Ohio hears grim echoes of Florida 2000
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The midwestern state of Ohio plunged the US presidential election into chaos, as polling returns suggested a mathematical quagmire that could hold the key to the White House.
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President Bush won Ohio by 2 percentage points in 2004, an electoral vote victory that clinched his re-election. It may be good fortune for him that the election was two years ago instead of this year: A range of factors Ã¢ÂÂ from BushÃ¢ÂÂs depressed approval ratings to ethics scandals plaguing key figures in the state Republican Party Ã¢ÂÂ have made this a uniquely challenging midterm campaign year for the Ohio GOP.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - With memories of 2000 and the state's bitter fight over ballots still fresh, Floridians began casting votes Monday and within an hour problems cropped up...
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At least one Election Day prediction turned out to be right: Ohio was the king of the swing states. Correctly forecasting which way the Buckeye State would turn &#151; and why &#151; was another matter.
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LA CROSSE, Wis. - In 2000, political pundits summed up the race in three words: Florida, Florida, Florida...
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Of all the bad news for Sen. John Kerry in recent days, perhaps nothing stung quite as much as this: He's trailing President Bush in Ohio.
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Ohio State is no longer Gator bait. It's a long way from making up for all the grief that Florida has dished out to Ohio State over the last year, but the Buckeyes got a tiny measure of revenge Saturday with a 62-49 victory over the Gators.
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The final Ohio Poll for Tuesday&#39;s election finds President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry in a statistical dead heat for Ohioâs 20 electoral votes.
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Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK Those who believe that something's rotten in the state of Ohio, that it mishandled the Nov. 2 election, shouldn't hold their breath waiting for a revelation from the state's major papers that might call into question President Bush's victory.
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Florida is now feeling the brunt of yet another weather onslaught as Hurricane Jeanne slams the sunshine state. Earlier, after floods killed 2,000 people in storm-struck Hiati, UN troops struggled to maintain order as gunmen raided homes and stole food.
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A trio of fierce hurricanes have  pushed presidential politics to the back burner in Florida, the  epicenter of the 2000 election, and could affect voter  attitudes and turnout in the Nov. 2 race, analysts say.
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By Gavin Off, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  May 29--ATHENS, Ohio -- A stream of liquid ran from the plastic trash bag that Zodiac Maslin held outstretched like a dirty diaper.   Then the Ohio University senior set it down, peered inside and announced that its contents looked good.
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Three senior Republicans from Ohio who are leaving Congress have not cited their minority status as a major factor in their decisions, but the bleak prospect of losing in 2008 is there beneath the surface.
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Voters in Ohio delivered a second term to President Bush by a decisive margin. But the way the vote was conducted there, election law specialists say, exposed a number of weak spots in the nation&#39;s election system.
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AD Foley had no choice, they agree, but it&#39;s a sad day for Gator Nation. By Del Milligan. While two influential Gator football boosters in Polk County expressed sadness at the Monday morning firing of head
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knee-deep in water as it ploughed through parts of Florida already scarred by Hurricane Frances three weeks ago. &quot;Just about everybody&#39;s been impacted by the storm in one way or the other,&quot; said Governor Jeb Bush.
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A recount shows George W. Bush&#39;s win in Ohio - the state that delivered the president his narrow victory - was a bit closer than originally thought.