Primary results expected to rise
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Test results for English primary schools are expected to show a slight improvement this year, the first rise for four years.
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Who's on the ballot, and who are the front-runners
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MANCHESTER, N.H., Jan. 7 -- Only a few months ago, New Hampshire's reputation for delivering spellbinding primary elections was in danger. But if trend lines hold, a pair of contested primaries Tuesday will deliver outcomes with potentially enormous significance.
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The race to the White House will pick up speed on Monday as the Republican Party opens its convention and moves towards George W. Bush accepting the party&#39;s nomination.
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Still too close to call, initial results show the Senator with an edge over Mitt Romney in the winner-take-all GOP primary
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Will a sweep by Obama make him the front-runner? Will the race split Democrats? More...
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THE RACE: The presidential primary race for Democrats, Republicans in New Hampshire
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With exactly a week until the American presidential election, the number of states that are considered marginal appears to be growing.
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The Rhode Island senator's win in Tuesday's primary over his conservative challenger may boost the GOP's chances for maintaining control of Congress
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Apathy will be the winner of the British general election on May 5. If Labour remains well ahead in the opinion polls, many will view the result as a foregone conclusion - as they did in 2001.
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The open-seat contest for VermontÃ¢ÂÂs at-large House seat may not have as high a national profile as the stateÃ¢ÂÂs open-seat Senate race, as the state heads into its primary elections Tuesday. But unless the dynamics change greatly over the final eight weeks before the general election on Nov. 7, the House race may have a stronger bearing on the partisan battle for control of Congress.
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There are just eight weeks until Nov. 7, the Election Day on which the nationÃ¢ÂÂs voters will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate and House and 36 of the 50 state governorships. Yet today, Sept. 12, is one of the busiest days on this yearÃ¢ÂÂs primary calendar, with nine states Ã¢ÂÂ Arizona, Delaware, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin Ã¢ÂÂ holding their primary contests.
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Tuesdayâs primary results did not match the fervor that had been signaled by Barack Obamaâs dramatic march of rallies leading up to the vote.
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A strange thing happened in Florida this week. A primary election took place, and observers found few reasons to complain or question the results. But some say November's national election may be a different story. By Jacob Ogles.
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THE RACE: The presidential race for Republicans, Democrats nationally.
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Georgia and Alaska joined the growing list of states pushing up their presidential primary voting to Feb. 5, a date clearly shaping up as a national primary day for Republicans and Democrats
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THE RACE: The presidential primary in South Carolina for Republicans and Democrats.