Bush lead in polls raises Kerry's debate stakes
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Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry trailed behind US President George W. Bush in the latest polls, raising the stakes for their first debate two days before that face-to-face confrontation.
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The US presidential debates may sway the vote of one in four Americans, according to a poll giving President George W. Bush an eight-point lead over Democratic rival John Kerry six days before their first televised face-off.
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(CBS/AP) President Bush and Sen. John Kerry meet Friday in a debate rematch as a new poll shows a shift toward the Democratic challenger and amid more troubling news on Iraq.
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President Bush has gained on his  Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry, in a race in Florida  that is still too close to call before the presidential  election in November, a poll showed on Monday.
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President George W. Bush heads into the first presidential campaign debate with an eight- percentage-point lead over his Democratic rival John Kerry among likely voters, a poll released Monday showed.
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President Bush opened a four-point lead on Democratic Sen. John Kerry the day after the final debate between the White House rivals, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Friday.
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Democratic Sen. John Kerry passed a major test in the three debates with President Bush, standing toe-to-toe with the incumbent and looking at least as presidential. Now the hard part: persuading voters to let him take Bush's place in the Oval Office.
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The race between President George W. Bush and John Kerry, the four-term US senator from Massachusetts, is a toss-up heading into the last weekend before Election Day, national and state polls released this week show.
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SENATOR John Kerry edged ahead of President George W. Bush after Round Two of the US presidential debate, which was marked by sharp exchanges over the Iraq war, homeland security and the economy.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A new poll shows President George W. Bush continues to hold aa slight lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry in Florida following the first presidential debate.
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President Bush&#39;s lead over Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry has narrowed since their debate with four polls released on Monday showing the race tied or slightly favoring the incumbent.
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Because Sen. John Kerry is the challenger and lags President Bush in most national polls, he seems to have the most to gain from a strong performance in the upcoming fall debates. Some Democrats see the face-offs as the last chance for a Kerry breakout. But presidential debates present pitfalls as well as opportunities.
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President Bush and Senator John Kerry meet in their final presidential debate on Wednesday night after two encounters that polls suggest weakened Mr.
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The campaigns of Republican President Bush and Democrat John Kerry both claimed momentum on Friday amid a mix of polls offering a less-than-clear picture of the U.S. presidential race.
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WASHINGTON - Because Sen. John Kerry is the challenger and lags President Bush in most national polls, he seems to have the most to gain from a strong performance in the upcoming fall debates...
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ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI - Sen. John Kerry edged slightly ahead of President George Bush in Friday&#39;s presidential debate, polls suggested, but analysts dismissed the lead as too small to matter.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush appears to be opening a lead over Sen. John Kerry with just over two weeks left before Election Day. The liberal label seems to be hurting Kerry.