Candidates get outside help or grief
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While Republican Mike Huckabee wishes voters Merry Christmas in a television ad, a group organized by his supporters makes automated phone calls slipping the knife into his opponents.
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For Democrats, this has been an inspiring election -- and a devastating one. They have two strong candidates, who have thus far wrestled to a draw.
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As Floridians continue to clean up after Hurricane Charley, it would appear politics is far from their minds. Polls and presidential campaigning pale beside
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By Vivian Austin, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 18--PASCAGOULA -- Sometimes individuals and groups in Jackson County do not have much to give back to volunteers for their long hours and hard work.
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America's growing army of homeless and poor faces a desperate plight, but most are unlikely to make their voices heard in the US presidential election campaign as they struggle just to survive, advocates said.
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The emotions are as jumbled as the campaign posters are clear. There is fear over the vote, hope for the future, disdain at the parties, and resilience among the people.
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Past personal and political catastrophe has become part of the narrative of Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr.âs campaign.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - A clash between Christmas vacations and the U.S. election calendar has left presidential campaigns in Iowa struggling with a shortage of student volunteers to call voters, distribute pamphlets and drive people to the polls.
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Candidates in both parties are promising to work to cover more of the Americans without health insurance.
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HOOD RIVER, Ore.  - Democrat John Kerry on  Saturday asked his presidential campaign workers in Florida to  help in recovery efforts after Hurricane Charley, but said he  had no immediate plans to visit the devastated communities.
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Americans attending Democratic presidential contender John Kerry's campaign events are an eclectic mix of undecided voters, Kerry backers and sometimes angry folks who are still struggling over their choice in the November 2 election.
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In the unpredictable world of politics, leads in the polls and candidates&#39; confidence can evaporate in an instant. But President Bush and his campaign advisers
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HEMPSTEAD, NY (CBS.MW) -- With Election Day now less than two months away, the campaign for the presidency has been rocked by several unexpected developments.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - With the U.S. presidential race tightening and little time before the first party nomination contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, candidates are trying to woo voters without trampling on their holidays.
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Shocked supporters of defeated US presidential candidate John Kerry are seeking help from psychologists, who refer to their condition as &quot;post-election selection trauma.&quot;
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Presidential campaigns are about more than just speeches, rallies and the horse race.
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Presidential politics took a back seat to grief and remembrance Tuesday, as candidates from both parties observed the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.