Howard seizes Australia's Senate
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Australia's John Howard captures control of his country's Senate, giving him extensive legislative power.
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Final election results Thursday showed John Howard becoming Australia's first prime minister in 24 years to control both houses of parliament, clearing the way for the conservative leader to push through reforms including relaxing media ownership laws.
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Australia&#39;s Prime Minister John Howard has to win the upcoming elections to prevent a pullout by Canberra from the United States-led coalition in Iraq - a move which would deal a blow to American President George Bush&#39;s global war on terror.
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Italy's new PM Romano Prodi wins a key confidence vote in the Senate after announcing his government team.
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Australia&#39;s Prime Minister John Howard surged to a resounding victory in the general election last night, winning an historic fourth term in office.
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CANBERRA: Australia&#39;s government cemented the most powerful mandate in nearly 25 years by winning control of the upper house, freeing it to push ahead with reforms such as the full sale of telecommunications group Telstra Corp Ltd.
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THE Howard government would sell the rest of Telstra within months of a return to power, Labor warned. With a Newspoll showing the government in a winning position in 12 key marginal seats, Labor seized on
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Conservative Australian Prime Minister  John Howard, handed the most powerful mandate in almost a  generation, got down to work on Monday with reform of  telecommunications, labor and media laws high on his agenda.
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(Sydney, Australia-AP) Oct. 9, 2004 - Australian Prime Minister John Howard has claimed victory in national elections. The vote will ensure the country keeps its troops in Iraq.
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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 managed to secure another term as leader after election results released Saturday handily declared him the winner.
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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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Australia's Prime Minister John Howard has to win upcoming elections to prevent a pullout by Canberra from the US-led coalition in Iraq.
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John Howard ensured his control over Australian politics for the next four years on Oct. 9 when he swept to an impressive fourth term as prime minister and his Liberal Party
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The Liberal-National Coalition government, led by Prime Minister John Howard, has been re-elected for an historic fourth term in the Australian general election held on October 9. The Coalition was returned with an increased majority in the House of
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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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With just five days to go in the Australian federal election campaign, Prime Minister, John Howard, says he thinks victory is his.