Battleground voters wrestle with US economy, security
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Political strategists determined early on that this year's White House race would come down to a block of uncommitted or &quot;swing&quot; voters in a smattering of US states.
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President Bush and John Kerry battled over the economy and jobs in a small corner of the campaign's most fiercely contested state Saturday as polls showed a post-convention surge for the Republican in the White House.
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BOCA RATON, Florida  - Presidential candidates competed on Tuesday to look strong on the economy after an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve and shaky markets worldwide exacerbated fears of a looming U.S. recession.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - Two weeks before a tight U.S.  presidential election, tension among bitterly divided voters is  translating into a barrage of attacks on political targets that  can't talk back - yard signs.
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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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Americans attending Democratic presidential contender John Kerry's campaign events are an eclectic mix of undecided voters, Kerry backers and sometimes angry folks who are still struggling over their choice in the November 2 election.
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Inside the battle for a critical chunk of votes
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WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- Domestic issues took precedence yesterday as both major-party presidential candidates sought to rally Americans to their side, with John F. Kerry chastising President Bush for seeking
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Could differences in economic performance among the states actually determine how the election shakes out?
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Leaders on both sides of a contested election move toward  a new deal, but the impact of weeks of bloodshed may be more difficult to resolve
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The nation is girding for tomorrow&#39;s presidential election, worried about the integrity of the voting system, divided over the legitimacy of President Bush&#39;s election four
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National security issues such as the war in Iraq and terrorism are dominating voters' attention in the final weeks before Election Day, Associated Press polling found.
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Americans waited in heat and in rain on Tuesday in snaking lines, some lasting several hours - even in uncompetitive states - to vote and be counted in one of the closest and most combative elections in US history.
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In the last hours before the US election Tuesday, President Bush and his Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry, are campaigning hard for voters&#39; support in populous states where the race is most closely contested.
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Voters finally are about to make decisions in a landmark presidential race that both sides believe is pivotal in terms of America&#39;s future.
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Political analysts say they've never seen anything quite like the tough-guy competition between President Bush and Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry. They point to two reasons: millions of hunters and fishermen live in the battleground states each candidate needs to win, and voters everywhere are haunted by 9/11.
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US presidential rivals George W Bush and John Kerry reach out to voters in states set to be crucial in the poll.