict victory for Sharon in a crucial ballot by the rightist Likud's Central Committee on whether to allow him to open talks with center-left Labour on joining a unity coalition to shore up his shattered government.
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BAGHDAD - A pair of elections - one in the United States, the other in Iraq - may play key roles in determing coalition movements in Iraq, according to US officials Sunday.
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Outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell told Israelâs prime minister today that the United States wanted to take advantage of new opportunities in the Middle East, and that it supported Palestinian elections set for January 9.
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The election of a new Palestinian leader on Sunday could prompt a surge of U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East. And yet, President Bush has ruled out "shortcuts" to an accord with Israel.
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A speech by President Bush's national security adviser to a powerful pro-Israel lobbying group in Florida eight days before the election caps a concerted Republican drive for Jewish votes that has so far yielded minimal results.