States See Federal Largesse as Election Nears
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Whether as loan guarantees for a  shop in Ohio or a grant for a Florida power plant, the Bush  administration is showering hundreds of millions of dollars in  federal money on toss-up states in the presidential election.
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Tuesdayâs presidential election might be won or lost in eight states where the race is too close to call. What could tip the balance is jobs â-r the lack of them.
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Presidential candidates began filing second quarter financial reports with the Federal Election Commission on Friday. Here's a look at the highlights from their filings:
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A Feb. 5 vote brings candidates to the state, as intended. But fundraising still trumps issues.
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John Edwards' presidential campaign is entitled to $8.8 million in federal matching funds and John McCain's could get $5.8 million, election regulators said Thursday.
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Wins are pumping money into candidates' campaign funds. Yet money alone is not translating into victories.
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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 days.
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Political advertising  spending in this presidential primary season is on a record  track with TV stations in the early decision states benefiting  the most.
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House and Senate candidates have spent at least &#36;487 million this election cycle, &#36;130 million more than congressional candidates had poured in by this point in the 2002 races.
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President Bush burned through more than half of his &#36;75 million government grant to cover his general-election campaign costs in September, leaving him with just under &#36;37 million left for the final month before the Nov. 2 election.
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Big delegate-states could really influence the race on the G.O.P. side.
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CQPolitics.com reported Tuesday about a new feature on the Federal Election CommissionÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂs Web site that enables users to determine the geographic sources ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ by state and zip code ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ of the funds raised by each contender in the 2008 presidential race.
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Election Day this year will set the course for job policy, health care reforms and school spending &#151; not to mention taxes. And that's not just in the run for president. Eleven states will pick governors next month, and the contests allow domestic issues to get some attention as money pours into the campaigns and the races heat up.
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The domestic policy differences between the president and his Democratic challenger for the White House are dramatic and significant for U.S. states, who receive billions in federal dollars every year.
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One of the largest and most liberal labor unions in the country is the biggest contributor to the Republican Governors Association for the coming election, even topping heavyweight GOP donors such as the National Rifle Association.
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Political parties and civil rights activists have brought a wealth of lawsuits on voting issues before the Nov. 2 U.S. presidential election even gets under way.
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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