Rudd 'extending lead' over Howard
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Australian opposition leader Kevin Rudd is strengthening his lead over PM John Howard, a new poll suggests.
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The latest opinion polls ahead of Australian elections next month sent contradictory messages with one survey giving the opposition Labor Party a big lead and a second tipping the conservative coalition of Prime Minister John Howard.
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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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JOHN Howard is the second leader of the coalition of the willing to go to the polls in an election likely to be dominated by national security, the Iraq war and the US alliance.
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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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Australia&#39;s opposition Labor party has opened up a commanding lead over the conservative government of Prime Minister John Howard with around two months to go to an election, a poll said Monday.
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SYDNEY, Australia - Australian Prime Minister John Howard's Liberal Party took a substantial lead over the opposition in nationwide elections Saturday, and both sides said the government, a steadfast U.S. ally in the Iraq war, was all but certain to retain power...
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BRISBANE (Dow Jones)--Australian Labor Party leader Mark Latham, who polls show could be prime minister after the national election, used a key policy speech Wednesday
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John Howard is seeking a fourth term as Australia&#39;s prime minister. The head of the conservative Liberal Party is one of the country&#39;s most experienced politicians.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has called long-anticipated national elections for October 9. As in Spain earlier this year, he faces an opposition that has vowed to withdraw its troops from the American-led coalition in Iraq.
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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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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Sunday discounted suggestions his predecessor as Labor Party leader, Kim Beazley, could be appointed as the country's next governor-general.
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The Conservative Party has extended its opinion poll lead over Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party, according to a new poll.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard yesterday called a general election for Oct. 9, with his conservative government trailing well behind the opposition Labor Party in opinion polls.
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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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Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s government has a narrow lead over the opposition Labor Party, according to two polls published Saturday, just three weeks ahead of Australia&#39;s federal election.
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An Australian opinion poll has indicated a rise in support for the governing coalition led by Prime Minister John Howard. But two days in to the six-week election campaign the main opposition Labor Party headed