Nine states hold crucial primaries
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Moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln   Chafee, a frequent opponent of President George W. Bush's   policies, battled for political survival against a conservative   challenger on Tuesday as voters in nine states selected   candidates for November's election.
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Four US states are to hold presidential campaign elections, the first polls since Super Tuesday.
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It has been well-known for some time that the 2008 presidential campaign will be heavily Ã¢ÂÂfront-loaded.Ã¢ÂÂ A compressed schedule of primary and caucus elections, held earlier than ever in the presidential year, will culminate in events in upwards of 20 states next Feb. 5; that is fully nine months before the November general election.
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One Republican presidential nomination. Two primaries.
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There will be plenty of trends to track in Tuesdayâs national free-for-all, as 43 contests in 24 states allocate 3,156 delegates on what could be the most significant night of the race to date.
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Voters in 24 states took part in presidential primaries and caucuses Tuesday that will help decide who's left standing to run for president. Here are some thoughts they shared:
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Election Day this year will set the course for job policy, health care reforms and school spending &#151; not to mention taxes. And that's not just in the run for president. Eleven states will pick governors next month, and the contests allow domestic issues to get some attention as money pours into the campaigns and the races heat up.
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Both political parties have relatively close delegate races heading into Super Tuesday, when voters in nearly half the states and American Samoa will vote in primaries and caucuses.
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In most states, congressional primaries in 2008 will be held from March to as late as mid-September. So even most incumbents who face the possibility of primary challenges next year must view full-scale campaigning as still a quite distant prospect.
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The presidential election may be decided along party lines, but in six states with close races for governor, local concerns prevail.
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TIME photographers take an exclusive look at the campaigns on the biggest primary day of the year
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Twenty-four states hold some voting contest on Feb. 5, with 1,681 Democratic delegates and 1,023 Republican delegates to the national presidential nominating conventions up for grabs. A candidate needs 2,025 delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, and 1,191 to win the Republican nomination.
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Two weeks before the Nov. 2  election, the White House race between President Bush and Sen.  John Kerry has come down to a fight for about 10 states -- with  Florida and Ohio topping the battlegrounds.
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WASHINGTON - Eight states worth just 99 electoral votes are up for grabs in the closely fought presidential race, with the White House going to whoever conquers this shrinking battlefield.    While another dozen states could come into play if either candidate breaks open the race, President Bush and Democratic Sen...
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There are four states holding presidential primaries on March 4, with 370 Democratic and 256 Republican delegates up for grabs.
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For all the attention focused on the Super Tuesday primaries, some delegate-rich states will still be left after Feb 5. Some of the bigger ones:
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Call it the political battle along the Potomac: Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia hold primaries today. Coming off his weekend sweep, Sen. Barack Obama is hoping for a hat trick over Sen. Hillary Clinton. And Mike Huckabee aims to show the GOP race with Sen. John McCain "is not over."