In the US, a political day like no other
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Gina Nunez has never missed an election, primary or general, and found herself in the fellowship hall of a Methodist church in Phoenix on Tuesday to vote before anyone else in her precinct. Before the sun came up, for that matter.
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As Americans go to the polls today, they&#39;ll bring down the curtain on an election more passionately and tightly contested than ever before - with the possible exception, of course, of the one just four years ago.
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US Presidential election watchers gather a downtown Bangkok, Thailand, hotel Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004, to view results. President George W. Bush and challenger US Sen. John Kerry were locked in a tight race as votes were counted across America.
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Is it a new dawn in US politics, or just another gimmick in an endless and overcrowded 2008 White House race?
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We've seen plenty of political moments at the Oscars before.  But on Sunday, we could see the most unusual political moment ever.
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A presidential election can be a strange prism on the real world. Small incidents can look monumental simply because theyâre unexpected or embarrassing (remember the flap over
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Except for religion, few things arouse as much emotion as politics and sports. Tuesday, New Yorkers will be able to indulge in both.
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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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IT WILL be just like old times in Little Rock today. The great and the good from the Democratic party gather in Arkansas to remember a time when Democrats ruled in Washington, the United States enjoyed years
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Some unusual events involving the Electoral College:
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From Berlin to London to Jakarta, the destinies of U.S. candidates have become home-town news in a way that most political commentators cannot recall.
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From North Carolina to South Dakota, candidates vie to be of the people, not of Washington.
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No progressive should be happy with the results of the presidential election. However, it is hard to predict what the longer-term impact on American politics of a particular presidential election result might be.
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It is as if the presidential election of 2000 never ended here. Six days before Election Day, Florida is again struggling with questions about
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It's supposed to be a golden rule from the schoolyard to the corporate suite and beyond: truth or consequences. But when it comes to politics, things are different.
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Candidates are confronting an electorate deeply unsettled about the United Statesâ ability to control its own destiny.
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Tomorrow is Election Day. There are three possible outcomes. Bush wins. Kerry wins. Or the election is drawn out in legal challenges as it was in 2000.