Iraq Vote Could Resonate In 2008
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When Sen. John E. Sununu (R-N.H.) saw reporters approaching him last week, he took off in a sprint, determined to say as little as possible about a nonbinding resolution opposing President Bush's troop escalation plan expected to come before the Senate today.
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In the US presidential race, both the Republican incumbent, President Bush, and the Democratic challenger, Senator John Kerry, have put forth similar visions for Iraq&#39;s future, namely to create a stable environment for elections as soon as possible.
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Votes against the gulf war in 1991 and for using force against Iraq in 2002 seem like a metaphor for John Kerry's Senate career.
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Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday  called for completing a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq by the end of  2008 and said if elected president he would start an effort to  help Iraqis bridge sectarian differences.
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WASHINGTON - There are two presidential races going on: One here, one in Iraq. George Bush has to convince voters he isn&#39;t losing the second to be sure of winning the first.
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The Iraq war and concerns about terrorism may determine the outcome of the upcoming election, and they appear to have bolstered support for President Bush in at least one Republican bastion in the swing state of Wisconsin.
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The Iraq war, once the key issue in the presidential election, is taking a back seat to the economy as voters fret over a possible recession and consider the improving security situation in Baghdad.
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An October surprise might take place in Iraq that could affect the outcome of the US presidential election. There could even be two October surprises.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq--Iraq&quot;s electoral commission on Sunday set Jan. 30 for elections to choose a National Assembly, a vote that could deliver power to Iraq&quot;s Shiite Muslim majority after decades of disenfranchisement.
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Two-thirds of registered voters in the Iraqi capital say they will cast their ballots in the Jan. 30 election despite the threat of violence, an independent Iraqi newspaper survey found Monday.
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Security guards look over posters promoting the upcoming Iraqi national elections in Baghdad, Iraq Monday, Nov. 1, 2004. Voter registration for the January balloting officially began Monday.
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Just as in any election, it's the undecided voters who will make the difference in Iraq.
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When the next U.S. president is chosen, America may have about as many troops in Iraq as it did two years earlier, when voters tired of the war handed President George W. Bush's Republicans an election defeat.
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The Senate prepared to vote Saturday  on whether to follow the House of Representatives and consider  a resolution opposing President George W. Bush's plan to send  another 21,500 troops to Iraq.
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The United States and Iraq are crafting a two-pronged plan to prepare for Iraq's first democratic election in January, combining a fall military offensive to evict insurgents from volatile areas with creative approaches to ensure that voters will participate in the historic poll, according to U.S. and Iraqi officials.
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Iraq has chosen January 30 for its first democratic election in decades but violence in Sunni Muslim areas is underlining the challenge of holding polls on time.
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Anxiety over the Bush administration&#39;s handling of Iraq and the economy may have voters in some states second-guessing who to send to the White House.