Howard defies polls to predict election victory
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard insisted Monday that he could win upcoming elections despite a new opinion poll showing him losing further support to his centre-left opponent.
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Australia&#39;s Prime Minister John Howard has to win the upcoming elections to prevent a pullout by Canberra from the United States-led coalition in Iraq - a move which would deal a blow to American President George Bush&#39;s global war on terror.
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Opposition Leader Mark Latham shrugged off the results of a new poll which showed the coalition would have easily won an election this weekend.
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There's nothing like a brisk walk in the morning to clear your head and get mentally prepared for the day ahead -- just ask Australia's power-walking Prime Minister John Howard as he fights a tough election.
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SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister John Howard announced a pre-election rise in military spending on Tuesday, as a former US presidential adviser warned about the danger of a Spanish-style terror attack in the lead up to the October 9 poll.
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(Sydney, Australia-AP) Oct. 9, 2004 - Australian Prime Minister John Howard has claimed victory in national elections. The vote will ensure the country keeps its troops in Iraq.
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LABOR Leader Mark Latham&#39;s campaign launch speech was completely devoid of a plan to keep the economy strong and interest rates low, Prime Minister John Howard said today.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard won his fourth consecutive election last night, increasing his majority in a contest that was on a knife edge until the last minute.
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One week away from a knife-edge election, Australian Prime Minister John Howard declared on Sunday he would be re-elected on Oct. 9, but only just, as anti-Iraq war rallies urged voters to throw him out of office.
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Just four days before a closely fought election, Australian Prime Minister John Howard says he faces a tough battle despite an opinion poll showing his conservative government ahead of opposition Labour.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard officially launched his government&#39;s campaign on Sunday for an Oct. 9 election with billion-dollar promises to woo voters and a defiant stand against terror.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard Monday denied a crackdown on child sexual abuse in remote Aboriginal communities was an election stunt, after a poll found voters saw it as a bid to grab votes.
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Australia will go to the polls on October 9, Prime Minister John Howard has announced. Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s conservative government, which was elected in 1996, is seeking a fourth
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SYDNEY, Australia - Prime Minister John Howard scored a stunning victory in Australia's federal election Saturday in a vote ensuring the country keeps its troops in Iraq.    Labor Party leader Mark Latham conceded defeat in a speech to his supporters in western Sydney, saying he called Howard to congratulate him on his fourth straight election victory...
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Australia&#39;s prime minister stepped up a phoney election campaign on Saturday amid speculation he could soon call for October polls and renewed claims he lied to voters before his 2001 re-election.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Monday denied having a political motive when he said terrorists in Iraq would be praying for Democratic hopeful Barack Obama to become U.
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JOHN Howard&#39;s plea for voters to trust him with the economy is paying early dividends, an exclusive Herald Sun poll shows. The Coalition has moved ahead of Labor by 52 per cent to 48 per cent as the Prime Minister&#39;s interest rates campaign takes hold.