Results Show Da Silva Leading Brazil Vote
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Brazilian voters gave a boost to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in nationwide municipal elections on Sunday, according to initial results, in the first electoral test for the leftist leader and his plans to remake Latin America's biggest country.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Diogo Silva gave Brazil its first gold medal of the Panamerican Games on Sunday, but the celebration was quickly eclipsed as the soccer-mad country turned its attention to victory at the Copa America.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil wants a seat at the top  table of world nations.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da   Silva extended his lead over his closest rival in Brazil's   presidential race, taking 50 percent of the vote in the latest   poll released on Thursday.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Nagging corruption scandals thwarted Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's hopes of clinching a first-round election victory and he now faces a high-stakes run-off against an inspired rival.
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More than 100 million Brazilians will vote this weekend in the first electoral test for the administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a key opportunity for the former union boss to boost his power in Latin America's largest country.
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With three-quarters of the ballots tabulated, BrazilÂs president had 49.4 percent of the vote, but it is unclear if he will avoid a runoff.
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In its first electoral test since taking power 21 months ago, the party of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emerged stronger from nationwide municipal elections but did not win in the country's biggest city, Sao Paulo.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - A source close to President   Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's election committee said on Tuesday   a poll due to be released shortly would show Lula's commanding   lead over his main rival in Brazil's presidential race   narrowing slightly from last week.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces a month of high-stakes campaigning against an inspired challenger who will try to hammer on corruption scandals to unseat the former metalworker in a run-off vote.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da   Silva expanded a wide margin over the main rival in Brazil's   presidential race, strengthening his chance of being reelected   in a first round vote, a poll showed on Tuesday.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must contest a run-off after a string of corruption scandals turned many voters against the former factory worker in Sunday's presidential election.
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's leftist Worker's Party appears set to lose control of South America's biggest city, Sao Paulo, with polls showing voters will replace the mayor with the man who lost the presidential election to Silva two years ago.
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President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, Dmitry Medvedev, has a commanding lead ahead of Russia's presidential election with 63 percent support, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva&#39;s Workers&#39; Party won mayoral races in six state capitals and had candidates leading in three others, putting it on track to increase control of the nation&#39;s largest cities.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must fight his main challenger in a run-off vote after many Brazilians turned against him in Sunday's presidential election and punished the former union leader for a string of corruption scandals.
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil says he is certain he will be re-elected in a second round of voting.