<DIV>"WASHINGTON -- President Bush has moved past Sen. John F. Kerry in three of the most hotly contested Midwestern battleground states despite continued doubts about the country's direction and the president's policies, new Los Angeles Times polls have found." </DIV>
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<DIV><A href="http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/la-082604poll_lat,0,7912861,print.story?coll=ny-top-headlines">http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/la-082604poll_lat,0,7912861,print.story?coll=ny-top-headlines</A></DIV><p>
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