Australian PM tipped to call poll
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CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia&#39;s Conservative Prime Minister John Howard is widely tipped to announce that a general election will be held on October 9. Howard on Sunday began the formal process in what
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Australia&#39;s prime minister stepped up a phoney election campaign on Saturday amid speculation he could soon call for October polls and renewed claims he lied to voters before his 2001 re-election.
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Conservative Australian Prime Minister  John Howard began the formal process for calling a cliff-hanger  election tipped for Oct. 9 when he arrived at Government House  Sunday.
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The presence of Australian troops in Iraq is expected to dominate the polls. Howard is seeking a fourth term, but faces stiff competition from Labor Party leader Mark Latham, with the two parties level in opinion polls.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has launched his campaign for next month&#39;s election, promising to keep Australian troops in Iraq as long as necessary and to increase government spending on education.
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PRIME Minister John Howard has called an election he cannot confidently predict he will win. But he is a political veteran and has calculated that the six-week campaign is more likely to serve
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PM expected to make final examination of polling data before making decision.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard called an election for Oct. 9 betting that income tax cuts and a national security record will help his conservative coalition defeat the opposition Labor Party.
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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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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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PRIME Minister John Howard will visit Brisbane today, and Opposition Leader Mark Latham will be in Melbourne, as the election campaign enters its final week.
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SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister John Howard, under fire over his credibility ahead of an election expected within months, on Saturday identified interest rates and industrial relations as key election issues.
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CANBERRAâAustralians will vote on Oct. 9 in a cliff-hanger election pitting the conservative government against centre-left Labor, with national security and the economy as major issues, Prime Minister John Howard said today.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard called national elections for October 9, hoping his conservative government can win a fourth term in office thanks to a buoyant economy and his close alliance with US President George W. Bush.
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One week away from a knife-edge election, Australian Prime Minister John Howard declared on Sunday he would be re-elected on Oct. 9, but only just, as anti-Iraq war rallies urged voters to throw him out of office.
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One week away from a knife-edge election, Australian Prime Minister John Howard declared yesterday he would be re-elected on October 9, but only just, as anti-Iraq war rallies urged voters to throw him out of office.
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Prime Minister John Howard and Labor leader Mark Latham will campaign on opposite sides of the country. Mr Latham will visit marginal seats in Perth on a whistle stop visit before heading to Adelaide.