Howard political opponent brash, mercurial
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When maverick young lawmaker Mark Latham took over the Australian Labor Party leadership last year, the choice was seen as a huge gamble.
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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.
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One week away from a knife-edge election, Australian Prime Minister John Howard declared yesterday he would be re-elected on October 9, but only just, as anti-Iraq war rallies urged voters to throw him out of office.
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The PM&#39;s populism, and his place in history, has been challenged by Mark Latham, writes Robert Manne. One of the most curious features of the current election campaign auction - where the bids of both main
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard,  behind in polls ahead of a 2007 election, was accused on Monday  of trying to scare voters by saying opposition plans to cut  greenhouse gases would cause an economic recession.
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SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister John Howard, under fire over his credibility ahead of an election expected within months, on Saturday identified interest rates and industrial relations as key election issues.
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Prime Minister John Howard came under fire Friday for bankrolling a pre-election e-mail campaign carried out by a company run by his son.
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Prime Minister John Howard launched his re-election campaign today by saying he had shared the achievements and the tragedies of Australians.
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Opposition Leader Mark Latham has accused Prime Minister John Howard of running a scare campaign after Mr Howard warned interest rates would rise under Labor.
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PETER CAVE: When Andrew Peacock comprehensively beat him for the Liberal leadership, John Howard described the prospect of a comeback as &quot;Lazarus with a triple bypass&quot;.
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Australians voted in parliamentary elections Saturday with Prime Minister John Howard and his Labor Party challenger in a virtual dead heat, following a campaign that focused
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The leading candidates in Australia&#39;s national elections have very different positions on the country&#39;s role in the war on terror.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard was accused of misleading voters in the lead-up to the last national elections about asylum-seekers supposedly throwing their children into the sea.
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AUSTRALIA As the Oct. 9 election nears, polls show the rivals - the coalition led by Prime Minister John Howard, and Mark Latham&#39;s Labor party â-eck-and-neck.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard, behind in polls ahead of a 2007 election, was accused on Monday of trying to scare voters by saying opposition plans to cut greenhouse gases would cause an economic recession.
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MICHAEL HOWARD promised to play it straight with the electorate as he revealed how when he was a youth a meeting with a senior Welsh politician left him disillusioned with Labour.
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No one is giving him much of a chance, but the former Senator with the populist message insists he can outlast his more prominent rivals