National polls split, but Kerry makes headway in states
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National polls were split over who was leading the US presidential race, but Democrat John Kerry showed signs of making headway against President George W. Bush in the decisive state-by-state battle.
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WASHINGTON, Oct 29  - President George W. Bush appeared to be making a move on Democratic turf in the country&#39;s heartland but his challenger John Kerry fought hard in other key swing states ahead of Tuesday&#39;s election, polls showed Friday.
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THE RACE: The presidential race for Republicans, Democrats nationally.
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President George W. Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry traded blows on key domestic issues and criss-crossed battleground states hoping to sway undecided voters as the campaign clock ticks down.
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Fresh polls showed Democrat John Kerry chipping away at President George W. Bush's lead in their race for the White House but gave mixed signals on the impact of the dominating issue, Iraq.
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President Bush's lead over Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry has narrowed since their debate with four polls released on Monday showing the race tied or slightly favoring the incumbent.
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The latest round of polls in the US election race shows the presidential candidates more or less tied, with Democratic hopeful John Kerry trailing Republican president George Bush by two or three percentage points, a gap still within a margin of error.
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Could differences in economic performance among states determine how the election shakes out? The answer is a definite maybe.
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Sen. John Kerry has opened narrow leads in Florida, Michigan, New Hampshire and a handful of other battleground state polls since accepting the Democratic nomination, increasing pressure on President Bush to regain lost ground at the Republican National Convention.
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Three new opinion polls released Sunday showed US presidential election rivals George W. Bush and John Kerry still struggling to establish a decisive lead.
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George W. Bush and John Kerry charged into the endgame of their White House race virtually deadlocked, the president leading barely in most national polls but the Democrat moving up in key state battles.
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President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry are tied nationwide in a tense race for the White House, but Kerry leads in six of 10 battleground states, according to Reuters/Zogby polls released on Sunday.
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Two national polls on Thursday showed the race between President Bush and Democrat John Kerry deadlocked again as Bush's convention bounce faded, although the president has made headway in key swing states.
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President Bush&#39;s lead over Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry has narrowed since their debate with four polls released on Monday showing the race tied or slightly favoring the incumbent.
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Michigan, one of the hotly contested &quot;battleground states,&quot; is showing razor-thin poll margins between George Bush and John Kerry.
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President Bush&#39;s postconvention bounce in state and national polls has left Democratic challenger John F. Kerry with a smaller battlefield upon
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Democrat John Kerry has gained ground on President Bush in several states in recent weeks, while independent Ralph Nader remains a factor.