Australian Govt. in Control of Both Houses
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Final election results Thursday showed John Howard becoming Australia's first prime minister in 24 years to control both houses of parliament, clearing the way for the conservative leader to push through reforms including relaxing media ownership laws.
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JOHN Howard is set to become Australia&#39;s second-longest-serving prime minister by winning government with an increased majority tomorrow.
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Australia's Prime Minister John Howard has to win upcoming elections to prevent a pullout by Canberra from the US-led coalition in Iraq ( news - web sites ). Although the Iraq war has not emerged as the central ...
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard will begin work on implementing his fourth term agenda today, after winning an increased majority in the federal election.
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Like Australia&#39;s recent election, the American election was a study in contrasting campaign styles and issues. In both elections a conservative incumbent, who was loathed by elites, triumphed on the day.
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AUSTRALIA As the Oct. 9 election nears, polls show the rivals - the coalition led by Prime Minister John Howard, and Mark Latham&#39;s Labor party â-eck-and-neck.
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Australia&#39;s role in the US-led coalition in Iraq was cemented at the ballot box Saturday when Prime Minister John Howard swept to his fourth consecutive
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The presence of Australian troops in Iraq is expected to dominate the polls. Howard is seeking a fourth term, but faces stiff competition from Labor Party leader Mark Latham, with the two parties level in opinion polls.
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Opposition Labor party leader Mark Latham gestures as he concedes defeat of general election Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004 in Sydney. John Howards conservative coalition party the Liberals, won a fourth consecutive term in power.
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Prime Minister John Howard looks set to hold the most powerful mandate of any Australian leader in a generation after weekend elections handed him effective control of both houses of parliament and free rein to impose his conservative agenda.
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Australia's Labor opposition has edged back to an election-winning lead 11 days before the vote, according to a new poll just three days after a rival study gave the government a similar lead.
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SYDNEY  - Australians went to the polls in national elections tipped to see the conservative government of Prime Minister John Howard, a key US ally in Iraq, beat off a strong challenge from the center-left Labor Party.
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Moving swiftly to consolidate their control over government in the wake of their big election triumph, President Bush and Republican leaders in Congress are facing a different kind of threat - themselves.
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Australia&#39;s government looked set for a fourth straight term, according to a poll trend released on the eve of Saturday&#39;s election, as rival leaders made last-minute pitches over the economy and the US-led Iraq war.
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The final week of Australia's October 9 election began with conservative Prime Minister John Howard confident of winning a fourth term and opposition leader Mark Latham embracing the underdog tag.
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SYDNEY: Australian voters will today decide between a conservative government that unreservedly backs the United States and its Iraq war and a Labour opposition seeking a more active role in Asia.
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Australia&#39;s new ministry was sworn in by Governor-General Michael Jeffery at Government House here Tuesday. John Howard, who won his fourth term as prime minister in the federal election on Oct.