Kim pickings

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Kim Beazley, the leader of the Labor party is not expected to be a tough opponent for John Howard, the former Prime Minister of Australia in the 2007 election in Australia. This is because, by increasing the Medicare safety net threshold, Kim Beazley had broken his major election promise during his tenure in the office as a Prime Minister.

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A sly-dog race card

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The Coalition is winning the Australian election for prime minister because of "dog whistle politics," a strategy that involves targeting a message to a certain group of voters that others don't hear. Prime Minister John Howard's stance on Asian immigration issues, particularly asylum-seekers, is giving his party a boost.

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It's a rat's race

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John Howard and Mark Latham are providing unrealistic assurances about low interest rates in their campaigning spree for the 2004 elections. The winning chances of each of them with expectations on the basis of past experiences are described.

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