Is Israel 'Swing State' That Could Tip U.S. Election?
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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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Palestinians may well be glad to see the back of George W. Bush at next month's presidential elections but are sceptical that John Kerry will execute a major rethink in US policy on the Middle East conflict.
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Many voters may not be aware that New York City has an election this year.
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U.S. politics, a desire to support  Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan and  Palestinian political disarray play into hints U.S. officials  may accept growth within Israeli settlements.
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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.
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In both Israel and America, minorities in the Jewish world are attempting to impose their will on the majority. The outcome of these efforts will do much to determine the future course of Jewish politics.
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WASHINGTON -- Israel's top diplomat pledged yesterday to do ''everything that is needed&quot; to ensure Palestinians can hold democratic elections in January -- including guaranteeing freedom of movement in the occupied territories -- but cautioned that the Palestinian people had to make a ''strategic decision&quot; to swear off terrorism for the vote to move the Middle East peace process forward.
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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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The Iraq war and concerns about terrorism may determine the outcome of the upcoming election, and they appear to have bolstered support for President Bush in at least one Republican bastion in the swing state of Wisconsin.
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Could differences in economic performance among the states actually determine how the election shakes out?
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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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Israel's Labour Party is voting to elect a new leader, with the outcome likely to alter national politics.
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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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Israel's image in the United States may be tarnished and relations with its main ally suffer even if suspicions a Pentagon analyst gave secrets to the Jewish state prove false, Israeli officials said Sunday.
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(CPOD) Sept. 16, 2004 - Many residents of Israel believe their prime ministerâs proposal to reduce the number of Israelis living among Palestinians should be put to a nationwide vote, according to a poll by TNS/Teleseker.
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WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 14: Under American encouragement and, in some cases, pressure, Israel has quietly taken steps aimed at strengthening the standing of Palestinian moderates and has agreed to consider others now that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has
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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.