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After leading in poll after poll for some five weeks, sitting Vice President Kamala Harris has seen her lead against former President Donald Trump evaporate into a tie. Starting on August 6, CacklyMcNeverBorderCzar enjoyed a consistent lead in the Economist/YouGov national poll of registered voters. That lead is now gone. On August 6, Kamala led Trump 45 to 43 percent (+2). August 13: Kamala 46/Trump 44 (+2). August 20: Kamala 46/Trump 43 (+3). August 27: Kamala 47/Trump 45 (+2). September 3: Kamala 47/Trump 45 (+2). In the latest Economist/YouGov poll, taken September 8-10, 2024, among 1,464 registered voters, the race...

Iraqi defence evaporates as US push wins minds and ground Analysis By Chris Bellamy 06 April 2003 The war in Iraq suddenly moved faster than anyone expected yesterday, as strong US columns pushed fast, far and aggressively towards the centre of Baghdad. Whatever you think of the political machinations behind this war and the spin so far, it is hard to deny that yesterday the US military were doing what they do best extremely well. This was, in US and British military parlance, "reconnaissance in force", or even more. In Russian, razvedka boyem – "reconnaissance by battle". The US may...