Howard seizes Australia's Senate
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Australia's John Howard captures control of his country's Senate, giving him extensive legislative power.
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Australia&#39;s prime minister, John Howard, won the strongest mandate of any leader in nearly 25 years yesterday when he took control of the upper house of parliament.
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JOHN Howard has full control of the Senate within his grasp after an emphatic election victory that will allow the Coalition to embark on an ambitious reform agenda, including the $30 billion sale of Telstra and further industrial relations changes.
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Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s conservative alliance handily won a fourth term in Australia&#39;s parliamentary elections Saturday, overcoming widespread anger at his decision to send troops to Iraq last year and his pledge to keep them there.
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IT was an act of alleged bastardry that evolved into a political masterstroke. It combined the guile - some might say rat cunning - of senator George Brandis and Prime Minister John Howard.
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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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Conservative Australian Prime Minister  John Howard, handed the most powerful mandate in almost a  generation, got down to work on Monday with reform of  telecommunications, labor and media laws high on his agenda.
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Australia's conservative Prime Minister  John Howard, handed the most powerful mandate in a generation,  got down to work on Monday with reform of telecommunications,  labor and media laws high on his agenda.
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The junior partner in Australia&#39;s ruling coalition -- the National Party -- says it will have more influence now its delivered the Government a majority in the Senate for the first time in 24 years.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard managed to secure another term as leader after election results released Saturday handily declared him the winner.
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Conservative Australian Prime Minister  John Howard began the formal process for calling a cliff-hanger  election tipped for Oct. 9 when he arrived at Government House  Sunday.
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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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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 more on the economy and social programs than on Howard's decision to send troops to Iraq.
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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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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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Australia will hold a general election on Oct 9 with John Howard, the prime minister, seeking an unprecedented fourth term in office.
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A looming election has turned Australian Prime Minister John Howard's traditional morning stroll into a walk on the wild side.