1.   But last year he and Labor were turned out of office when the Likud leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, narrowly won a bitterly fought national election.

2.   Hmmm ... the ex-wife of a Senator promoting her book on divorce during a closely fought election?

3.   The bitterly fought national elections won narrowly by right-wing leader Benjamin Netanyahu in May further cleaved Israeli Jews.

4.   The GOP focus on tax benefits for women comes as the nation heads into closely fought elections for control of the White House and Congress.

5.   Outgoing President Fidel Ramos on Tuesday pledged support for his successor, Joseph Estrada, in rebuilding the Philippine economy after a bitterly fought presidential election.

6.   One Republican close to Bush said the president, whose closely fought election victory angered many black voters, was seriously considering the request.

7.   The announcement comes just over two weeks before a bitterly fought presidential election in which President Robert Mugabe is fighting for his political survival.

8.   Boris Yeltsin returned to his home city of Yekaterinburg Friday to wind up a fiercely fought presidential election campaign pitting him against the resurgent Communists led by Gennady Zyuganov.

9.   While New Democracy leader Miltiade Evert refused to comment on the exit polls, PASOK supporters seized on the estimates to proclaim victory after a closely fought election race.