Upper Midwest Crucial to Kerry's Hopes
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In 2000, political pundits summed up the race in three words: Florida, Florida, Florida. Here's three words to consider this fall: Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. President Bush is targeting their combined 27 electoral votes &#151; the same total as Florida, where a bitterly contested recount settled the last election.
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He visits Wilkes-Barre, says foe plans big cuts; Bush camp calls the attack misleading. By Joe McDermott. WILKES-BARRE | Democrat John Kerry hit on characteristic themes and scares Tuesday - including the
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Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa, with a combined 27 electoral votes, have the potential to be pivotal in this election.
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President Bush and Sen. John Kerry stormed through the critical Midwest yesterday, stressing economic themes in a region hit hard by the recent recession.
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Competing for votes in corn-growing Iowa, John Kerry waved to crowds with one ear in each hand. Not to be outdone by his Democratic rival, President Bush ate one raw.
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The state that launched George W. Bush on the road to the White House and rejuvenated John F. Kerry&#39;s presidential hopes took
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This suburb of Pennsylvania's largest city, with its carefully-groomed lawns lined with signs supporting President George W. Bush or Democrat John Kerry, represents one of the many fronts in the battle for the White House.
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Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., greets the choir after speaking during Sunday Services at the Shiloh Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004.
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When decision time comes this fall, the real swing votes in the 2004 presidential election may not come from Pennsylvania, Ohio or even the notorious Florida. The ultimate Bush-Kerry battleground may turn out to be somewhere more far-flung and unexpected &#151; Israel, Britain, even Indonesia.
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry(L) holds up a Boston Red Sox shirt at a rally in Manchester, NH Sunday, Oct. 31, 2004.
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The 2004 presidential campaign nears the finish line with Florida, New Hampshire and six battleground states in the Upper Midwest and the Great Lakes up for grabs, according
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GREEN BAY, WisconsinââDemocrat John Kerry appealed to voters to elect a president _ namely, him _ who will ``trust you with the truth,Â´Â´ and quickened the pace of a campaign now in its final week.
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For John Kerry to win Ohio, he must look to a yet-to-be calculated number of uncounted votes and hope he can win enough to overcome President Bush's lead in the state.
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Bruce Springsteen&#39;s appearances with John Kerry here and in Madison, Wis., brought out some of the biggest political crowds of the entire campaign, with at least
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The presidential debate on Sept. 30 confirmed my interest in John Kerry for president. His explanations of what he intends to do must surpass George W. Bush.
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CANONSBURG, Pa. - The presidential candidates and their running mates fanned out across the Midwest with Labor Day promises of job creation, appealing for votes in the territory pivotal to winning November's election...
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President Bush (website - news - bio) and Sen. John Kerry (website - news - bio) plan to start the day Friday in crucial Midwest swing states, then head to opposite sides of the US after