Australian PM Confident of Re-Election
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard says he is confident of winning re-election to a fourth term this week, but by a narrow margin.
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One week away from a knife-edge election, Australian Prime Minister John Howard declared yesterday he would be re-elected on October 9, but only just, as anti-Iraq war rallies urged voters to throw him out of office.
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Conservative Australian Prime Minister  John Howard is about to call an Oct. 9 election to seek a  fourth consecutive term in office, local media said on Sunday.
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Australia's conservative Prime Minister John Howard, a key U.S. ally and supporter of the Iraq war, celebrated his election win on Sunday after voters enjoying the fruits of a strong economy gave him another term.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard, a key US ally and supporter of the Iraq war, celebrated on Sunday his election win over opposition Labor after voters enjoying the fruits of a strong economy gave him another term.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard called national elections for October 9, hoping his conservative government can win a fourth term in office thanks to a buoyant economy and his close alliance with US President George W. Bush.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has decided against retiring and will lead his Liberal Party into elections next year in a bid for a fifth term, backbenchers have said.
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Prime Minister John Howard is betting eight years of economic growth and interest rates at a three- decade low will win him a fourth consecutive term in office when 13 million Australians elect a new government tomorrow.
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SYDNEY - Prime Minister John Howard looked set Sunday to hold the most powerful mandate of any Australian leader in a generation after weekend elections handed him effective control of both houses of parliament and free rein to impose his conservative
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Chicago Tribune - John Howard appears poised to become Australia's second-longest serving prime minister when the country goes to the polls Saturday, despite criticism over the war in Iraq and his dwindling credibility.
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Announcing the election date, Mr Howard said it would be a decision for voters about who they trusted most to look after Australia and its economic future.
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SYDNEY, Australia - Australian voters face a stark choice on Iraq when they choose a new prime minister - to stay or to go.    Prime Minister John Howard, whose conservative coalition is seeking a fourth three-year term on Oct...
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Prime Minister John Howard says he is confident Australia&#39;s neighbours will understand the Government&#39;s decision to purchase long-range cruise missiles.
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SYDNEY, Australia  - Fresh from winning a fourth term in office, Australian Prime Minister John Howard renewed his commitment Wednesday to the principle of launching pre-emptive strikes on terror cells in neighbouring Asian nations, but said they probably wouldn't be needed.
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Australia&#39;s Prime Minister and the country&#39;s main opposition leader say &quot;trust&quot; will be a key issue when voters go to the polls on October the ninth.
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Prime Minister John Howard, one of the staunchest U.S. allies in the war in Iraq, defied predictions about a close race and won a convincing victory for a historic fourth term on Saturday despite widespread public disagreement in Australia with Howard's position on the war.
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JOHN Howard is set to become Australia&#39;s second-longest-serving prime minister by winning government with an increased majority tomorrow.