Convention Timing Gives Bush Money Edge
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John Kerry cut his campaign spending sharply last month in an effort to stretch &#36;75 million in government funding, but he still started September with several million less than President Bush.
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A new TIME poll finds President Bush heading into next week&#39;s Republican National Convention amid signs that his opponent&#39;s advantage is softening.
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President Bush says polls don't matter to him, but his slumping popularity appears to be influencing fellow Republicans in a way that hurts &#151; money. Bush's yearly fundraising dinner for Republican congressional candidates on Wednesday generated $15.4 million &#151; no small amount, but almost half as much as the $27 million the event brought in last year. Bush raised $23 million at the same dinners in 2005 and 2004.
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President Bush burned through more than half of his &#36;75 million government grant to cover his general-election campaign costs in September, leaving him with just under &#36;37 million left for the final month before the Nov. 2 election.
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The presidential fund-raising season is already well underway. The top five moneybags in both parties--and who hopes to get their checks.
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Just days ahead of the Republican National Convention, President George W. Bush appears to have gained the upper hand over Democratic rival John Kerry, who has been forced onto the defensive over his Vietnam War record.
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President Bush&#39;s speech on Thursday to the Republican convention offers him a chance to seize the initiative in an economic debate that polls show is being won by his Democratic rival, John Kerry.
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Too often, the consequence of a tight presidential race is the sacrifice of principle to the win-at-all-costs ethos. It should thus come as no surprise that the Bush administration is once again jettisoning prudent trade policy for political calculation.
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The US presidential election could not be tighter as the Republican Party convention gets under way this week. Bush will face off for the presidency in November against Senator John Kerry
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As expected by most analysts, uncertainty during the US presidential election period has proven negative for the US dollar. While George W. Bush is currently more likely to win the election, the race between
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President Bush kicked off Republican convention week on Monday with stops in two states where he is running behind, New Hampshire and Michigan, and cast himself as a decisive leader in the war on terror, a position his Democratic opponent contested.
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The hurricanes that recently ravaged the southeastern US could prove a campaign windfall for President George W. Bush, furnishing not only endless photo opportunities but also the chance to heap federal aid on hard-hit states that also happen to be key to the November 2 election.
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Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday gave a critical financial boost to the Republican candidate running a last-minute, write-in campaign to claim former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's seat.
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The curtain is about to rise on one of the most competitive national seasons for governors races in years, and the money to finance it is already pouring into campaign coffers.
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The Republican National Convention is officially President Bush's party, but fellow GOP candidates are not shy about using the days before the guest of honor's arrival to raise money for their own campaigns.
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Top members of President George W. Bush's administration are frequent visitors to key swing states ahead of the November 2 US election bringing accusations from Democrats that the taxpayer is subsidising the Bush campaign.
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With the Presidential Championship Belt at stake, Republicans are banking on President Bush to bounce back from a wobbly first round, while Democrats are counting on Sen.