Australian General Elections On October 9
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The presence of Australian troops in Iraq is expected to dominate the polls. Howard is seeking a fourth term, but faces stiff competition from Labor Party leader Mark Latham, with the two parties level in opinion polls.
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THE federal election was as &quot;close as it gets&quot;, Prime Minister John Howard said today. Commenting on the latest Newspoll, Mr Howard said he believed the October 9 poll would go down to the wire.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard called an election for Oct. 9 betting that income tax cuts and a national security record will help his conservative coalition defeat the opposition Labor Party.
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(Sydney, Australia-AP) Oct. 9, 2004 - Australian Prime Minister John Howard has claimed victory in national elections. The vote will ensure the country keeps its troops in Iraq.
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Prime Minister John Howard on Sunday called a national election for Oct. 9 which is likely to serve as a referendum on Australia&#39;s troop deployment in Iraq.
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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 ...
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CANBERRA, Australia  - Australians will vote on  Oct. 9 in a cliff-hanger election pitting the conservative  government against center-left Labor, with national security  and the economy key issues, Prime Minister John Howard said on  Sunday.
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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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SYDNEY : Australian Prime Minister John Howard is widely expected to announce an election date this weekend, setting off a tight race between his conservative coalition and a resurgent Labor Party.
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Australia will hold a general election on Oct 9 with John Howard, the prime minister, seeking an unprecedented fourth term in office.
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SYDNEY : The final week of Australia&#39;s October 9 election began with conservative Prime Minister John Howard confident of winning a fourth term and opposition leader Mark Latham embracing the underdog tag.
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DESPITE this week&#39;s Newspoll predicting an ALP win, Labor hardheads remain far from convinced October 9 will see a change of government.
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Description: Australians go to the polls Saturday to choose a prime minster. The incumbent, conservative politician John Howard, supported President Bush&#39;s war on Iraq and contributed 2,000 Australian troops to the effort.
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Australia&#39;s ruling coalition is ahead of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in the last opinion pollbefore Saturday&#39;s federal election.
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CANBERRA - Australia&#39;s conservative government leads the centre-left Labor party as the nation&#39;s six-week campaign enters the home stretch ahead of an October 9 election, showed an opinion poll released on Monday.
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Australian leader John Howard calls a general election for 9 October, seeking a fourth term.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s governing Liberal Party took a slight lead in nationwide elections Saturday, according to initial results, an early sign that one of President Bush&#39;s most ardent allies in the Iraq war may