G.O.P. Hopefuls Take Varying Paths in Wide Open Race
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The race for the Republican nomination remains remarkably fluid, with key constituencies having yet to settle on a candidate.
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Democrats may be experiencing a sense of deja vu as they again search for a leader in a crowded field of candidates with no clear favorite to win. A year ago, the hopefuls were vying for president. Now, a new crop is running to lead the Democratic National Committee.
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As the United States heads towards a second consecutive presidential election in which the candidates are running neck-and-neck, an often overlooked constituency -- overseas Americans -- are signing up in droves to take part, many for the first time in decades.
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Who's on the ballot, and who are the front-runners
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Eager to field stumping presidential candidates, nine states are jockeying for front-of-the-pack dates.
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The candidates from both parties were trying on Friday to generate momentum for policies designed to keep the country from sinking into recession.
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In a state that prizes undeclared voters, a small but potent group is deciding between two politically divergent candidates&#13;&#10;
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The prospect of wide-open nomination fights for both parties is proving irresistible to politicians and the press.
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The GOP presidential hopeful has often defied his party and colleagues to chart his own course.
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Presidential hopefuls employ divergent strategies aimed at winning the most delegates on Feb 5.
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The front-runners for each party's nomination are also perceived by voters as the 'toughest' in their lineups.
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The presidential campaign is entering a new phase as the campaign has turned into a possibly lengthy hunt for delegates for the first time in 20 years.
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Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are competing for sizable if somewhat overshadowed delegate prizes this weekend as voters in four scattered states take their turn saying which one should be the Democratic presidential nominee.
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Leading candidates in the race for the November  2008 U.S. presidential election are seeking to become the first  woman, first black, first Mormon or oldest first-term president  to occupy the White House.
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The odds don't look good for the upstart conservative candidate's race against John McCain, but he and his loyal supporters are having too much fun to give up yet
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The Democratic presidential race has developed a different and welcome dynamic -- a sharp competition among the leading candidates to become champions of urban America.
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WASHINGTON _ A presidential candidate's macaca moment is coming. Count on it.  When George Allen, a Virginia Republican running for re-election last year to the U.S.