Candidates focus on economy before new votes
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FLORENCE, South Carolina  - Republicans John McCain and Mike Huckabee touted their economic credentials in South Carolina on Friday on the eve of the South's first vote for U.S. presidential nominees, as rival Mitt Romney pressed his advantage out West in Nevada.
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Buffeted by late surprises and making vital last-minute decisions on the fly, the major presidential candidates are careening toward Tuesday&#39;s finish to Campaign 2004 across
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The GOP presidential front-runners, locked in a tight race, are churning out ads and talking about the economy in a last-minute effort to win over Michigan voters before Tuesday's primary.
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President Bush says his economic policies, including billions of dollars in tax cuts, are helping to create new jobs. But not the millions he promised. Democratic challenger John Kerry says 10 million new jobs would be added in his first term. Don't bet on that either.
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Â· Disastrous week after loss of aides and cash crisis  Â· Republican to focus on three key primary states
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The Senate is set to begin voting on dueling economic aid proposals, as senators rush to add more benefits to a House-passed package
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Prime Minister John Howard's election campaign received a last-minute boost as new unemployment figures showed a larger than expected fall in the number of jobless, two days before an election he has fought on his economic record.
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Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry launched a two-week tour focusing on the economy as a new poll showed President George W. Bush vulnerable on the key campaign issue.
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COMPTON, California  - Economic worries dominated the U.S. presidential campaign on Thursday, with White House hopefuls on both coasts touting plans to ease the pain of a recession while President George W. Bush prepared to announce his own fiscal package.
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President Bush and Democratic  challenger Sen. John Kerry turned their focus to domestic  issues on Saturday, sparring over tax cuts and other economic  policies as they campaigned in battleground states.
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BOCA RATON, Florida  - Presidential candidates competed on Tuesday to look strong on the economy after an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve and shaky markets worldwide exacerbated fears of a looming U.S. recession.
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CANONSBURG, Pa./POPLAR BLUFF  - Democratic  presidential nominee John Kerry, fresh from a campaign revamp  and slipping in the polls, tried to focus on the economy on  Monday but instead offered new criticism of the Iraq war, while  President Bush touted his tax reform.
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Political fires are still burning brightly ahead of this weekend's elections
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Voters finally are about to make decisions in a landmark presidential race that both sides believe is pivotal in terms of America&#39;s future.
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For Saturday's crucial primary, the GOP candidates are busy reframing the issues and shoring up their conservative credentials
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WASHINGTON - With Hurricane Frances poised to strike Florida, business leaders and political candidates were watching how the huge storm affects the economy of a key swing state in the presidential race.
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With the US presidential election just a few weeks away, much political discussion centers on questions of national security and economic affairs.