Upper Midwest Crucial to Kerry's Hopes
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LA CROSSE, Wis. - In 2000, political pundits summed up the race in three words: Florida, Florida, Florida...
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President Bush and challenger John F. Kerry were still searching early this morning for the crucial edge in a handful of battleground states in an election
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There is no reason to believe Illinois will provide much drama on Election Night. The last News 25/Pantagraph poll of the campaign shows John Kerry comfortably ahead in his quest for Illinois electoral votes.
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The wrong half of Europe is for Kerry. If the presidential election still looks open in America itself - the polls show the two candidates continually overtaking each other - Senator John Kerry is agreed to be ...
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WASHINGTON, Oct 31  - The race for the White House was wide open late Saturday as it headed down to the wire with President George W. Bush and his rival John Kerry scrambling for decisive votes in Florida and the US Midwest.
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TONY EASTLEY: To the election in the United States, where Democrat John Kerry is enjoying the afterglow of his strong performance in the first debate with President Bush.
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Labor has much to offer Sen. John Kerry in his quest for the presidency: a massive voter mobilization machine that is backed by well more than &#36;157 million and was fine-tuned by union leaders this week.
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BOARDMAN, Ohio  - For Democratic challenger John  Kerry, the presidential race has come down to three words --  focus, focus, focus. Even a hunting trip on Thursday was more  about votes than geese.
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Two old sayings are colliding in the presidential campaign, and there's some truth to both of them. Politics is dirty. Midwesterners are nice.
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Dashed White House ambitions, John Kerry has learned, can be humbling.
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Sen. John Kerry's advisers think they've finally gotten Minnesota where it should be &#151; barely in the Democratic column. For now.
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CANONSBURG, Pa. - The presidential candidates and their running mates fanned out across the Midwest with Labor Day promises of job creation, appealing for votes in the territory pivotal to winning November's election...
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In a seesaw campaign, President Bush has opened a lead over John Kerry in their drive to White House victory by making gains in the Midwest and solidifying his Southern base.
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Competing for votes in corn-growing Iowa, John Kerry waved to crowds with one ear in each hand. Not to be outdone by his Democratic rival, President Bush ate one raw.
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By Dick Meyer. By Dotty Lynch. By Bob Schieffer. (CBS/AP) President Bush and Sen. John Kerry took their campaign battle to the Midwest on Wednesday, with Kerry questioning the president&#39;s leadership
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President Bush and Sen. John Kerry plan to start the day Friday in crucial Midwest swing states, then head to opposite sides of the U.S. after a day of heated words on the campaign trail about health care and medical research.
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(CBS) Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry went on a waterfowl hunt to try to win votes in Ohio, while President Bush planned to campaign in nearby Pennsylvania, a state he has often visited as much as his beloved ranch.