US rivals try to woo youth vote
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Four US presidential hopefuls join a youth election forum as Mitt Romney wins Maine Republican caucuses.
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Voter registration drives aimed at young people are turning 18- to 24-year-olds into an important variable in the presidential election, especially in decisive battleground states such as Michigan &#151; where nearly 100,000 young people have registered in recent months &#151; and Wisconsin, where the numbers are even higher.
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Thousands plan to take part this year in an online effort that lets backers of third-party candidates in swing states trade votes with people in less critical locations. But overall participation is lower than in 2000. By Joanna Glasner.
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The disappearance of 380 tons of powerful explosives from an Iraq storage depot has become a political football in the US presidential elections as both campaigns look for a last-minute advantage.
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The US presidential rivals stepped up the already frenzied pace of their campaign marathon, just 10 days before the US election.
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The US election is just little over two weeks away, and President Bush and Senator John Kerry continue to trade attacks on the campaign trail.
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Here, playing out on 57th Street, there's an intense miniature version of the nationwide effort by President Bush and Sen. John Kerry to find friendly voters and get them to the polls on Nov. 2.
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Americans abroad have registered in record numbers, hoping their votes will help swing the U.S. election
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Early voting for the US presidential election began in Florida on Monday as activists urged people to opt for early ballots to avoid a repeat of the 2000 election fiasco
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US presidential candidates George W Bush and John Kerry tour states seen as important to win November's poll.
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Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is appearing in adverts encouraging young people to vote in the US elections.
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U.S. college students are already  stressed about getting good grades and a decent job, but this  year there is added pressure: the presidential campaigns want  them to help decide the country's political future.
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The two greying candidates for the US presidency face a special challenge keeping up with rival pressure of America's demanding seniors and youth.
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DALLAS - The gloves have come off in the tight election race between two Texas congressmen - and every other article of clothing appears to be fair game as well. Democrats on Monday circulated old newspaper clippings of a 1974 college streaking stunt staged by hundreds of students - including then-18-year-old Pete Sessions - at Southwest Texas State University...
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It wasn't long ago that Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign scoffed at the notion that young voters would deliver an election. How quickly things can change.
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They love using their iPods, laptops and cell phones for political information, yet many young adults say they aren't quite sure how to get a ballot in the first place.
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The governing Labour Party is at it, as are the opposition Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Political blogging, podcasting and online video is taking off in Britain as politicians look to widen the net for new -- and importantly younger -- voters.