10 states may decide who fills Oval Office
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In an election that could be decided by late events in close states, 10 states stand out as potentially the tightest as the 2004 presidential campaign enters its final weekend.
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With most of the states having made up their mind on the presidential race in February, less than a quarter of them can truly be regarded as still in play.
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Ten of the candidates for the presidency ranked by perceptions of their experience.
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So what if they're running to be leader of the free world. The Democratic presidential candidates remain at the mercy of party leaders in four states &#151; Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina &#151; who want to keep other states from infringing on their exclusive right to hold nominating contests in January.
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All eyes may be on Iowa and New Hampshire, but many of them are rolling.
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The six senators seeking the White House can talk the talk. Voting the vote is not so easy.
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The news that US Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist has cancer has raised a neglected but weighty factor this election: The next president will very likely choose one or more new Supreme Court justices.
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Poll contests in Wisconsin, Hawaii and Washington state mark the next stage in the White House race.
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Some Republicans are upset that the White House has nominated only 25 people to fill the 47 vacancies now on the federal judiciary. Not to worry. If history is any guide, President Bush can nominate as many people as he wants, but most of them will not don the black robes anytime soon.
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Initiatives in 11 states are dividing electorates and shaping the Bush-Kerry race.
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After 10 months of handshaking, photo taking and promise making, it&#39;s all come down to this. The opening round of the 2004 presidential election is over for the first handful of states.
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The four will cast their votes for one-time Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry at a Statehouse ceremony at noon. The Electoral College convenes in each of the 50 states today to cast their electoral votes.
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The U.S. economy added 61,900 jobs  in August in 10 of the 16 key states that may decide the next  presidential election now 46 days away.
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Mitt Romney will release his delegates Â and while the rules vary by state, he can ask many of them to support John McCain.
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The move by 12 states could coax Congress to pass efficiency limits.
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The essence of the president's moves has been to fill key cabinet agencies with people he has relied on in the Oval Office.
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President overshadowed by race to choose successor attempts to reassert primacy