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Mar 31 2004

Kerry and Bush Campaigns Trade Charges on Gas Pric…

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Kerry and Bush Campaigns Trade Charges on Gas Price
New York Times - 14 minutes ago
SAN DIEGO, March 30 Pointing to gasoline prices here as high as $2.37 a gallon for regular, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts blamed the Bush



Ad analysis: The Bush campaign
USA Today - 35 minutes ago
The Bush-Cheney campaign Wednesday starts airing a TV ad that uses humor to paint Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry



Pricey gas revs up campaign
Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA - 24 minutes ago
Gas prices Tuesday hit an all-time high, averaging $1.75 a gallon nationally for regular, up from $1.49 in early November. And while



Kerry Unveils His Policy on Gasoline
Washington Post - 50 minutes ago
“There are some in the other party in Washington who would like to raise gas taxes,” Bush told an audience of business executives and other supporters here.



Cheney, Kerry battle over fuel, taxes
Taipei Times, Taiwan - 51 minutes ago
Vice President Dick Cheney and Democratic White House candidate John Kerry battled over taxes on Monday, with Cheney accusing Kerry of planning huge tax hikes



Outsourcing a Lightning Rod
FOX News - 1 hour ago
By Liza Porteus. John Kerry (search) is hard at work bashing President Bush for his administration’s support of outsourcing (search



Bush promotes free trade, lower taxes in hard-hit battleground
Kansas City Star (subscription), MO - 2 hours ago
BY GRAEME ZIELINSKI. APPLETON, Wis. – (KRT) – In his ninth visit to the state as president and with a re-election campaign rumbling



Kerry, Bush make gas prices as campaign issue
San Jose Mercury News, CA - 3 hours ago
By JAMES KUHNHENN and KEN MORITSUGU. SAN DIEGO – With gasoline prices rising, Sen. John Kerry and the Bush campaign blamed each other



New Bush ad decrying Kerry’s position on gas taxes airs in 18
San Jose Mercury News, CA - 3 hours ago
By MATT STEARNS. WASHINGTON – President Bush hit the airwaves Tuesday with a new TV ad in 18 states that are expected to be close



Kerry blames Bush for rising gas prices
Kansas City Star (subscription), MO - 3 hours ago
By JAMES KUHNHENN. SAN FRANCISCO – Seeing rising gas prices as a potent political issue, Sen. John Kerry is blaming the Bush administration



Voters Aren’t Energy Dummies
Christian Science Monitor - 5 hours ago
As gasoline prices rise toward $2.50 a gallon, the Bush and Kerry campaigns are battling over the causes and solutions to this consumer “problem.”.



Kerry faults Bush for soaring gas prices, president focuses on
MLive.com, MI - 5 hours ago
By NEDRA PICKLER. SAN DIEGO (AP) — In a high-octane election year fight, Democrat John Kerry on Tuesday sought to lay the blame



Bush, Kerry Trade Charges on Gas Prices
Reuters, United States - 6 hours ago
By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat John Kerry and President Bush traded shots over skyrocketing



Bush Ad Carries Same Anti-Kerry Message
Miami Herald, FL - 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON – Vintage cars spin around a police officer, prices rise on an old-fashioned gas pump and a man wearing a chauffeur-style hat pumps fuel in a new



Kerry pushes oil reserve back to political front burner in
MLive.com, MI - 6 hours ago
By H. JOSEF HEBERT. WASHINGTON (AP) — When gasoline prices soar, talk of using America’s emergency oil reserve is never far behind



Bush mounts counterattack on Kerry on gas policy
Reuters AlertNet, UK - 7 hours ago
By Adam Entous. APPLETON, Wis., March 30 (Reuters) – President George W. Bush accused Democrat John Kerry on Tuesday of trying to



Kerry and Bush step up rhetoric on petrol prices
Financial Times, UK - 7 hours ago
By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington. John Kerry has unveiled a plan to tackle record-high petrol prices as the Bush-Cheney re-election



Bush Vows to Open Foreign Markets
Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA - 7 hours ago
By Johanna Neuman, Times Staff Writer. APPLETON, Wis. — President Bush, attempting to counter Democratic complaints about the outsourcing
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Mar 30 2004

Bush Welcomes Seven New NATO Members <!– recent_…

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Photo Bush Welcomes Seven New NATO Members

41 minutes ago

President Bush welcomed seven former Soviet-dominated nations into NATO on Monday, saying the 55-year old Western alliance would be strengthened because “tyranny for them is still a fresh memory.” Full Coverage

Photo Gay Marriage Ban Passes 1st Step in Mass.

2 hours, 21 minutes ago

The Massachusetts Legislature took a decisive step Monday toward a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage and legalizing civil unions, the first in a series of votes required over the next 2 1/2 years. Full Coverage

Photo U.S. Officials Say Saddam’s Not Talking

40 minutes ago

He doesn’t have a lawyer in the room, but Saddam Hussein apparently is practicing what most attorneys would advise: Don’t talk. Diplomatic and military officials say the former Iraqi leader has provided little useful information in interrogations so far — and may even be having fun. Full Coverage

Photo 3 Court Battles Begin Over Abortion Law

2 hours, 6 minutes ago

The federal ban on a type of abortion was challenged in three courtrooms across the nation Monday as abortion-rights activists argued that the law is so broad it infringes on women’s basic right to choose. Full Coverage

Photo Terror Attacks in Uzbekistan Kill 19

40 minutes ago

Two women blew themselves up at a children’s store and bus stop in the Uzbek capital Monday, the first suicide attacks in this U.S.-allied nation in Central Asia and the finale to 12 hours of mayhem that killed 19 people.

Slideshow Judge Charges Two More Madrid Suspects

39 minutes ago

A Spanish judge charged two more suspects in the Madrid bombings early Tuesday as the incoming Socialist government, facing international pressure over plans to withdraw troops from Iraq, doubled its deployment to Afghanistan. Full Coverage

Photo States Look to Maine on Health Care Plan

Mon Mar 29, 5:26 PM ET

Other states have tried — and failed — to create universal health care. Now Maine intends to show them how it’s done. Full Coverage

Photo Jackson Says Breast-Baring Was Accident

2 hours, 10 minutes ago

Unlike the last time she appeared on CBS, Janet Jackson was bleeped by censors Monday while talking to David Letterman — for saying “Jesus.” Full Coverage

Photo Tyco Jurors to Continue Deliberations

Mon Mar 29, 7:43 PM ET

An uproar over an apparently pro-defense holdout on the jury brought the grand-larceny case against two former Tyco executives dangerously close to a mistrial Monday before the judge sent the jurors back into deliberations. Full Coverage

Photo UConn Reaches Fifth Straight Final Four

19 minutes ago

Diana Taurasi has been through this so often she didn’t even bother with the cap, instead just flinging it into the stands. Let some happy Connecticut fan wear it. Taurasi had just helped Connecticut earn an unprecedented fifth straight trip to the Final Four and she didn’t need any souvenirs. The feeling alone was enough.

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Mar 29 2004

President Asked Aide to Explore Iraq Link to 9/11N…

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President Asked Aide to Explore Iraq Link to 9/11
New York Times - 38 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, March 28 The White House acknowledged Sunday that on the day after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, President



Commission Calls for Rice Public Testimony
Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA - 23 minutes ago
By T. Christian Miller, Times Staff Writer. WASHINGTON — Top Republicans on the Sept. 11 commission joined Democrats Sunday in calling



Bush: A Question Of Credibility
BusinessWeek - 38 minutes ago
The headlines sent Democratic hearts racing: Former White House counterterrorism chief accuses the President of brushing off dire warnings of an imminent al



Rice Defends Refusal To Testify
Washington Post, DC - 25 minutes ago
By Dana Milbank and Walter Pincus. National security adviser Condoleezza Rice, at the center of a controversy over her refusal to testify before the Sept.



Terror guru’s revelations send Bush team into chaos
Taipei Times, Taiwan - 39 minutes ago
Republicans fear the devastating revelations about their failure to see al-Qaeda as an imminent threat before the Sept. 11, 2001



Rice Defends Pre-9/11 Readiness
CBS News - 2 hours ago
(CBS) What was said on 60 Minutes last week by Richard Clarke, the Bush administration’s former counterterrorism chief, reverberated like thunder this past week



Heat on Rice to give public testimony on 11 September
The Scotsman, UK - 2 hours ago
THE White House’s national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, came under renewed pressure last night to testify in public to the United States’ commission



Clarke challenges Rice to reveal secret emails
Guardian, UK - 2 hours ago
Richard Clarke, the former terrorism adviser whose revelations threaten to torpedo George Bush’s re-election strategy, launched a counterattack yesterday at a



Rice Says Administration Worked on Terrorism Fight From Start
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
March 28 (Bloomberg) — President George W. Bush’s national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, said the administration was developing plans to fight terrorism



Rice Rejects Public Testimony to 9/11 Panel
Wired News - 4 hours ago
By Lori Santos. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks urged Condoleezza Rice on Sunday



Sept. 11 Panel to Press Rice to Testify Publicly
FOX News - 5 hours ago
CRAWFORD, Texas — White House allies and Republicans investigating the Sept. 11 attacks pressed Sunday to hear open testimony



Pressure for Rice Testimony Builds Amid Media Role
Reuters, United States - 7 hours ago
By David Morgan. CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) – Former anti-terrorism czar Richard Clarke’s bombshell allegations about the Sept. 11



NBC News and news services
MSNBC - 7 hours ago
WASHINGTON – Richard Clarke, the former chief counterterrorism adviser at the White House, told NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday that he “would welcome



Panel Presses for Rice’s Public Testimony
Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA - 7 hours ago
By SCOTT LINDLAW. CRAWFORD, Texas (AP)–White House allies and Republicans investigating the Sept. 11 attacks pressed Sunday to hear



Commission Head Still Wants Rice Testimony Public
Reuters, United States - 8 hours ago
By Lori Santos. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks feels unanimously that White House national



Clarke : ‘ Let ’ s declassify everything ’
MSNBC - 8 hours ago
Richard Clarke, the former chief counterterrorism adviser at the White House, who has criticized the Bush administration’s preparedness for the Sept.



Bush pressed to make 9/11 documents public
Financial Times, UK - 9 hours ago
By James Harding in Washington. The Bush administration came under increasing pressure over the weekend to declassify documents and



US Sept. 11 panel still wants Rice to testify in public
Xinhua, China - 9 hours ago
WASHINGTON, March 28 (Xinhuanet) — The US independent commission probing the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks still wants Condoleezza Rice
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Mar 29 2004

Sisters by Lynne CheneyPaperback: 240 pages Publis…

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Sisters by Lynne Cheney

Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Chamberlain Bros.; (April 6, 2004)
ISBN: 045121420X

Lynne Cheney’s lesbian romance novel goes on sale in April.

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Mar 28 2004

Kerry Slams White House Attack on Clarke    photoK…

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Kerry Slams White House Attack on Clarke    photo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – John Kerry said Saturday the White House is committing character assassination with its treatment of former counterterror chief Richard Clarke to avoid responding to questions about national security. Kerry also said Condoleezza Rice, President Bush’s national security…

President’s Fund-Raising Trips Wind Down    photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – President Bush’s fund-raising odyssey, which carried him thousands of miles on a quest for $170 million, is coming to an end. But the dollars will continue to flow into his war chest. Having already crossed that goal, Bush’s money drive comes full-circle with a fund-raiser…

Clarke Known As Abrasive but Efficient    photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Richard Clarke, the man who threw elbows and banged heads together to get things done under four American presidents, is the last person friends and colleagues expected to go public. For decades he was the ultimate inside operator, the person who knew how to tackle the toughest…

Bush Credits Tax Cuts for Housing Boom    photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – Focusing on the dream of home ownership for the nation’s minorities, President Bush on Saturday credited his tax relief program for being a key to driving the sizzling housing market to record levels. “Because of tax relief, Americans have more to save, spend and invest -…

Newsview: Bush, Kerry Work to Find Voices    photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats fear John Kerry is tracing the errant path of Al Gore, who lost focus on a forward-looking vision for America because he set his sights too low – on the daily tactics of the 2000 campaign. Republicans worry that President Bush’s re-election hopes hinge on past successes…

Poll: Clarke Doubted; Bush Support Ebbs    photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Two-thirds of Americans say the testimony of Richard Clarke, the former terrorism adviser who has been critical of the Bush administration, hasn’t affected their view of the president, says a poll released Saturday. However, public views supporting President Bush’s handling of…

Newsview: Cross Bush, Face Payback    photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush is playing supercharged hardball in going after his own former anti-terrorism chief, Richard Clarke. It’s a risky strategy that shows the single-mindedness of Bush and his re-election team in trying to deflect politically damaging criticism. Loyalty is a hallmark…

Newsview: GOP Pressing Cultural Issues 
WASHINGTON (AP) – From gays to guns to the rights of the unborn, Republicans are staging a series of cultural clashes in Congress in the run-up to the fall elections, seeking political advantage as much as legislative accomplishment. They got a dose of both recently, praise from anti-abortion…

Senate Democrats Take Stand on Judges    photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Democrats threatened to stop all of President Bush’s judicial nominees until the White House agrees not to appoint any more judges while Congress is out of town. Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota said Friday that Democrats had decided to block all…

Kerry to Have Minor Surgery on Shoulder    photo
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – John Kerry plans to have minor surgery Wednesday to repair a shoulder that he injured on the campaign trail. Kerry’s spokesman David Wade said the Massachusetts senator tore the subscapularis, a muscle beneath the scapula in his right shoulder, when he braced himself during…

GOP Survey Question Draws Ire in Asia 
WASHINGTON (AP) – A voter survey tied to a Republican effort to raise money for House candidates mislabels Thailand and the Philippines as countries that “harbor and aid terrorists,” say officials from both governments. A question on the National Republican Congressional Committee’s “Ask America…
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Mar 27 2004

Economy Is the Star of the Campaign TrailNew York …

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Economy Is the Star of the Campaign Trail
New York Times - 44 minutes ago
WARREN, Mich., March 26 The presidential race turned squarely to the economy on Friday, as Senator John Kerry courted this hard-hit state with a promise of new



John Kerry announces corporate tax rate plans
ABC Online, Australia - 1 hour ago
ELIZABETH JACKSON: In the United States, Democrat Presidential candidate John Kerry has announced a major part of his economic platform.



Kerry says he’ll cut corporate taxes
San Jose Mercury News, CA - 1 hour ago
By JAMES KUHNHENN and KEN MORITSUGU. DETROIT – Sen. John Kerry, seeking to shed his image as a “Massachusetts liberal,” on Friday



Kerry Proposes Corporate Tax Cuts
Washington Post, DC - 3 hours ago
By Jim VandeHei. DETROIT, March 26 — Sen. John F. Kerry returned to the campaign trail on Friday for a two-day swing though the



Kerry Proposes Tax Plan to Address Jobs Moving Overseas
New York Times - 3 hours ago
WARREN, Mich., March 26 The presidential election turned squarely to the troubled terrain of the economy today, as both President Bush and his Democratic



Kerry Plan Questioned
Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA - 4 hours ago
Several analysts say Kerry’s proposals to remove tax breaks for companies with foreign operations and create hiring incentives are unlikely to staunch the flow



Bush hails ‘growing’ economy
CNN - 5 hours ago
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (CNN) — President Bush traveled Friday to New Mexico, the state that was decided by the closest margin in 2000, where he hailed a



Kerry tax plan proposes to slow loss of jobs overseas
MLive.com, MI - 5 hours ago
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER. WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Friday unveiled his plan to deal with “Benedict



President Bush, Democratic Presidential Candidate John Kerry Lay
Voice of America, DC - 5 hours ago
President Bush and his presumed Democratic opponent, Senator John Kerry, laid out competing economic plans aimed at creating jobs Friday in separate campaign



Kerry promises 10m new jobs
NEWS.com.au, Australia - 5 hours ago
DEMOCRATIC US presidential candidate John Kerry today promised to create 10 million new jobs and to close tax loopholes that encourage US companies to move



Kerry, Bush push economic themes
MSNBC - 6 hours ago
Shifting gears after a week of bitter exchanges over the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, President Bush and his Democratic opponent, Sen.



Bush he had no clue of 9/11 attacks
Times of India, India - 6 hours ago
NASHUA: US president George W Bush insisted on Thursday he had no advance warning of the September 11, 2001, attacks and challenged the assertions of a former



Kerry to propose scrapping tax provision
Straits Times, Singapore - 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry is expected to propose a broad change in international tax laws to discourage companies from shifting



Kerry Proposes Corporate Tax Cuts to Spur Job Growth (Update4)
Bloomberg - 6 hours ago
“It is unfair to call a recovery a recovery when it is jobless,” Kerry said in an interview citing the 2.2 million US jobs lost under President George W. Bush



Kerry’s 10 million job plan
MSNBC - 7 hours ago
By Martin Wolk. By launching his economic program with a plan to cut corporate taxes, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry



US business doubts Kerry corporate tax plan
Forbes - 7 hours ago
By Anna Driver. NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) – A plan by Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry to deter American companies



Kerry Calls Bush’s Record on Jobs the Worst He’s Seen (Update1)
Bloomberg - 7 hours ago
March 26 (Bloomberg) — Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry called job creation necessary for economic recovery and said President George.



Kerry pledges massive jobs growth
ABC Online, Australia - 7 hours ago
The Democratic nominee for US president, Senator John Kerry, has promised to create 10 million new jobs in his first major campaign statement on the American
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Mar 26 2004

The Complete Far Side Copies in stock for immediat…

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The Complete Far Side Copies in stock for immediate shipment

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Mar 26 2004

Kerry wins key endorsements on return to campaign …

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Kerry wins key endorsements on return to campaign trail
Channel News Asia, Singapore - 38 minutes ago
WASHINGTON : Democratic presidential contender Senator John Kerry returned to the campaign trail and won new support while President George W. Bush faced



Democrats Gather Stars and Cash for Kerry
New York Times, NY - 47 minutes ago
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE. ASHINGTON, March 25 — To swelling trumpets, the biggest stars in the Democratic firmament strode on stage



Clinton, Carter, Gore Show Unity for Kerry
Reuters, United States - 46 minutes ago
By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter joined a who’s



Democrats line up behind Kerry
Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX - 1 hour ago
By DAVID JACKSON / The Dallas Morning News. WASHINGTON – Returning from vacation, John Kerry spent Thursday with new best friends



Clinton, Carter, Gore headline Democratic unity dinner with Kerry
MLive.com, MI - 1 hour ago
By NEDRA PICKLER. WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kerry said the country deserves leadership that “tells the truth” as he took over the mantle



Kerry Says US Deserves Truthful Leader
Guardian, UK - 2 hours ago
By NEDRA PICKLER. WASHINGTON (AP) – John Kerry said the country deserves leadership that “tells the truth” as he took over the



Democrats embrace Kerry
The Globe and Mail, Canada - 2 hours ago
Washington — Democrats embraced John Kerry as their new chief with a show of solidarity from former presidents Clinton and Carter, and former foes who are



Unions make official their support for Kerry
MLive.com, MI - 4 hours ago
By LEIGH STROPE. WASHINGTON (AP) — A labor union that endorsed another Democrat and one that remained neutral in the presidential



Kerry heads Democrats’ ‘unity dinner’
Kansas City Star (subscription), MO - 4 hours ago
By JAMES KUHNHENN. WASHINGTON – Fresh from the ski slopes of Idaho, Sen. John Kerry got a warm embrace Thursday from top Democrats



Kerry, Dean spend day mending fences in show of Democratic unity
San Diego Union Tribune, CA - 5 hours ago
By Finlay Lewis. WASHINGTON – John Kerry won the combative endorsement of former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean Thursday, as the Massachusetts



Study: Attack Ads Gave Kerry Advantage
Adweek (subscription), NY - 6 hours ago
By Wendy Melillo. WASHINGTON, DC Sen. John Kerry’s campaign gained a significant advantage by blanketing the airwaves in key states



Recent commentary from National Journal:
Atlantic Online - 6 hours ago
Since 1996, a handful of foreign-policy wonks have been kicking around the idea of a “democracy caucus” at the UN Now it looks as if it might actually happen.



Kerry wins endorsement from Howard Dean
Independent, UK - 6 hours ago
By Rupert Cornwell in Washington. John Kerry returned to the campaign trail last night with an endorsement from his former rival



Dems Come Together Over Kerry
CBS News - 6 hours ago
By Douglas Kiker. By David Paul Kuhn. By Dotty Lynch. By Dick Meyer. The two bitterest rivals of the Democratic primary contest united Thursday, as former Gov.



Kerry injects fresh drive in campaign
Financial Times, UK - 6 hours ago
By Deborah McGregor in Washington. John Kerry launched an intense new drive yesterday to raise campaign funds and rally Democrats



Howard Dean Gives Spirited Endorsement To John Kerry
MTV - 7 hours ago
Former Democratic Party frontrunner Howard Dean endorsed the party’s nominee, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, Thursday at a rally at Washington, DC’s



Analysis: Old foes come together for Dems
United Press International - 7 hours ago
By Marie Horrigan. WASHINGTON, March 25 (UPI) — Presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts picked up a key



Clinton, Carter, Gore headline Democratic unity dinner with Kerry
MLive.com, MI - 8 hours ago
By NEDRA PICKLER. WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats embraced John Kerry as their new chief with a show of solidarity from Presidents Clinton
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Mar 25 2004

In a War of Words Over Numbers, Both Campaigns Hav…

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In a War of Words Over Numbers, Both Campaigns Have Problems
Washington Post - 18 minutes ago
Bush’s advisers and allies have attacked Kerry for what they call his “trillion-dollar tax gap” — the difference between what they say he has proposed in new



Democrats showcase party unity
USA Today - 1 hour ago
By Jim Drinkard and Jill Lawrence, USA TODAY. WASHINGTON — Four years out of political power have persuaded normally fractious



Democrats’ liberal lion boosts Kerry
USA Today - 2 hours ago
By William M. Welch, USA TODAY. WASHINGTON — The first time they talked was in 1971. John Kerry was leading a scruffy band of Vietnam



Democrats: Show more spine
USA Today - 2 hours ago
By Michael Signer. John Kerry has emerged as the probable Democratic nominee in part because of his gravitas, his valor in Vietnam



Bush Campaign Gets Backing of a Democrat
New York Times - 6 hours ago
President Bush’s campaign showcased its favorite Democrat this afternoon, turning Senator Zell Miller of Georgia loose on Democrats in general and Senator John



Democratic Sen. Miller Leads Charge for Bush
Reuters, United States - 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Georgia Sen. Zell Miller, a Democrat who has endorsed President Bush, took the reins on Wednesday of a “Democrats



Ga. Sen. Zell Miller blasts Kerry at ‘Democrats for Bush’ rally
MLive.com, MI - 8 hours ago
By JEFFREY McMURRAY. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush-Cheney campaign Wednesday unleashed its most famous Democratic booster, Georgia Sen.



‘Political Attack Dogs’ Add Color to US Presidential Campaign
Voice of America, DC - 11 hours ago
Earlier this month, an open microphone caught Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in an unguarded moment, muttering to supporters about the Republican



Political Junkie
NPR - 12 hours ago
By Ken Rudin. Web Extra March 24, 2004 — Q: How do you know that Sen. John McCain would not consider running as the vice-presidential



Clintons in Kerry war party
The Australian, Australia - 14 hours ago
WASHINGTON: Former US first lady Hillary Clinton entered the 2004 presidential race yesterday, launching an appeal for financial donors to help swell John



Letters for Wednesday
Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX - 20 hours ago
I would like to thank the Collin County Opinions section for printing James Spowart’s letter (”Back off Kerry,” March 19), as an excellent example of the



Bush Attack on Kerry’s Defense Record Fails to Win Lead in Poll
Bloomberg - 22 hours ago
March 24 (Bloomberg) — US President George W. Bush failed to gain the lead in public opinion polls last week after challenging the national defense record of



Bay State senators like two K’s in a pod: Kerry votes with Ted K
Boston Herald, MA - 23 hours ago
By David R. Guarino. John F. Kerry says he’s no Ted Kennedy clone, yet the two liberal Bay State senators have been in virtual lockstep



Tax Gap Attack
Washington Post, DC - 23 hours ago
By Terry M. Neal. President Bush’s campaign rolled out a curious new line of attack on Sen. John F. Kerry this week, highlighting



Sen . Clinton makes $ pitch for Sen . Kerry
Boston Herald, MA - 23 hours ago
By Andrew Miga. WASHINGTON – Former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton went to bat for Sen. John F. Kerry’s presidential campaign



Kerry Goes Positive in Kinder, Gentler Campaign
Miami Herald, FL - Mar 23, 2004
By Helen Kennedy, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. Mar. 23–WASHINGTON – Reeling from a week of ferocious



Democratic Spending Is Team Effort
Washington Post, DC - Mar 23, 2004
By Paul Farhi. For the past week, television viewers in Lansing, Mich., have been seeing twice as many ads for President Bush’s reelection



Partisans battle on budget
International Herald Tribune, France - Mar 23, 2004
WASHINGTON A budget battle is raging in Washington, but it is not over the actual federal budget that will be on the House floor later this week.
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Partisans battle on budget
International Herald Tribune, France - 4 hours ago
WASHINGTON A budget battle is raging in Washington, but it is not over the actual federal budget that will be on the House floor later this week.



Political briefs
Miami Herald, FL - 16 hours ago
The general election campaign began in March with President Bush holding $110 million in the bank, 46 times as much as his all-but-certain Democratic opponent



Californians betting big on Sen. Kerry
San Francisco Chronicle, CA - 16 hours ago
Washington — Dozens of Californians, including San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s father, are among the fund-raisers who have pledged to gather at least



Kerry counters GOP punches with new TV ad
San Diego Union Tribune, CA - 18 hours ago
By Finlay Lewis. WASHINGTON – The John Kerry presidential campaign will come out punching today in Ohio and other battleground



New Kerry TV Advertisement Aims to Counter GOP Attacks
Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA - 19 hours ago
The ad, to air in 17 key states, focuses on the Democrat’s biography to fight claims that he is a tax-raising liberal who is weak on defense.



Kerry promises ‘new direction’ in ad launched today
Miami Herald, FL - 19 hours ago
A campaign television ad put out by John Kerry says he is a battle-hardened veteran who can protect the nation. It does not criticize President Bush.



Bush Camp Attacks Kerry’s Spending Plan
Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA - 19 hours ago
The GOP charges that the senator would increase taxes to pay for a $1.7-trillion agenda. Democrats counter in a day of fiery exchanges.



Political briefs
Houston Chronicle, TX - 21 hours ago
WASHINGTON — A pair of former presidential candidates from the major political parties have appealed for more civil debate in the campaign and warned that



Sen. McCain again is condemned for the sin of honesty
Arizona Republic, AZ - 20 hours ago
Sen. John McCain does not need – and would not want – a hack like me standing up for him. And who could blame him? But where is everybody else?



Republicans defend campaign attacks
Houston Chronicle, TX - 21 hours ago
KETCHUM, Idaho — Democratic candidate John Kerry, a target of GOP critics for foreign policy and spending proposals, is launching a TV commercial casting



New Kerry ad touts war record and plan for jobs
Boston Globe, MA - 22 hours ago
By Patrick Healy, Globe Staff, 3/23/2004. KETCHUM, Idaho — John F. Kerry’s ski vacation shifted yesterday into a kind of “winter



Dozens from state have brought in more than $50,000
San Francisco Chronicle, CA - 23 hours ago
Washington — Dozens of Californians, including San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s father, are among the fund-raisers who have gathered at least $50,000 for Sen



Dr. Dean’s new Rx
Salon (subscription) - Mar 22, 2004
Howard Dean launches a new organization, Democracy for America. His first goal: Defeat Bush by taking on Nader. By Lisa Chamberlain.



Kerry ad airs his campaign themes in Minnesota
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN - Mar 22, 2004
With his standing in some polls wilting a bit, Sen. John Kerry on Monday released a new TV ad introducing him and a few of his biggest



Kerry Gets Boost From Surprising Sources
Washington Post, DC - Mar 22, 2004
By Jim VandeHei. Sen. John F. Kerry’s presidential campaign is getting an unexpected boost from an unlikely bunch: former Bush administration



Kerry Ad Focuses on Domestic Agenda
Washington Post - 15 hours ago
While the new spot offers no new details on Kerry’s stance on health care, taxes and education, it uses images of the presumed Democratic nominee in Vietnam



New Exchange Spotlights Parties’ Tug of War Over Fiscal
New York Times, NY - Mar 22, 2004
By ROBIN TONER and JIM RUTENBERG. ASHINGTON, March 22 — Over the past 10 years, almost nothing has stirred as much resentment or



TV Spot Reintroduces Kerry to Swing States
Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA - Mar 22, 2004
By Nick Anderson, Times Staff Writer. WASHINGTON — Seeking to counter Republican attacks, John F. Kerry will launch a television



Bush team steps up attacks on Kerry
Financial Times, UK - Mar 22, 2004
By Deborah McGregor in Washington. President George W. Bush’s re-election campaign sharpened its attack on John Kerry’s economic
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