Howard Leads on Eve of Australian Election
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With polls favoring conservative Prime Minister John Howard as Australia&#39;s election campaign entered its final day Friday, the incumbent said his rival
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The government of Prime Minister John Howard, a conservative and a supporter of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, appeared to hold a narrow lead in polls published less than a week before Australia's presidential election.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard called a general election for October 9 with his conservative government trailing well behind the opposition Labor Party in opinion polls.
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Just four days before a closely fought election, Australian Prime Minister John Howard says he faces a tough battle despite an opinion poll showing his conservative government ahead of opposition Labour.
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CANBERRA, Australia  - Australians will vote on  Oct. 9 in a cliff-hanger election pitting the conservative  government against center-left Labor, with national security  and the economy key issues, Prime Minister John Howard said  Sunday.
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Opinion polls give Australia's opposition Labor Party a big lead over Prime Minister John Howard's conservative government as campaigning begins for October 9 elections, but analysts say the real race is still too close to call.
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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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The two main contenders in Australia's federal election make their final pitches before Saturday's poll.
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Conservative Australian Prime Minister John Howard is about to call an Oct. 9 election to seek a fourth consecutive term in office, local media said on Sunday.
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POLLS out today giving the coalition a lead over the Labor Party proved how close the contest would be, Prime Minister John Howard said today.
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CANBERRA: Australia&#39;s conservative government led opposition Labour on Monday ahead of a weekend election that one analyst said Prime Minister John Howard looked increasingly likely to win.
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Australia's government looked set for a  fourth straight term, according to a poll trend released on the  eve of Saturday's election, as rival leaders made last-minute  pitches over the economy and the U.S.-led Iraq war.
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Prime Minister John Howard and his Labor Party challenger were in a virtual dead heat on the eve of parliamentary elections, with Australians focusing on the economy and social programs more than Howard's decision to send troops to Iraq.
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Prime Minister John Howard today made a pitch for undecided voters in the last week of the election campaign. Opinion polls say the coalition leads Labor, but put the undecided vote at about nine per cent, with less than week before polling day.
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Opposition Leader Mark Latham says he is ready for an election campaign if the Prime Minister calls one. Mr Howard flew into Canberra from Launceston yesterday and reportedly spent the afternoon locked in talks with senior advisers.
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Australians voted in parliamentary elections Saturday with Prime Minister John Howard and his Labor Party challenger in a virtual dead heat, following a campaign that focused
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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. The