Eastern polls close in tight Australian election
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SYDNEY - Polling booths closed in Australia&#39;s most populous eastern states on Saturday in a tight election between the conservative government of Prime Minister John Howard and opposition Labor under Mark Latham.
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TONY EASTLEY: Two bob each way still appears the safest bet on who will win next Saturday&#39;s federal election. There&#39;s certainly no consensus amongst today&#39;s opinion polls.
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Australians voted on Saturday in an election which offered the choice between a conservative government that unreservedly backs the United States and its Iraq war and a Labor opposition seeking stronger ties in Asia.
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The contenders in Australia&#39;s election are neck and neck three days before the ballot, with the latest opinion polls disagreeing on who will win.
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12 December 2004 -- Voting has ended in Romania&#39;s presidential election and early, unofficial exit polls show the result is too close to call.
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It was simply a stunning victory. John Winston Howard led the ruling Liberal-National coalition to an easy fourth term victory in Saturday&#39;s Australian election that some pollsters had described as too close to call.
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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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LABOR has failed to make inroads in Coalition marginal seats, casting doubt on its chances of winning Saturday&#39;s election. An exclusive Newspoll shows the Coalition hanging on to its lead in the seats Mark Latham must win.
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The final week of Australia'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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Austrians go to the polls for what is expected to be one of the country's closest-run election in decades.
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Australians voted Saturday in a knife-edge election after a campaign focusing on the economy and social programs more than Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s unpopular decision to send troops to Iraq.
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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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CANBERRA, Australia -- Prime Minister John Howard says Australians will head to the ballot boxes on October 9, in a race that is seen as being the closest in 30 years.
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The environment took centre stage in Australia&#39;s election campaign on Friday with the nation&#39;s leaders, neck-and-neck in opinion polls, at odds over whether Australia
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard, whom US President George W. Bush called his ``deputy sheriff&#39;&#39; in Asia, faces little more than 50-50 odds that he&#39;ll win re-election as the country&#39;s second-longest serving leader.
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SYDNEY - The final week of Australia&#39;s Oct 9 election began Monday 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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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  Sunday.