Howard clings to narrow lead
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JOHN Howard&#39;s Coalition is clinging to a narrow election-winning lead despite strong support for Labor&#39;s Medicare package, an exclusive Herald Sun poll shows.
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Michael Howard's decision to put immigration at the heart of the Conservative general election campaign drew an initial muted reaction from Labour yesterday.
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Embattled Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Tuesday refused to bow out of this year&#39;s election despite discontent in his party caused by falling opinion poll ratings suggesting it will lose.
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JALAPA, Mexico  - Mexico's main opposition party  clung to a narrow lead early on Monday in the race for governor  in Veracruz state, where it is fighting to hold on to one of  its oldest electoral bastions before 2006 presidential  elections.
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After seven hours of very fast sailing following a tight and breathtaking duel between the biggest boats as they made their way out of Sydney Harbour, Grant Wharington&#39;s Skandia held a narrow lead in the Sydney-Hobart race yesterday.
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Prime Minister John Howard has been accused of turning his back on Asia, kowtowing to America and being Australia's most boring leader. On Saturday, he assured himself a place in the country's history with a fourth consecutive election victory that will make him Australia's second-longest-serving prime minister in December.
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CHICAGO - With less than three months until Election Day, US Senate Democratic candidate Barack Obama holds a hefty lead over his Republican opponent Alan Keyes, according to a new poll.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard is seeking a fourth term in power at today&#39;s election, promising to extend 13 years of economic growth and keep mortgage rates low.
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CANBERRA -- Australia&#39;s main opposition Labor party&#39;s lead over the conservative government weakened in a poll trend released on Monday, as a heated battle over economic management dominates debate ahead of an Oct. 9 election.
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POLLS out today giving the coalition a lead over the Labor Party proved how close the contest would be, Prime Minister John Howard said today.
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With polls favoring conservative Prime Minister John Howard as Australia&#39;s election campaign entered its final day Friday, the incumbent said his rival
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Just four days before a closely fought election, Australian Prime Minister John Howard says he faces a tough battle despite an opinion poll showing his conservative government ahead of opposition Labour.
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BOTH Prime Minister John Howard and Opposition Leader Mark Latham today played down new poll results which showed the Government clawing back some of Labor&#39;s lead.
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Polls out today giving the coalition a lead over the Labor Party proved how close the contest would be, Prime Minister John Howard said today.
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A former education minister seeking to become Paraguay's first female president held a narrow lead on Monday in a race for the ruling party's presidential nomination, partial results showed.
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LABOR has failed to make inroads in Coalition marginal seats, casting doubt on its chances of winning Saturday&#39;s election. An exclusive Newspoll shows the Coalition hanging on to its lead in the seats Mark Latham must win.
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WHEN it comes to national security as an election issue, John Howard still leads Mark Latham by a wide margin as preferred prime minister.