Electoral battleground is shifting
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Bush has strengthened his hold on some states recently in play, leaving Florida, once again, in a pivotal swing position. By Liz Marlantes | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Tuesdayâs primary results did not match the fervor that had been signaled by Barack Obamaâs dramatic march of rallies leading up to the vote.
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It's a voluntary army vs. a professional force. Button-down Republicans vs. street-wise Democrats. It's the ground war of American politics, with allies of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry spending fortunes to find their supporters and &#151; here's the hard, final part &#151; get them to vote.
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The US presidential election campaign is focusing on just a few states where the race is extremely close. The two major party candidates are spending most of their time now in these so-called battleground states.
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The Trail | Campaign refocuses after Tuesday's pummeling raises new questions about strategy.
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Films become more politicized as filmmakers seek to influence the upcoming election.
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COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - The U.S. presidential race shifted to new battlegrounds on Sunday, as Republican John McCain looked for momentum from a big win and top Democrats paid homage to slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
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Now, the Republican presidential nomination battle shifts from the typical tack of achieving inevitability to one where candidates work to amass the most delegates.
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US Democrat presidential candidate John Kerry shifts his campaign battleground towards the war Iraq.
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Presidential hopefuls head out  across the US as key primaries  loom in the battle to win  party nominations.
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Leaders on both sides of a contested election move toward  a new deal, but the impact of weeks of bloodshed may be more difficult to resolve
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The US presidential election campaign has proved so contentious that reuniting politically-divided Americans could prove beyond whoever wins the White House.
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With less that a month and a half to go until Election Day, things seem to be taking shape. What is driving the most recent events?
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The power dynamics in the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) have taken a major shift following Saturday&#39;s national election.
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As the number of states allowing early voting soars, race for undecideds intensifies and the campaign rhythm shifts.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush has been solidifying his gains in states that once were dead heats, forcing both parties' campaigns to alter strategies as the electoral battleground shrinks. Democrat John Kerry is struggling to stay afloat in some hotly contested states, including Missouri, Wisconsin and Ohio, where polls show Bush pulling ahead...
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. , Jan. 9 -- The Republican race for president largely shifted Wednesday to South Carolina, where in 10 days a divided electorate is likely to crown one candidate the front-runner and cripple the chances of one or more others.