Bush's Florida victory deals a number of surprises, including lack of chaos
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US President George W. Bush's Florida victory, which helped secure his re-election, dealt a number of surprises, not least of which was the fact voting went smoothly across the state that held up the 2000 presidential results for five weeks.
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Florida officials heaved a sigh of relief as a primary election was held with no reports of the type of glitches that held up the 2000 presidential election for five weeks and turned the southeastern state into a laughing stock.
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As a Florida congressman and a busload of campaign donors made their way to the convention, it was clear that this was no typical wine-and-cheese reception.
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It was a wish come true Sunday for Florida's elections officials: no cameras, few questions and a clear decision.
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Florida officials said initial glitches had been sorted out in early voting, which was marked by a strong turnout as the presidential candidates focused much of their attention on the key battleground state.
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PRESIDENT George W. Bush has completed his re-election triumph by winning the final undeclared US state and starting the job of choosing key members of his new administration.
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President Bush got a convention bounce even in heavily Democratic New York, a statewide poll reported Wednesday. The poll, from the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, showed
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Florida officials heaved a sigh of relief as a primary election was held with no immediate reports of the type of glitches that held up the 2000 presidential election for five weeks and turned the southeastern state into a laughing stock.
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CLARITY IN FLORIDA: The aftermath of the South Carolina primary brought some measure of clarity to the muddled Republican presidential race. Florida could well sort it out.
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Sen. John Kerry would love to carry the state and its 27 electoral votes, but it&#39;s not a necessity. For President Bush, losing Florida likely means losing the White House.
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A brief visit with Laura Bush as she anticipates the second inauguration of her husband reveals some of the complexity that ripples just beneath her surface calm.
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STUART, Fla. - The four hurricanes that pounded Florida this season froze the state's presidential campaign in place, with President Bush fighting to keep Florida in his column amid voter concerns about Iraq and the local economy...
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Despite all the vows of "never again" after the Florida fiasco of 2000, the scary scenarios for Election Day 2004 seem only to have increased: A tie vote in the Electoral College. A terrorist strike on Election Day. A disputed outcome in a critical state.
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President Bush&#39;s postconvention bounce in state and national polls has left Democratic challenger John F. Kerry with a smaller battlefield upon
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GEORGE W. BUSH campaigned as a &quot;compassionate conservative&quot; and won the presidency by the narrowest of electoral margins.
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President Bush has been dogged by a spate of bad news in the final days of the presidential campaign but it is unclear whether that will sway enough voters to affect the election outcome.
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Two devastating hurricanes have given President Bush something his political advisers couldn't dream up: the chance to play comforter in chief in a battleground state he is determined to win again.