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| US parties poised for poll battle | US parties poised for poll battle |
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| The Republican and Democratic parties are gearing up for a final day of campaigning before the US votes in key mid-term elections on Tuesday. | The Republican and Democratic parties are gearing up for a final day of campaigning before the US votes in key mid-term elections on Tuesday. |
| Both parties have welcomed the death sentence handed down to former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein on Sunday. | Both parties have welcomed the death sentence handed down to former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein on Sunday. |
| President George W Bush thanked US troops for making the trial possible. | President George W Bush thanked US troops for making the trial possible. |
| His Democratic Party opponents, whose lead has narrowed in the latest opinion polls, are set to continue attacking him over Iraq, our correspondent says. | His Democratic Party opponents, whose lead has narrowed in the latest opinion polls, are set to continue attacking him over Iraq, our correspondent says. |
| BBC NEWS WEBSITE COVERAGE Come back for full Senate, House and Governor results as they break, plus expert comment and analysis href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/americas/06/vote_usa/html/899.stm" class="">Results map href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/" class="">Reporters' blog href="http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=3973&edition=2&ttl=20060922160131" class="">Have your say Monday will see the publication of an editorial in a military journal, the Army Times, calling for the dismissal of Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. | |
| A senior Democratic congresswoman, Nancy Pelosi, said the scope of the administration's failure in Iraq was not lessened by the Saddam trial. | A senior Democratic congresswoman, Nancy Pelosi, said the scope of the administration's failure in Iraq was not lessened by the Saddam trial. |
| The Democrats are hoping to take control of at least one of the two Houses of Congress. | The Democrats are hoping to take control of at least one of the two Houses of Congress. |
| But according to the BBC's Justin Webb in Washington, the final opinion polls before voting suggest that the Republicans are not beaten and may have gained ground in recent days. | But according to the BBC's Justin Webb in Washington, the final opinion polls before voting suggest that the Republicans are not beaten and may have gained ground in recent days. |
| 'Courage and skill' | 'Courage and skill' |
| President Bush spent Sunday campaigning in districts of conservative states where Republican control appeared under threat. | President Bush spent Sunday campaigning in districts of conservative states where Republican control appeared under threat. |
| Mr Bush says Saddam Hussein's sentence is a landmark | Mr Bush says Saddam Hussein's sentence is a landmark |
| He told a rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, that the death sentence awarded to Saddam Hussein marked a "landmark event". | He told a rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, that the death sentence awarded to Saddam Hussein marked a "landmark event". |
| He urged his audience to thank "the men and women of America's armed forces". | He urged his audience to thank "the men and women of America's armed forces". |
| "Without their courage and skill, today's verdict never would have happened," he said. | "Without their courage and skill, today's verdict never would have happened," he said. |
| The Republicans have regularly accused the Democrats of cowardice over Iraq, saying the party was not prepared to take the risks necessary to make the US secure. | The Republicans have regularly accused the Democrats of cowardice over Iraq, saying the party was not prepared to take the risks necessary to make the US secure. |
| 'Mount Everests' | 'Mount Everests' |
| Turn-out on Tuesday is not expected to be above 40% and both parties have spent the past few days trying to ensure their supporters are motivated to vote. | Turn-out on Tuesday is not expected to be above 40% and both parties have spent the past few days trying to ensure their supporters are motivated to vote. |
| Ms Pelosi told a crowd in the north-eastern state of Connecticut that the Democrats are "poised for success", but she warned against complacency. | Ms Pelosi told a crowd in the north-eastern state of Connecticut that the Democrats are "poised for success", but she warned against complacency. |
| "We have two Mount Everests we have to climb - they are called Monday and Tuesday," she said. | "We have two Mount Everests we have to climb - they are called Monday and Tuesday," she said. |
| A third of the Senate, the whole House of Representatives and 36 governorships are up for election on 7 November. | A third of the Senate, the whole House of Representatives and 36 governorships are up for election on 7 November. |
| The Democrats need to pick up six seats to gain control of the Senate, and 15 House seats to have a majority there. | The Democrats need to pick up six seats to gain control of the Senate, and 15 House seats to have a majority there. |