Jabs sharpen in final week before voting
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The most wide-open presidential race in a half century pushed unpredictably into a decisive new phase Wednesday, the rhetoric a bit more pointed and the appeals a tad more urgent in the final run-up to the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.
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Election day may be in November, but  some Americans will start casting ballots next week under early  voting laws that have reshaped the campaign landscape and  changed the most fundamental act of democracy.
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Votes are expected by the week's end on trials for war-on-terror suspects.
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The decision left both parties arguing over which regulations are now in effect for the final weeks of the presidential campaign.
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With the U.S. presidential election  finally over, stock investors won't get much of a break next  week as they face the next big obstacle -- higher interest  rates.
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Description: With just eight days left in the presidential campaign, President George Bush and Sen. John Kerry begin their last frantic week of campaigning.
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They go gentle at this week's debate, but attacks are likely to intensify as primaries near.
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With time running out before US presidential elections on Nov. 2, Friday&#39;s report on employment in September -- the last one before voters go to the polls
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The nation is bracing for election-day violence Sunday, as the rerun of a nasty, personal campaign comes to a close. &quot;We&#39;re certainly expecting violent actions,&quot; said
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Candidates are sparring over anti-graft moves ahead of Thursday's presidential and parliamentary vote.
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US presidential candidates scramble to get out the vote as final polls show dead heats on each side
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The two main contenders in Australia's federal election make their final pitches before Saturday's poll.
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The US election campaign entered its final week with Republican incumbent George W. Bush and his Democratic rival, John Kerry, struggling to establish a decisive edge among American voters.
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Two weeks before the first vote is cast in the state-by-state process to select party candidates for the U.S. presidential election, one Republican was briefly hospitalized and another dropped out on Thursday.
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October 24, 2004 -- With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, John Kerry has gone into full dem agogue mode over every issue that crosses his path - and the sudden shortage of flu-vaccine shots is no exception.
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As President Bush and Sen. John Kerry hurtle into the final two days of the presidential race, the campaign has in some ways
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Republican and Democratic candidates issue their final appeals before tomorrow's caucus