In fact, the only safe lesson to draw is that the battle for the White House is an extraordinarily fluid affair.

白宫之争算得上一个极端多变的事件，这是实际上唯一可以得到经验。

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Despite the apparent inevitability of victory in Iraq, White House sources stress that the battle for oil-well liberty is far from over.

尽管对伊的胜利显而易见，白宫方面仍强调自由油井之战远未结束。

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The speech-squelching effects may have been especially important in Ohio, which was ground zero in the battle for the White House.

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