Presidential Candidates Hit Midwest
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CANONSBURG, Pa. - Democrat John Kerry opened his packed Labor Day schedule in battleground states Monday with talk of jobs, criticizing the Bush administration for doing little to help workers in a tough economy...
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The race for the White House is well underway in the Heartland
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Republicans have chosen the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul &#151; in the politically pivotal Midwest &#151; for the 2008 presidential convention, GOP officials said Wednesday.
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The unpredictable  fight for the White House went national on Wednesday, as  candidates fanned out across the country and Democrat Barack  Obama bounced back from a surprise loss to Hillary Clinton to  grab a coveted union endorsement.
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Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., takes the stage during a campaign stop in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta). ONALASKA, Wis.
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After an energy-sapping slog for votes across the frozen north, White House hopefuls are fanning out to warmer climes as the 2008 presidential race enters a series of battleground states.
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President Bush and challenger John Kerry accused each other of misjudging the stakes and lacking the leadership to deal with Iraq and terrorism as they campaigned 60 miles apart Wednesday in Iowa, a state Bush narrowly lost four years ago.
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DES MOINES, Iowa  - With the presidential race tightening and little time before the first party nomination contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, candidates are trying to woo voters without trampling on their holidays.
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WASHINGTON, Oct 29  - President George W. Bush appeared to be making a move on Democratic turf in the country&#39;s heartland but his challenger John Kerry fought hard in other key swing states ahead of Tuesday&#39;s election, polls showed Friday.
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DES MOINES -- In a land of corn and caucuses, where harvests are measured by bushels and buzz, the presidential campaigns march through the seasons in a curious rite of persuasion. First comes biography, then policy and, finally, a political pitch calibrated to the shifting climate.
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President Bush campaigned today in Minnesota, a swing state he lost in 2000 but that seems to be in play this year, where he described Senator John Kerry as out of touch on issues from health care to Iraq.
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US presidential rivals George W Bush and John Kerry will both campaign in Iowa, a key swing state, on Wednesday.
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President Bush and Sen. John Kerry stormed across the Midwest on Saturday with their campaigns thrown into uncertainty about the effects of a new videotape showing
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President Bush and his Democratic opponent, Senator John Kerry, met in the Midwestern city of St Louis, Missouri, for their second debate of this year&#39;s presidential election season Friday.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush has been solidifying his gains in states that once were dead heats, forcing both parties' campaigns to alter strategies as the electoral battleground shrinks. Democrat John Kerry is struggling to stay afloat in some hotly contested states, including Missouri, Wisconsin and Ohio, where polls show Bush pulling ahead...
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By Dick Meyer. By Dotty Lynch. By Bob Schieffer. (CBS/AP) President Bush and Sen. John Kerry took their campaign battle to the Midwest on Wednesday, with Kerry questioning the president&#39;s leadership
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Democratic and Republican presidential hopefuls fanned out across the nation Saturday as they made their final push for votes heading up to the Super Tuesday primaries.