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Poll gives Kerry narrow lead

Washington: Forecasts of John Kerry's political demise may have been exaggerated in recent days, and he could still be clinging to a narrow lead in the U.S. presidential race, according to a poll published on Tuesday. The poll, by Zogby International, reflected the state of play in 20 swing states, and found that the surge in the President, George Bush's support there after last week's Republican convention, was less pronounced than the double-digits suggested in two weekend polls. Those surveys, in Time and Newsweek, triggered alarm and finger-pointing in the Democratic camp, and a reshuffle in the Kerry team. But other surveys have since suggested the Bush convention `bounce' was much smaller and the contest remains a close one. The Zogby poll says Mr. Bush has made up ground in many of the 20 battleground states, but Mr. Kerry retains a slim lead in most of them — enough to give him a majority in the electoral college, if the vote was held now. —

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