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Article: U.S. Republican presidential race most wide open in decades
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- November 5, 2007
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U.S. Republican presidential race most wide open in decades
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- For the first time in nearly 30
years, there is no breakaway front-runner for the Republican
nomination for presidential candidate as the first votes of Campaign
2008 loom.
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll, released here Monday,
underscores how open the GOP race remains.
Former New York City mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani maintains a double-
digit lead over his main rivals, but most of his supportersback his
candidacy only "somewhat," and he has yet to gain momentum among key
primary voting groups or to distinguish himselfas the best candidate
for the party.
Adding to the murkiness of the race, ...