States up for grabs dwindling
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The news flashed around the narrow world of presidential politics in a nanosecond late last week - George W. Bush will campaign in New Jersey!
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On Super Tuesday, they approved measures to expand slot machines. But they declined to amend term limits for state lawmakers.
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Robust population growth continues to sweep the nation's Southern and Western states, according to estimates released Wednesday by the Census Bureau. If the trend continues, states that have been population powerhouses since the 19th century will lose their dominance to Sun Belt states by 2010.
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Fewer workers signed up for  unemployment aid last week, underscoring stability in the labor  market, and inventories at U.S. wholesalers picked up in April  in a sign businesses are preparing for more demand later this  year.
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- As the November election draws closer, the candidates are pulling off the gloves to win the battleground states.
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NEW YORK -- Faced with a weak national economy and a worsening housing crisis, a growing number of states are confronted with severe budget deficits, forcing some governors to come up with creative -- some say risky -- budget gimmicks to find new sources of cash.
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If you really want to get discouraged about the prospects for property tax relief, consider the numbers as the state closes the books on what is turning out to be a banner year for taxes, if not taxpayers.
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Unemployment declined last month in eight of 10 states that are hotly contested in the presidential race, including Ohio where job losses and a struggling economy have boosted Democrat John Kerry&#39;s election hopes.
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Democrats Clinton and Obama split states; biggest prize projected for New York senatorSen. John McCain piles up projected wins -- including crown jewels California and New York Mike Huckabee projected for impressive wins in South; Mitt Romney cobbles together victories
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The presidential election may be decided along party lines, but in six states with close races for governor, local concerns prevail.
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Could differences in economic performance among states determine how the election shakes out? The answer is a definite maybe.
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Many state and local officials are making last-minute efforts to limit or reverse the rollout of new machines in the November elections.
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Election offices across the nation were swamped Monday as potential new voters rushed to beat registration deadlines in more than a dozen states.
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A month and a day after voters went to the polls, the closest governor&#39;s race in Washington state history -- and one of the nation&#39;s closest-ever statewide contests -- lurched
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Eight states worth just 99 electoral votes are up for grabs in the closely fought presidential race, with the White House going to whoever conquers this shrinking battlefield.
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So many states, so little time. There are only so many hours in the day and so many miles in even the fastest airplane, so presidential candidates are scrambling to find ways to boost their profile in the many states they'll have to skip or brush lightly before next Tuesday's virtual national primary.
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A handful of farm states are often ignored as a "fly-over zone" separating the populous coasts, but in this close election year they have become part of the battle for the White House.