Hopefuls named earlier
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Before President George W. Bush nominated Bernard Kerik to succeed Tom Ridge as Homeland Security secretary, other names had been mentioned prominently for the post.
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WASHINGTON _ A presidential candidate's macaca moment is coming. Count on it.  When George Allen, a Virginia Republican running for re-election last year to the U.S.
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With the first major test for candidates days away, both party nominations are still wide open.
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PEBBLE BEACH, California  - Around 800 hopefuls, lured by the David Beckham factor, will bid to earn a place in the same team as the former England captain during open trials for the Los Angeles Galaxy this weekend.
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Some voters say machines indicated they had voted for a different candidate.
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Obama appears the early favorite as Democrats from London to Jakarta help choose their party's candidate for the first time
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Less than a year ago, there was little indication that Virginia Republican George Allen would face much of a race in his bid for a second Senate term. With Democrats then struggling to find a credible challenger, Allen was widely expected to be able to spend a good part of this year in other states to prospect a possible bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
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THE STRATEGY: Politicians are reaching out to voters who have already applied for absentee ballots.
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Democratic presidential hopefuls on Monday brandished their labor credentials before two of the nation's more powerful unions in a hunt for endorsements.
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Some of the main candidates in Iraq's Jan. 30 elections:
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At least eight people are vying to hold a job crucial to the Democrats' future direction.
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The Christian Science Monitor - The 2008 presidential field presents a veritable cornucopia of potential firsts - a woman, an African-American, a Hispanic, a Mormon, and, representing the attribute perhaps most sensitive for discussion, a top contender who would be the oldest person ever to assume the American presidency.
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President overshadowed by race to choose successor attempts to reassert primacy
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According to the Associated Press, others believed to be nominees as of Tuesday's deadline include Ukraine's new president, Viktor Yushchenko; former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell; the International Red ...
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Five contenders and the lobbying has already begun
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The candidates from both parties were trying on Friday to generate momentum for policies designed to keep the country from sinking into recession.
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House and Senate leaders were pushing for some legislative achievements before heading home to campaign.