Iraq, terror pop up in governors' races
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A few candidates for governor are venturing beyond domestic issues like schools and taxes to take stances on the war in Iraq and terrorism, with a California Democrat vowing he'll try to withdraw his state's Guard troops from Iraq and an Arizona Republican blasting a Sept. 11 memorial for being unpatriotic.
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CANBERRA: Australia is at risk of a Madrid-style attack to exploit differences over the Iraq war in the run-up to an October 9 election, a terrorism expert warned, as opinion polls showed the race was too close to call today.
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Two statewide polls show the governor&#39;s race between Democratic incumbent Joe Kernan and Republican challenger Mitch Daniels remains tight one week before Election Day.
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A series of increasingly brazen attacks have deepened the sense of growing mayhem as the January elections approach.
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In large swaths of Iraq, campaigning is done in the shadows by candidates who are often too terrified to say their names.
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Terrorism command centers were activated in dozens of states and cities throughout the country on Tuesday because of fears of an election-year attack.
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President Bush and Sen. John Kerry  battled on Wednesday over missing explosives in Iraq as they  hunted for votes in key swing states during the final days of a  tight White House race.
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The Republican governor of Massachusetts  on Monday expressed frustration with the way the federal  government tells states about possible terrorism threats that  might involve them.
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A top U.S. general said on Thursday insurgents in Iraq were using crude chemical bombs in a new campaign to create instability, as U.S. and Iraqi forces stepped up a security crackdown in Baghdad.
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Guerrillas tried to assassinate  Baghdad's governor on Tuesday, opening fire on his convoy and  then detonating a bomb in a van parked by the roadside, police  and government officials said.
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TIKRIT, Iraq  - The governor of Iraq's Salahuddin province escaped an assassination attempt on Monday that, if successful, would have made him the third regional governor to be killed this month, police said.
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A BOMB near a Shiite shrine and an outspoken attack on Shiite Iran by an Iraqi minister fuelled fears of sectarian strife as campaigning began today for Iraq&#39;s first free election since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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Through all the counting and recounting in the closest governor's race in state history, Republican Dino Rossi has held the slimmest of margins over Democrat Christine Gregoire &#151; even picking up a few votes here and there as a tedious hand recount grinds on.
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The Iraq War is center stage again in Connecticut's increasingly nasty Senate race.
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The attacks further underscore the capital's vulnerability to insurgent violence as the January elections approach.
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Guerrillas tried to assassinate Baghdad&#39;s governor on Tuesday, opening fire on his convoy and then detonating a bomb in a van parked by the roadside, police and government officials said.
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The presidential election has deeply divided many Americans, but in six states with close races for governor, local concerns prevail.