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Full Text (322 words)Presidential candidates study where and how to compete.
The race changes as candidates begin campaigning for Super Tuesday, Feb. 5, when voters in 22 states will cast ballots with widely varying rules governing each contest. Obama has fresh momentum after a win in South Carolina, but he lacks the time or resources for intensive campaigning in far-flung races. Among Republicans, only Mitt Romney is likely to consider a huge ad buy.
A former New York City fireman is trying to derail Rudy Giuliani's campaign by telling voters that many of the city's firefighters have turned against the former mayor.
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Indonesia's Suharto died at age 86 leaving a legacy as a stubborn strongman who lifted his country out of poverty but at a high cost.
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Palestinians streamed home through breaches in Gaza's border with Egypt as Cairo cut off supplies and moved to control the crossing.
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An Iranian official signaled Tehran isn't prepared to compromise, saying it could be a supplier to a proposed enriched-uranium bank.
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The House is expected to pass tomorrow a $150 billion stimulus plan to provide tax credits and rebates to an estimated 117 million people.
Bush's budget proposal will include an estimated $6 billion for a system to protect communication networks from cyberterrorism.
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Clashes killed at least 19 in Kenya, overshadowing a meeting between Kofi Annan and opposition leader Odinga to try to resolve the crisis.
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Iraqi army reinforcements traveled to the northern city of Mosul and will attack al Qaeda militants holed up there, Iraqi officials said.
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Eight Lebanese opposition supporters were killed in Beirut in the worst riots in a year, raising tensions.
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Blair cautioned U.S. presidential candidates not to embrace protectionist or isolationist policies.
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Died: Gordon B. Hinckley, 97, Mormon church president, in Salt Lake City on Sunday . . . Thomas Barr, 77, influential trial lawyer who led IBM's antitrust defense, in California on Thursday.
