Jun
30
2004
Poll: Bush, Kerry Even Despite Iraq Woes photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush’s continued edge over Democrat John Kerry on leadership skills and battling terrorism is keeping the presidential race close despite widespread concerns about Iraq, a bipartisan poll suggests. The Battleground Poll, sponsored by George Washington University, found…
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Kerry Vows Educational, Immigration Help photo
PHOENIX (AP) – Seeking support from black and Hispanic voters, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry pledged Tuesday to ease citizenship for working immigrants and improve educational opportunities for minority and low-income students. Kerry told the National Council of La Raza that within…
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Watchdog Group Complains About Nader Aid photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – A watchdog group says it will file a complaint with federal election officials, accusing two conservative organizations of illegally helping Ralph Nader’s presidential campaign, possibly with support from President Bush’s re-election campaign. Citizens for Responsibility and…
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Gephardt Not Everyone’s Choice in Mo. photo
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Missouri favorite son Dick Gephardt is not the favorite vice presidential candidate of several rank-and-file state Democratic leaders looking to deliver its 11 electoral votes to John Kerry. Asked which prospective running mate would help Kerry win the battleground state,…
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Justice: Sharing Data Would Crash System
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Bush administration is offering a novel reason for denying a request seeking the Justice Department’s database on foreign lobbyists: Copying the information would bring down the computer system. “Implementing such a request risks a crash that cannot be fixed and could result…
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Bush Pushes Democratic Reform in Mideast photo
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) – President Bush urged the Muslim world on Tuesday to put aside suspicion and hatred toward the West and embrace democracy, saying that does not mean Arab nations have to accept American pop culture. A day after an interim government took political control in Iraq, Bush said…
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GOP Accuses Texas Group of Outsource Scam
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican National Committee filed a complaint Tuesday accusing a Texas group of posing as a GOP organization to raise money by phone using an Indian telemarketing firm and through fund-raising mailings. The fund-raising telephone calls prompted false, widespread rumors that…
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12 Indictments in Philly Corruption Probe photo
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A former city treasurer, a powerful city lawyer and 10 others were indicted Tuesday in a municipal corruption investigation that became public when a bugging device was discovered in the mayor’s office. It is the second round of indictments to come out of the investigation. The…
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Heinz Kerry Recalls Death of First Husband photo
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Teresa Heinz Kerry, who inherited a vast family fortune and heads a billion-dollar foundation, said Tuesday she would give up the money to have her first husband back. “It was a very sad day when that happened,” Heinz Kerry said, speaking of Sen. John Heinz, heir to the…
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Poll: Bush, Kerry Deadlocked in Florida photo
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry are locked in a very close race in their battle for the 27 electoral votes in Florida, according to a new poll in the essential swing state of 2000. Bush and Kerry had the backing of 43 percent apiece in a three-way…
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AP: Schwarzenegger Spends More on Payroll photo
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Even as he calls for shared sacrifice to solve the state’s financial crisis, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is spending more than his predecessor on salaries for his official staff, an Associated Press investigation found. Schwarzenegger has slightly fewer employees than Gov. Gray…
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Jun
29
2004
The Kerry campaign needs supporters who can be hosts to organize Enviros Action parties for July 10. If you have not yet become involved in the Kerry campaign this is a good opportunity to become involved in your own neighborhood and connect with other Kerry supporters.
Host an Enviros Action Party on Saturday, July 10th. With your help we will expand our support base by sharing John Kerry’s message on alternative energy and the environment with your community. This is the type of grassroots organizing that is vital to winning in November. Teresa Heinz Kerry will join you and your guests on a live conference call to discuss environmental issues and how you can help win the White House! The call will start at 7pm EDT. To accommodate parties on the West Coast, you can also hear Teresa Heinz Kerry’s discussion by dialing in between 8pm and 11pm EDT.
When you register with the new Kerry Volunteer Center you will have your own account where you can organize and host your own Kerry events and find other Kerry events you wish to attend in your area. When you register fill in your email address and zip code and then other contact information on the next page and a password will be automatically be generated and sent to you. After you have registered click on the Volunteer Center and then on the link to Enviros Action parties which will have an Enviros Action Party Host Form to fill out to get started in planning your event for July 10.
Jun
29
2004
Bush Looks for Edge From Iraq Handover photo
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) – With the installation of an interim government in Baghdad, President Bush is banking on an untested group of Iraqi officials to achieve results that the U.S.-led occupation could not deliver: security, stability and economic progress. Iraq’s unrelenting violence and…
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Kerry: Security Vital to Iraq Sovereignty photo
BALTIMORE (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Monday that adequate security is vital to a successful transfer of power in Iraq as he reiterated his call for President Bush to seek help from other nations. Kerry said it is critical that the president get support from allies,…
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Poll: Bush Running Even With Kerry photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush has pulled back into a tie with Democrat John Kerry in a CBS News-New York Times poll released Monday, apparently boosted by increasing optimism about the economy. The race remains very close even though Bush’s job approval rating was at 42 percent – the lowest…
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Newsview: High Court Slams White House photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – In a matter of a few minutes Monday, the Supreme Court unraveled a major component of the Bush administration’s legal strategy for fighting the war on terror. The administration argued that because the nation is at war, it could label terrorist suspects as enemy combatants and…
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Clinton, Kennedy to Speak at Convention photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former President Clinton and Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts will have prime speaking slots at the Democratic National Convention in Boston next month. Key speakers at the Republican convention in late August and early September in New York City will include California Gov….
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San Francisco Gives Clintons Warm Welcome photo
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The heavily Democratic San Francisco Bay area welcomed two of its political darlings Monday, with former President Clinton continuing his blockbuster book tour and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton headlining a campaign fund-raiser. Joining other Democratic women senators at an…
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Romney Replaces Kerry at Mayors Meeting photo
BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney replaced Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry as a speaker for the nation’s mayors on Monday after Kerry canceled a speech rather than cross a police union picket line. Romney, a Republican, met nearly 100 picketing police officers before…
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State Dept. Sees Dominant Role in Iraq photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – With Iraqi sovereignty restored, the State Department will assume the dominant role in shaping Bush administration policy on Iraq, Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said Monday. Until now, the Pentagon has taken the lead, but with John D. Negroponte arriving in Baghdad…
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Monument to Add Thurmond’s Daughter’s Name photo
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Gov. Mark Sanford has signed a bill to add the name of Strom Thurmond’s biracial daughter to the list of his children engraved on a monument to the late U.S. senator. Essie Mae Washington-Williams came forward last year and announced she is the daughter of Thurmond and a…
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Draft: Rowland Knew of Unfair Advantage photo
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Gov. John G. Rowland knew that a businessman received an unfair advantage in winning a $57 million state contract, but did nothing to stop the deal, according to a draft report from the committee that considered his impeachment. The 38-page report was released Monday by the…
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Candidate in N.D. Says He’ll Keep Column
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Democratic candidate for state treasurer is having some fun with a GOP plea that newspapers stop publishing his humor column – or else give his opponent equal time. Dean Meyer wondered Monday whether he will also have to share his work as a rodeo announcer with Republican… |
Jun
28
2004
Kerry Won’t Cross Picket Line for Speech photo
BOSTON (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Sunday canceled an appearance at the U.S. Conference of Mayors rather than cross a promised police union picket line at the event. “I don’t cross picket lines. I never have,” Kerry said as he left mass Sunday night at Our Lady of Good…
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Frist Won’t Criticize Cheney for Cursing photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Majority Leader Bill Frist refused on Sunday to criticize Vice President Dick Cheney for cursing on the floor of the Senate in a confrontation with a Democratic senator. The Tennessee Republican indicated that Cheney’s outburst at Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., can be attributed to…
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Dean: Most Americans Now Oppose Iraq War
WASHINGTON (AP) – Howard Dean sounded like he had been vindicated on Sunday when he noted that most Americans now agree that the United States should not have invaded Iraq. It was a position that fueled his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, and earned Dean much criticism in the…
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NATO to Back Plan on Training Iraq Forces photo
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) – NATO closed ranks Sunday on a pledge to take a bigger military role in Iraq as violence and bloodshed surged before the delicate political turnover in Baghdad. President Bush declared that the alliance was poised to “meet the threats of the 21st century.” Determined to…
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Report: Kerry’s Wife Controls Nearly $1B photo
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Teresa Heinz Kerry controls a family fortune valued at nearly $1 billion, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. The wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry is widely reported to have assets of $500 million, but her fortune has doubled that amount since 1995 despite…
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Green Party Rejects Endorsement for Nader photo
MILWAUKEE (AP) – The Green Party nominated Texas attorney David Cobb as its candidate for president, rejecting Ralph Nader’s efforts to secure the party’s formal endorsement and likely access to the ballot in key states like Wisconsin and California. Nader, the party’s candidate in 1996 and 2000,…
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Both Illinois Parties in Turmoil photo
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The lurid implosion of a Republican Senate candidate’s campaign is just the beginning of the turmoil plaguing Illinois politics, with Democrats squabbling over a budget impasse that could bring state government grinding to a halt. “I’m trying to think if there was ever…
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Rice: Saddam’s Army to Be in New Forces photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Iraq’s new government plans to use former members of Saddam Hussein’s army in the security forces after the transfer of political control from the U.S.-led coalition, President Bush’s national security adviser said Sunday. “But the Iraqis want everyone to know, and indeed the…
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Many Latinos Unhappy With Political Issues
PHOENIX (AP) – A majority of U.S. Hispanics believe that political candidates are not talking about issues important to the Latino community, according to a poll released Sunday. The survey was conducted for the National Council of La Raza, a civil rights group dedicated to promoting Hispanic…
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Fla. AFL-CIO Splits Senate Endorsement
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – The Florida AFL-CIO split its endorsement Sunday between two Democratic U.S. Senate candidates in a compromise that snubbed Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas. Neither former state education commissioner Betty Castor nor Rep. Peter Deutsch won the two-thirds vote needed to…
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Kerry: Bush Has Neglected Latin America photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrat John Kerry, seeking votes from Hispanics, told Latino officials that President Bush has neglected Latin America and that he would do better. Kerry said Saturday that as president, he would assemble leaders in the Western Hemisphere in a group intended to defend democracy…
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Jun
27
2004
Remarks of Senator John Kerry
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - 10 hours ago
I want to thank all of you for coming today. It’s wonderful to be back at NALEO. Last year, we met in Arizona. This year, we’re in Washington. … |
John Kerry’s Big Screen Test
New York Times - 21 hours ago
… three feet apart here in the sticky-hot party room of Mr. Cleland’s apartment building, doing their bit to get their mutual friend John Kerry elected leader of … |
Campaign briefing JOHN KERRY DEMOCRAT . . .
Contra Costa Times, CA - 17 hours ago
DEMOCRAT GOES COAST TO COAST IN 36 HOURS: Comedian Billy Crystal teased John Kerry, “If you’re having a good time, tell your face,” but the dour-looking … |
Democrats plan rally for John Kerry Saturday
Chillicothe Gazette, OH - Jun 25, 2004
The Ross County Democratic Party will conduct a rally for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry Saturday at the AMVETS Hall, 317 E. Main St. … |
Jun
26
2004
Bush to Seek European Support in Iraq photo
NEWMARKET-ON-FERGUS, Ireland (AP) – Five days before the transfer of power in Baghdad, President Bush opened a European trip Friday with growing confidence that NATO would take a bigger role in Iraq despite reservations from France and Germany. The administration expects NATO, at a summit in…
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Kerry Goes on 36-Hour Bicoastal Campaign photo
MASSILLON, Ohio (AP) – Comedian Billy Crystal teased John Kerry, “If you’re having a good time, tell your face,” but the dour-looking Democrat had an excuse for looking drawn Friday after scheduling 36 hours of nearly nonstop campaigning on both coasts plus a Midwest stop. Kerry’s marathon…
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Illinois’ Jack Ryan Abandons Senate Bid photo
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Senate candidate Jack Ryan dropped out of the race Friday amid a furor over lurid sex club allegations that horrified fellow Republicans and caused his once-promising candidacy to implode in four short days. “It’s clear to me that a vigorous debate on the issues most likely…
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Ethics Group Says Nader Violates FEC Laws
WASHINGTON (AP) – A watchdog group filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Ralph Nader on Friday, saying the independent presidential candidate is violating federal campaign laws by accepting office space and telephone service from a public charity he created. Citizens for…
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Civility Drops to a Low Point in Congress photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – In 1856 a House member from South Carolina took his cane to an abolitionist senator from Massachusetts, bloodying the Senate floor and leaving the man near death. Capitol attacks these days are not as dramatic, but lawmakers from both parties lament what has become another low…
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Sen. Levin Blames NATO Reluctance on Bush
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee expressed frustration with NATO on Friday for not playing a bigger role in the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The committee’s top Democrat said it was just “chickens coming home to roost” for the Bush…
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Schwarzenegger Reverses Stand on Strays photo
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, in the doghouse with animal-welfare advocates for proposing that shelters be allowed to kill stray animals more quickly to save money, said Friday that his budget recommendation was a mistake. As part of his budget proposal first drafted in…
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Sen. Miller to Speak at GOP Convention photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Georgia Sen. Zell Miller, the highest profile Democrat to endorse President Bush for re-election, will speak at the Republican National Convention later this summer, a congressional aide said Friday. Miller drew a sharp rebuke from the dean of the state’s congressional…
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Daschle Suggests $141B Asbestos Trust Fund
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle has suggested creation of a $141 billion trust fund for people suffering from asbestos-related diseases in hopes of breaking a yearlong legislative logjam, a Senate aide says. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., would not confirm the…
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Scientists Now Need OK to Consult WHO
WASHINGTON (AP) – Government scientists must now be cleared by a Bush political appointee before they can lend their expertise to the World Health Organization, a change that a Democratic lawmaker said fits a pattern of politicizing science. William Steiger, a special assistant to Health and Human…
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White House Gets ID Theft Sentencing Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate on Friday passed and sent to the White House legislation to require five-year prison sentences for people convicted of using or providing fake IDs to help terrorists. The legislation, passed by the House on Wednesday, is meant to take away judges’ ability to give…
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Jun
25
2004
Bush Interviewed in Gov’t CIA Leak Probe photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal investigators questioned President Bush for more than an hour Thursday as the investigation into the leak of a CIA operative’s name reached into the Oval Office. The president was interviewed for 70 minutes by U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the head of the Justice…
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Court Won’t Order Cheney Papers Released photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court protected the Bush administration Thursday from having to reveal potentially embarrassing details about Vice President Dick Cheney’s energy task force until after the election, sending the case back to a lower court and noting a “paramount necessity of…
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Federal Workers’ Union Endorses Kerry photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation’s largest federal workers’ union, battling the Bush administration on government outsourcing and other issues, is endorsing Democrat John Kerry for president. The announcement by the American Federation of Government Employees is set for Friday at the union’s…
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Sen. Leahy Says Cheney Cursed at Him photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Cheney cursed at Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy during a confrontation on the Senate floor while members were having their annual group picture taken earlier this week, Leahy and Senate sources said Thursday. Senate aides with knowledge of the encounter Tuesday said…
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Solicitor General Theodore Olson to Quit photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Solicitor General Theodore Olson, who represented the Bush administration before the Supreme Court and became a voice for strong antiterrorism policies after his wife died in the Sept. 11 attacks, said Thursday he is resigning to return to law practice. Olson, 63, said he will…
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Bush Narrowing Choices for CIA Director
WASHINGTON (AP) – Administration officials say President Bush has narrowed his field of candidates for CIA director to at least two people, just two weeks after outgoing director George Tenet announced his departure. Two administration officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Bush…
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Gore: Bush Lied About al-Qaida, Iraq Link photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Al Gore on Thursday accused President Bush of lying about a link between al-Qaida and Saddam Hussein and said the president refuses to back down from that position to avoid political fallout. “They dare not admit the truth lest they look like complete fools for launching our…
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Iacocca Changes Support From Bush to Kerry photo
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Four years after former Chrysler Corp. chairman Lee Iacocca cut ads supporting George W. Bush’s election, he’s switching alliances to presidential challenger John Kerry. Iacocca decided to announce his endorsement in person at a Kerry speech Thursday on creating high-tech…
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Ill. Senate Candidate Pressured to Quit photo
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Senate candidate Jack Ryan, his campaign in turmoil over embarrassing sex allegations in his divorce records, faced mounting pressure to drop out of the race Thursday and saw support from fellow Republicans dwindle even further. Campaign spokesman Kelli Phiel declared that…
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Praised by Bush, Woman Said Still in Debt
CINCINNATI (AP) – A former bookkeeper praised by President Bush for turning around her life with help from a social-services agency still owes at least $300,000 to the company she was convicted of stealing from, according to court records and the business owner. Susan Morin, owner of Gorman’s…
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Voter Registration Group to Check Workers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A political group that paid felons to conduct door-to-door voter registration drives with the aim of ousting President Bush in the 2004 election pledged Thursday to weed out any employees convicted of violent or serious offenses. America Coming Together announced a new… |
Jun
24
2004
Bush Makes Vietnam Eligible for AIDS Help photo
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – President Bush made Vietnam the 15th nation eligible for help under his global AIDS program on Wednesday as he blended public policy in the inner city with re-election chores at a country estate. Bush’s official purpose in making his 29th trip to Pennsylvania was to promote his…
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Kerry Calls Bush ‘The Greatest Divider’ photo
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Democrat John Kerry criticized Republicans on Wednesday for denying him a chance to cast a Senate vote, blaming a partisan culture created by President Bush and calling his rival “the greatest divider as a president in the modern history of this country.” As he returned to the…
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Senate Wants Bush to Report Back on Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate moved Wednesday toward approval of a defense spending bill that covers only part of the Pentagon’s upcoming war costs but gives the military a pay raise and increases troop levels. Lawmakers said they expected passage of the $447 billion defense authorization bill late…
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Felons Paid in Voter Registration Drive
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Democratic group crucial to John Kerry’s presidential campaign has paid felons – some convicted of sex offenses, assault and burglary – to conduct door-to-door voter registration drives in at least three election swing states. America Coming Together, contending that…
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Arizona Democrats File Challenge to Nader
PHOENIX (AP) – Two Arizona voters on Wednesday filed the first Democratic challenge to independent Ralph Nader’s bid to get on a state’s November presidential ballot. The Democrats’ lawsuit alleged that more than 70 percent of the 21,500 petition signatures recently filed for Nader are invalid….
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House Poised to Approve Intelligence Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) – In his first public performance since being spotlighted as a candidate for CIA director, House Intelligence Chairman Porter Goss defended an intelligence budget bill from Democratic complaints that it doesn’t adequately fund counterterrorism. Eyes and attention were on Goss, just…
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House Panel to Block Torture Justification
WASHINGTON (AP) – A House committee voted Wednesday to bar the Justice Department from issuing legal justifications for the U.S. use of torture in the latest congressional reaction to government memos that seemed to permit the practice. The Republican-led House Appropriations Committee approved…
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Nader Urges Kerry to Pick Edwards for VP photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrat John Kerry is getting some advice on his choice for vice president from an unlikely source: rival Ralph Nader. In an open letter sent Wednesday, the independent presidential candidate urged Kerry to choose John Edwards as his running mate, saying the North Carolina…
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Panel OKs Bush $2.2B Foreign AIDS Request
WASHINGTON (AP) – A House subcommittee voted Wednesday to give President Bush the full $2.2 billion he wants for battling AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in poor countries overseas next year. But underlining the budget pressures lawmakers are facing, the Republican-run panel opted to give Bush just…
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Va. Governor a Fiscal Model for Kerry photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Governing one of the nation’s most conservative states, Virginia Gov. Mark Warner exploited a GOP rift over taxes, slashed spending and forged a bipartisan pro-business coalition to pass a $1.4 billion tax increase this year. Now he’s holding himself up as a model of fiscal…
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No Easy Fix for Politicians in Sex Scandal photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Gary Hart paid dearly for his “fool mistake,” Bill Clinton bulldozed through his “bimbo eruptions” and Barney Frank won forgiveness by talking about his transgressions until everyone was tired of hearing about them. Denial, disclosure, silence, contrition – public figures have… |
Jun
23
2004
Bush Claimed Right to Waive Torture Laws photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush claimed the right to waive anti-torture laws and treaties covering prisoners of war after the invasion of Afghanistan, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld authorized guards to strip detainees and threaten them with dogs, according to documents released Tuesday….
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Bush, Kerry Duel Over Economic Statistics photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Listening to President Bush and Sen. John Kerry talk about the economy, voters might almost think the two candidates were describing different countries. To Bush, the economy is “strong and getting stronger” while Kerry derides an administration that he says has the worst jobs…
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Kerry Has Secretive Meeting With Edwards photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. John Kerry held a brief, secretive meeting with potential running mate John Edwards on Tuesday, a spur-of-the-moment session in the Capitol that capped an unusual day of hurry-up-and-wait in the heavily scripted life of the Democratic presidential candidate. The two men met…
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Nader Again Refuses Dems’ Request He Quit photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ralph Nader had a testy meeting Tuesday with black members of Congress and rejected their request that he quit the presidential race. At the same time, Arizona Democrats prepared to challenge Nader’s qualifications to appear on that state’s ballot as an independent candidate. The…
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AP Sues for Access to Bush Guard Records photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Associated Press sued the Pentagon and the Air Force on Tuesday, seeking access to all records of George W. Bush’s military service during the Vietnam War. Filed in federal court in New York, where The AP is headquartered, the lawsuit seeks access to a copy of Bush’s…
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Bush Opposers Accused of Illegal Spending photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – A pro-Democratic group that opposes President Bush in its fund-raising solicitations is the target of a complaint by campaign finance watchdogs who argue the organization is spending illegally on its mailings. America Coming Together should be using limited “hard money”…
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Ryan Works for Support in Ill. Senate Bid photo
CHICAGO (AP) – Republican Jack Ryan said Tuesday he expects to overcome tawdry allegations leveled by his former wife in divorce documents, but some members of his party said they felt betrayed after being promised the papers contained nothing to threaten his Senate race. Mary Jo Arndt, a member…
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House OKs $417B Defense Spending Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House approved a $417 billion defense spending bill Tuesday that includes an initial $25 billion for U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, plus billions for major weapons systems. The 403-17 vote underscored an election-year bipartisan consensus behind military spending…
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Congressman Wins S.C. Senate Runoff photo
Three-term Rep. Jim DeMint trounced ex-Gov. David Beasley on Tuesday to win a Republican runoff in South Carolina and earn a spot on the November ballot for a Senate seat that has been occupied by the same Democrat for almost 40 years. In Utah, businessman Jon Huntsman Jr., a Bush administration…
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Ethics Panel Reviewing DeLay Complaint photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House ethics committee said Tuesday it will review a complaint from a Texas congressman that accuses House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, a fellow Texan, of “serious criminal acts.” The committee said Democratic Rep. Chris Bell met House rules for filing such a complaint. The…
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N.Y. Signing Kicks Off Clinton Book Blitz photo
NEW YORK (AP) – Late as always, but still greeted by cheers and screams of “Bill, we love you,” former President Clinton opened the year’s hottest book tour with a marathon signing at a midtown Manhattan Barnes & Noble. “I’m glad it’s finally happening,” Clinton, who received a reported $10… |
Jun
22
2004
Kerry: Bush Chooses Ideology Over Science photo
DENVER (AP) – Democrat John Kerry, backed by 48 Nobel Prize winners, on Monday criticized President Bush for allowing ideology rather than facts to determine science policies and repeated his pledge to overturn the ban on federal funding of research on new stem cell lines. “We need a president who…
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Bush Pushes Marriage Plan, Raises Cash photo
CINCINNATI (AP) – President Bush raised money for the Republican Party and promoted his agenda of compassionate conservatism Monday as he and his Democratic rival focus on a key state in their battle for the White House. On his 18th presidential trip to Ohio, Bush promoted his $1.5 billion…
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AP Poll: Most Rate Reagan Over Clinton photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Most Americans say Ronald Reagan, who died this month, will be remembered as a better president than Bill Clinton, who is trying to improve his image with a new autobiography, according to an Associated Press poll. Seven in 10 say history will judge Reagan superior, based on the…
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Nader Taps Green Activist As Running Mate photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Presidential candidate Ralph Nader on Monday tapped longtime Green Party activist Peter Camejo to be his running mate, a move certain to boost the independent’s chances of winning the Green Party’s endorsement this week and its access to ballot lines in nearly two dozen states….
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Conn. Governor Announces Resignation photo
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Gov. John G. Rowland announced his resignation Monday amid a months-long cascade of graft allegations, a federal investigation and a rapidly gathering drive to impeach him for accepting gifts from friends and businessmen. Rowland, a third-term Republican who was once one of…
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Reviews Don’t Dampen Clinton Book Buzz photo
NEW YORK (AP) – Reviews have been discouraging and conservatives are on the attack, but booksellers still expected the best as they braced for Tuesday’s release of Bill Clinton’s “My Life,” the year’s most anticipated nonfiction book. “It’s like adult Harry Potter mania. We haven’t seen anything…
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Racy Allegations Vs. Ill. Senate Hopeful photo
CHICAGO (AP) – The former wife of Republican Senate candidate Jack Ryan claimed in divorce documents released Monday that he pressured her to perform sex acts in clubs while others watched. Jeri Lynn Ryan, an actress best known for roles on TV’s “Boston Public” and “Star Trek: Voyager,” said in…
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Kerry Taps Vernon Jordan for Debate Talks photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Washington powerbroker Vernon Jordan will be the lead negotiator for Democrat John Kerry on the presidential debates. Jordan, a lawyer, lobbyist and former aide to President Clinton, will represent the Kerry campaign in negotiations with the Bush-Cheney campaign on the terms of…
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Kerry Outraises, Outspends Bush in May photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – John Kerry raised more campaign cash than President Bush last month and spent more too, but the Democratic challenger started June with millions less on hand than the Republican incumbent as a summer of campaigning began. Kerry spent $32 million in May and opened this month with…
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GOP Eyes Defense Bill to Raise Debt Limit
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republicans may use the $417 billion defense bill for something other than financing the military – raising the government’s borrowing limit later this year. When the House debates the defense spending measure on Tuesday, it is likely to add an innocent-sounding provision…
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Bush Launches Radio Ads in Four States photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush took his message of a rebounding economy to four presidential battleground states Monday with new radio ads that assail Democrat John Kerry for “talking about days of malaise and the Great Depression.” The ads were running in Colorado, where Kerry was campaigning…
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