US parties plan early start to poll race
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Democrats and Republicans opt to hold crucial Iowa caucus on January 3.
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A primary election in the US determines who among the many contenders will be a particular political party&#39;s candidate for President.
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As many as seven states are expected to flout Republican rules Tuesday and schedule their presidential primaries or caucuses before Feb. 5, establishing an unprecedented early start to the nominating process.
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President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry began a 19-day sprint to the Nov. 2 election on Thursday in the swing state of Nevada, where the White House rivals renewed their fight over who offered the best leadership for the middle class.
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With unified primary date of Feb. 12, region could play major role in choosing presidential nominees.
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Chart how the main Republican and Democrat contenders are faring in the polls ahead of the first key primary.
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Republicans and Democrats are calling on some heavy hitters to help attract voters as the presidential campaigns enter the homestretch before the November 2 election.
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The candidates from both parties were trying on Friday to generate momentum for policies designed to keep the country from sinking into recession.
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Most of the House contests in which Democrats are staging strong bids to take over Republican-held seats were predictable as early as Election Night 2004.
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With no heir apparent in the running, the U.S. presidential race is wide open for Democrats and Republicans with two weeks to go before voting begins in the state-by-state process to select party candidates.
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Early voting for next month's  presidential election began in Florida on Monday, with  Democrats in particular urging supporters to use their early  ballot as a means of avoiding a repeat of the recount fiasco in  the 2000 election.
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US Senators John McCain and Hillary Clinton have emerged as nationwide leaders in their respective Republican and Democratic parties, despite early setbacks in the primary election campaign,  new opinion polls released late Sunday showed.
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Millions in the US have already cast their ballots under early vote programmes that could attract one in five.
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The Republican Party begins its four-day convention in New York on 30 August, aiming to boost US President George W. Bush in his tight race against Democratic challenger John Kerry.
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Would-be US presidential nominees are set to file fundraising figures, as spending balloons.
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Early voting for the U.S. presidential election began in Florida on Monday as activists urged people to opt for early ballots to avoid a repeat of the 2000 election fiasco, but computer problems and long lines soon emerged.
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It has been well-known for some time that the 2008 presidential campaign will be heavily Ã¢ÂÂfront-loaded.Ã¢ÂÂ A compressed schedule of primary and caucus elections, held earlier than ever in the presidential year, will culminate in events in upwards of 20 states next Feb. 5; that is fully nine months before the November general election.