Australian election heats up
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Australia&#39;s political leaders hunkered down on Thursday to selling their multi-billion dollar platforms for an October 9 election, pledges which have been described as a bidding war to buy votes.
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The latest poll ahead of Australia's federal election shows John Howard slightly ahead of Mark Latham.
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Campaigning was never going to be easy for opposition Labor Party leader Mark Latham: an Australian economy into its 13th year of expansion, interest rates at their lowest in 30 years, inflation in check an close race likely to be decided in just a
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Australia's government looked set for a  fourth straight term, according to a poll trend released on the  eve of Saturday's election, as rival leaders made last-minute  pitches over the economy and the U.S.-led Iraq war.
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Australians voted today in an election which offered the choice between a conservative government that unreservedly backs the United States and its Iraq war and a Labour opposition seeking stronger ties in Asia.
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AUSTRALIA As the Oct. 9 election nears, polls show the rivals - the coalition led by Prime Minister John Howard, and Mark Latham&#39;s Labor party â-eck-and-neck.
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If the &quot;worm&quot; has a vote, Australian Prime Minister John Howard looks to be in trouble in the national elections to be held on October 9. The &quot;worm&quot; -- a staple
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Two new polls showed Australia's conservative government and Labor opposition neck and neck after the first week of campaigning for the October 9 election.
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CANBERRA, Australia Aug. 29, 2004 - Prime Minister John Howard will become the first of three allied leaders who launched the US-led invasion of Iraq to face voters, having announced Sunday that Australians will go to the polls on Oct. 9.
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Votes are now being counted in Australia, with early results predicting a victory for John Howard.
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A new poll showed Australia's government clawing back ground from the opposition as the race for the October 9 election heats up.
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Prime Minister John Howard launched a media blitz yesterday to persuade undecided voters to give him a fourth term in today&#39;s election, where he will be the first of the three leaders -- US, British and Australian -- who invaded Iraq last year to face a
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PRIME Minister John Howard and Opposition Leader Mark Latham today began a last-minute pitch for votes, as polls and newspaper editorials pointed to a coalition win in tomorrow&#39;s federal election.
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Australians vote in less than 24 hours to choose a new government with most key pointers suggesting the incumbent conservative coalition of Prime Minister John Howard will be returned.
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Australian politicians set off on a marathon campaign Monday for an election that will focus on the way forward for one of the world&#39;s strongest economies
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard yesterday called a general election for Oct. 9, with his conservative government trailing well behind the opposition Labor Party in opinion polls.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard  officially launched his government's campaign on Sunday for an  Oct. 9 election with billion-dollar promises to woo voters and  a defiant stand against terror.