Australia&#39;s Labor wins debate but loses ground in polls
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CANBERRA: The Labor opposition&#39;s lead over Australia&#39;s conservative government weakened in a poll trend released yesterday but Labor leader Mark Latham took heart from his clear win in the only debate set before the October 9 election.
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Embattled Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Tuesday refused to bow out of this year&#39;s election despite discontent in his party caused by falling opinion poll ratings suggesting it will lose.
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Australia's center-left Labor opposition  leader Mark Latham conceded defeat after Saturday's national  election, handing conservative Prime Minister John Howard a  fourth consecutive term.
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John Howard was embarking on a surprise fourth term as Australia&#39;s prime minister yesterday in defiance of polls that had predicted a general election win for the anti-war Labour opposition.
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Prime Minister John Howard and his Labor Party challenger were in a virtual dead heat on the eve of parliamentary elections, with Australians focusing on the economy and social programs more than Howard's decision to send troops to Iraq.
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With polls favoring conservative Prime Minister John Howard as Australia&#39;s election campaign entered its final day Friday, the incumbent said his rival
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SYDNEY, Australia - Australian Prime Minister John Howard's Liberal Party took a substantial lead over the opposition in nationwide elections Saturday, and both sides said the government, a steadfast U.S. ally in the Iraq war, was all but certain to retain power...
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The government of Prime Minister John Howard had a narrow lead in opinion polls heading into the final week of campaigning ahead of the Australian federal election, but the opposition Labor party was narrowing the gap, according
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The Australian election campaign enters its final week with neither side holding a decisive lead and both major parties hoping big-spending promises to swinging voters will get them over the line, according to analysts.
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BOTH Prime Minister John Howard and Opposition Leader Mark Latham today played down new poll results which showed the Government clawing back some of Labor&#39;s lead.
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Opinion polls give Australia's opposition Labor Party a big lead over Prime Minister John Howard's conservative government as campaigning begins for October 9 elections, but analysts say the real race is still too close to call.
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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's PM denies that a graphic shown during a live TV debate was cut because it showed he was losing.
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Australians voted in parliamentary elections Saturday with Prime Minister John Howard and his Labor Party challenger in a virtual dead heat, following a campaign that focused
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Prime Minister John Howard today made a pitch for undecided voters in the last week of the election campaign. Opinion polls say the coalition leads Labor, but put the undecided vote at about nine per cent, with less than week before polling day.
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Two new polls showed Australia's conservative government and Labor opposition neck and neck after the first week of campaigning for the October 9 election.
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The latest opinion polls ahead of Australian elections next month sent contradictory messages with one survey giving the opposition Labor Party a big lead and a second tipping the conservative coalition of Prime Minister John Howard.