Minority vote moves center stage
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With nomination contests in lily-white Iowa and New Hampshire settled, minority voting power now moves into the spotlight.
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A bitter campaign ends with voters divided and lawyers waiting in the wings. The world holds its breath. People vote early at the Kern County elections office in Bakersfield, Calif.
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In one hopeful sign for the Democrats, their voters have outnumbered Republicans at the  polls in the early primaries by almost 2-1
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Polarized voters, almost perfectly divided between the two parties &#151; and the balance of power hanging on hard-fought, expensive campaigns in a few key areas. It's the story line of the 2004 presidential election, but it's also playing out in the battle for power in state legislatures, where Democratic and Republican control has probably never been so evenly divided.
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As the November presidential election nears, several groups are mobilizing to monitor the voting process -- including a group of observers from across the globe and over a thousand techies who will help evaluate voting machines. By Laila Weir.
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In an election year when just a few thousand votes in a few states could decide the winner, the growing number of voters who cast ballots weeks before Election Day is transforming the landscape for political campaigns.
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The Senate and House that will open in January will have a stronger Republican majority that has moved to the right, while the Democratic minority will be weaker and edged
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The six senators seeking the White House can talk the talk. Voting the vote is not so easy.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. While attention focuses on Florida, where election chaos reigned four years ago, voters in many other states also have begun voting.
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SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 10 -- Almost everywhere nationwide, the midterm elections are but a distant memory, supplanted by Christmas shopping and holiday parties. But here, candidates are still battling to determine the makeup of the House and the fate of Texas's first Hispanic Republican elected to...
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A Republican-backed ballot initiative in California to swap the traditional winner-take-all presidential election for one where electoral votes are allocated by congressional district has made steady progress in recent weeks and has Democrats moving into overdrive to try to block it.
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In this year&#39;s presidential election, most of the Electoral College map went the same way it did in 2000. But late last night, votes were still being counted in Ohio.
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Different readings in the presidential race point, in part, to a volatile electorate.
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The presidential race is for the next few days largely in the hands of voters who identify with neither party.
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Arizona senator's win in Wisconsin signals a coalescing of a Republican electorate.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Election Day is still two weeks away, but voters across the state have the option Monday of beginning to cast their ballots early in this pivotal battleground state...
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The first round of voting this Sunday offers a divided electorate stark choices between East and West.