Aug
31
2004
McCain Endorses Bush, Defends Iraq War photo
NEW YORK (AP) – Sen. John McCain swept aside his long-running differences with President Bush on Monday and urged voters to re-elect him, offering a stout defense of Bush’s decision to invade Iraq as the only way to keep that country from acquiring weapons of mass destruction. In a prime-time…
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Bush Suggests War on Terror Cannot Be Won photo
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) – President Bush ignited a Democratic inferno of criticism on Monday by suggesting the war on terrorism could not be won, forcing his aides to scramble to defend his remarks just as he had hoped to bask in convention accolades. Bush sought to emphasize the economy – New…
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GOP Invokes 9/11 to Promote Bush Election photo
NEW YORK (AP) – Republicans invoked the horrors of Sept. 11 Monday night to drive home their point that President Bush is a decisive leader in a dangerous world, unafraid to make tough decisions. His opponent, Sen. John Kerry, is too weak to lead the nation, they suggested. Recalling the World…
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Edwards Accuses Bush of Failed Leadership photo
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) – Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards said Monday the Bush administration’s military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan have alienated allies and increased the threat from terrorism instead of reducing it. Campaigning in his home state on the day the Republican…
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GOP Protesters Hit NYC in Smaller Groups photo
NEW YORK (AP) – A day after massive street demonstrations, smaller groups of protesters turned Monday to health care, civil rights and economics – areas where they say President Bush and the Republicans convening in Madison Square Garden have failed the country. A group called the Poor People’s…
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Republicans Aim to Show Party Diversity photo
NEW YORK (AP) – Republican convention organizers have crafted a stage lineup aimed at showing a diverse party, giving a spotlight to Education Secretary Rod Paige, who is black; Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, an Asian American; and minority musical groups. Surrogates for President Bush also point to…
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Nader Set Back in Pennsylvania, Missouri photo
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Ralph Nader’s bid to be listed as an independent candidate on Pennsylvania’s presidential ballot was rejected Monday by a judicial panel, eliminating a political wild card that Democrats had feared would give President Bush an advantage in a major battleground state. The…
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Polls: Laura Bush More Popular Than George photo
NEW YORK (AP) – If the pollsters are right, first lady Laura Bush really is the president’s better half. Polls show Laura Bush is more popular than her husband, which may be one reason the president gives her star treatment at campaign events. Last week in Albuquerque, N.M., before the welcoming…
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Posting of Delegate Data Investigated photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Secret Service is investigating the posting on the Internet of names and personal information about thousands of delegates to the Republication National Convention in New York, officials said Monday. The probe focuses on anonymous postings on a Web site operated by the…
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Bush Seeks ‘Compassionate’ Label Again photo
NEW YORK (AP) – For months, President Bush has been courting his core conservative supporters. Now, in a New York minute, he’s shifting his focus to moderates, independents and Democrats not entirely sold on John Kerry. He wants to be known as the “compassionate conservative” again. That slogan…
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GOP Assails Kerry As Convention Begins photo
NEW YORK (AP) – Republicans belittled Democratic Sen. John Kerry as a shift-in-the-wind campaigner unworthy of the White House on Monday at the opening of their national convention, lavishing praise on President Bush as a steady, decisive leader in an age of terrorism. “In this great struggle, we… |
Aug
30
2004
More Than 100,000 Protest Bush in NYC photo
NEW YORK (AP) – More than 100,000 demonstrators marched past a heavily fortified Republican convention hall on Sunday, chanting denunciations of the administration and the war in Iraq as delegates flocked to the city to nominate President Bush for four more years in the White House. Vice President…
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McCain, Giuliani to Hail Bush on Security photo
NEW YORK (AP) – Sen. John McCain and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, two of the Republican Party’s most popular politicians, open President Bush’s nominating convention by calling him a leader unafraid of making unpopular choices to protect a nation scarred by the Sept. 11 attacks. “He has…
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Bush Says Kerry Uses ‘Upside-Down’ Logic photo
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – President Bush said Sunday that Democrat John Kerry is using “upside-down” logic when he says terrorists’ recruiting efforts are getting a boost from the war on terrorism. “During the ’90s, the terrorists were recruiting and training and plotting for war with us long before…
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Cheney Enters NYC Through Ellis Island photo
NEW YORK (AP) – The Manhattan skyline at his back, Vice President Dick Cheney remembered the terrorist attacks on this city and promised that with a second term President Bush would be strong and steadfast in keeping the nation safe. Traveling to historic Ellis Island, where millions of immigrants…
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Both Candidates Use McCain in Campaign Ads photo
NEW YORK (AP) – Republican maverick John McCain campaigns with President Bush. He’s good friends with Democrat John Kerry. And, in an unusual twist, he’s shown up in campaign advertisements for both. The Arizona senator is a hot commodity as Republicans and Democrats alike seek to capitalize on…
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Combustible DeLay May Be Low Key at RNC photo
NEW YORK (AP) – Republicans are putting forward a softer, more moderate face at their convention this week. That’s no place for Tom DeLay, the combustible, conservative House majority leader. DeLay is decidedly off-stage here, but not invisible. An ardent supporter of the aerospace industry, DeLay…
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Edwards Stays on Message During Campaign photo
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) – As the No. 2 man on the Democratic ticket, John Edwards’ job is to stay on message, praising presidential candidate John Kerry and going after Kerry’s opponents. The vice presidential running mate is not to bring unwanted attention to the team. It’s a role that the North…
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Democrats in N.Y. Showcase Swing Voters photo
NEW YORK (AP) – Delores Ramirez was a supporter of President Bush in 2000, but on this muggy Sunday afternoon the retired Virginia businesswoman was standing on the steps of New York’s City Hall with dozens of supporters of Democrat John Kerry who just finished a weeklong tour of five states. She…
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Some Moderate Republicans Criticize Bush photo
NEW YORK (AP) – A group of moderate Republicans, many long out of office, called on President Bush and the Republican party to “come back to the mainstream” on the eve of the Republican National Convention. “Instead of partisan ideology – which increasingly has led moderates to leave the party -…
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Some GOP Gay Rights Backers Torn Over Bush photo
NEW YORK (AP) – On the eve of the Republican convention, some GOP gay rights supporters frustrated by their party platform’s hardline stance against same-sex unions say they are torn over whether to back President Bush in this fall’s election. While most say they back the president on issues such…
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Florida Voting Under Microscope Again
MIAMI (AP) – Cheryl Roberts was impressed with Florida’s new voting machines in the 2002 primary, when she cast an electronic ballot for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill McBride. But a series of computer glitches – including startling cases of corrupted or missing data – has undermined her… |
Aug
27
2004
Bush, Kerry Bow to McCain’s Wishes on Ads photo
NEW YORK (AP) – President Bush and Sen. John Kerry bowed to the wishes of popular maverick John McCain on Thursday, as the president embraced the Republican senator’s legal fight against big-money special interest groups airing negative ads and the Democratic nominee scrapped a commercial that…
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Debate on Kerry’s Military Record Rages photo
ANOKA, Minn. (AP) – Democrat John Kerry on Thursday lashed out at “the lie that’s been put out there” about his Vietnam War service as Republicans and Democrats fiercely debated his military record, sensing a political advantage in keeping the issue alive. The debate started when a group of…
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Swiftboat Crewman: Kerry Boat Under Fire
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A swiftboat crewman decorated in the 1969 Vietnam incident where John Kerry won a Bronze Star says not only did they come under enemy fire but also that his own boat commander, who has challenged the official account, was too distracted to notice the gunfire. Retired Chief…
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Bush Confident on Election Despite War photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush said Thursday that he believes he made the right decision to invade Iraq and thinks voters will not deny him a second term even if they disagree with the war. With the number of U.S. casualties expected to reach 1,000 well before the election, Bush said, “The…
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Edwards Has Harsh Words for Bush, Cheney photo
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) – Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards took President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney to task Thursday on gay marriage, poverty, and other issues, using unusually harsh words at a forum that included undecided voters. Edwards, responding to a question about…
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Kerry and Bush Trade Barbs on Economy photo
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – President Bush and Sen. John Kerry feuded Thursday over the nation’s economy, with the Republican incumbent boasting about the impact of his “well-timed tax cuts” and his Democratic rival bemoaning a new report of rising poverty. “Because we acted, our economy since last…
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Protesters May Ignore NYC Park Rally Ban photo
NEW YORK (AP) – An anti-war group suggested Thursday that protesters could still gather in Central Park on the eve of the Republican National Convention, despite a judge’s ruling that it may not stage a rally there. The group, United for Peace and Justice, said it would hold a march past Madison…
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Poll: Kerry Loses Ground With Voters photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrat John Kerry has lost ground with voters in their perceptions of his honesty, leadership skills and Vietnam experience during the heated debate over his war record as a swiftboat commander, a poll found. Ads paid for by a group called the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth have…
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GOP Delegates Open to VP Other Than Cheney photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – More than half the delegates to next week’s Republican National Convention surveyed by The Associated Press were willing to suggest a new running mate for President Bush if Dick Cheney leaves the ticket. Secretary of State Colin Powell and former New York City Mayor Rudolph…
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McCain Furiously Courted by Kerry, Bush photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican Sen. John McCain is emerging as the bipartisan scold whom neither presidential candidate can get enough of this year. Although the maverick Arizona senator hasn’t been shy about taking both campaigns to task, Democrat John Kerry sounded out McCain as a possible running…
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Democrats Rely on Non-Religious Voters
After years of talk about the close ties between religious conservatives and the Republican Party coalition, an opposite factor is gaining wider notice: the Democrats’ reliance upon non-religious voters. “Seculars have become an increasing portion of the Democratic electoral coalition and… |
Aug
26
2004
Kerry Faults Top Leaders for Prison Abuse photo
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Wednesday that civilian leaders in the White House and the Pentagon should be held accountable for abuse at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison. “Harry Truman had that sign on the desk and it said, ‘The buck stops here,’” Kerry said. “The…
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Judge Denies Central Park Protest Request photo
NEW YORK (AP) – A judge rejected a last-minute plea from anti-war activists seeking to hold a massive rally in Central Park the day before the Republican convention, saying they were too late. The group said it would cancel the rally, but still planned to march to Madison Square Garden, the…
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Ridge: Convention Security Measures Solid photo
NEW YORK (AP) – Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Wednesday that security measures for the Republican National Convention are as strong and well-coordinated as officials have had for any event. “We are prepared,” Ridge told reporters after inspecting mobile police command facilities that…
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Lawyer Advising Vets Quits Bush Campaign photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – One of President Bush’s top lawyers resigned from his campaign Wednesday, a day after disclosing that he had given legal advice to a veterans group airing TV ads challenging Democrat John Kerry’s Vietnam War service. The guidance included checking ad scripts, the group said….
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Republicans Endorse Ban on Gay Marriages photo
NEW YORK (AP) – Republicans endorsed an uncompromising position against gay unions Wednesday in a manifesto that contrasts with Vice President Dick Cheney’s supportive comments about gay rights and the moderate face the party will show at next week’s national convention. A panel made up largely of…
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Edwards Reaches Out to Black Ohio Voters photo
CLEVELAND (AP) – Vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Wednesday sought to assure black supporters that he and John Kerry have “fought for this community our entire lives” – and would continue doing so – on a day devoted to reaching out to the base in the Democratic stronghold of northeast…
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Cleland Tries to Deliver Letter to Bush photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – Former Democratic Sen. Max Cleland tried to deliver a letter protesting ads challenging John Kerry’s Vietnam service to President Bush at his Texas ranch Wednesday, but neither a Secret Service official nor a state trooper would take it. The former Georgia senator, a triple…
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Kerry TV Ad Shows McCain Criticizing Bush photo
WARREN, Ohio (AP) – Democrat John Kerry’s campaign says “George Bush is up to his old tricks” in a new television ad that shows GOP maverick John McCain telling Bush in 2000 “you should be ashamed” for standing by as a “fringe veterans group” questioned his patriotism. “Four years ago it was John…
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Navy Report Backs Kerry Role in Incident photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – A Navy report filed five days after a disputed incident in Vietnam supports John Kerry’s version and contradicts critics who say the Democratic presidential nominee never came under enemy gunfire when he won two medals. The Navy task force overseeing Kerry’s swift boat squadron…
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News Editorials Weigh in on Kerry Furor
With a mix of passion and dismay, newspaper editorials are weighing in on the furor over John Kerry’s service in Vietnam, with many coming to his defense, a few standing behind his critics and others bemoaning the attention to a 30-year-old war rather than today’s problems. Many newspapers used…
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N.C. Lawmaker Narrowly Wins GOP Runoff
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – State Rep. Patrick McHenry was declared the winner of a Republican congressional runoff Wednesday after a recount showed that he won by 85 votes out of more than 30,000 cast. McHenry lost just one vote in the recount to Catawba County Sheriff David Huffman, according to the… |
Aug
25
2004
Kerry Fends Off Attacks Over War Record photo
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Democrat John Kerry defended his Vietnam War record Tuesday night from accusations that he didn’t deserve his medals and invited voters to judge his 1970s anti-war activism as an indication of the “kind of president I’m going to be.” Kerry, speaking at a fund-raiser that the…
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Lawyer Advises Bush and Anti-Kerry Group photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – A lawyer for President Bush’s re-election campaign disclosed Tuesday that he has been providing legal advice for a veterans group that is challenging Democratic Sen. John Kerry’s account of his Vietnam War service. Benjamin Ginsberg’s acknowledgment marks the second time in days…
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Bias Claimed As Anti-Kerry Book Sells Out photo
NEW YORK (AP) – The nation’s two biggest bookstore chains, Barnes & Noble and Borders, say angry customers are accusing them of political bias as the retailers struggle to keep up with demand for a best seller that questions John Kerry’s military service in Vietnam. “Unfit for Command,” which went…
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GOP Platform Seeks Ban on Gay Marriage photo
NEW YORK (AP) – Republicans call for a constitutional ban on gay marriage in a proposed election platform headed for a feisty debate in the days before their national convention. If the plank is approved as expected, it would mark the first time the GOP has gone on record in its statement of…
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Organized Labor Will Monitor Polls
WASHINGTON (AP) – The AFL-CIO will monitor polls in battleground states on Election Day to guard against voting abuses, and is launching a new effort to educate voters about the process and their rights. The “My Vote, My Right” campaign is intended to help prevent problems that arose in the 2000…
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Selma’s First Black Mayor Re-Elected
SELMA, Ala. (AP) – James Perkins, who became Selma’s first black mayor four years ago, was re-elected Tuesday, holding off three challengers who had questioned whether he had done enough to unify blacks and whites. In unofficial vote totals, which did not include absentee ballots, Perkins had…
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Cheney’s Gay Marriage Comments Draw Fire photo
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – Vice President Dick Cheney, whose daughter Mary is a lesbian, drew criticism from both proponents and foes of gay marriage Tuesday after he distanced himself from President Bush’s call for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. At a campaign rally in this…
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Outside Groups Thrive Under Campaign Law
WASHINGTON (AP) – This was supposed to be the first election that reined in the big political money used to underwrite past negative attacks, but outside groups have exploited the nation’s new campaign finance law to raise millions for hard-hitting commercials. Tax-exempt groups have run ads…
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Group Will Cancel Rally if Permit Denied photo
NEW YORK (AP) – Anti-war activists planning a major demonstration on the eve of the Republican National Convention said Tuesday they will cancel a rally if they are denied permission to hold it in Central Park. The anti-war group, United for Peace and Justice, and city lawyers met for a hearing…
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Poll: Americans Wary of Politics in Church
WASHINGTON (AP) – Most Americans oppose political parties obtaining church rosters, says a new poll that found bipartisan opposition to a step the Republicans have taken to identify voters. The Republican National Committee has sought church directories from Southern Baptists and Roman Catholics…
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Bush Using Convention to Woo Undecideds photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush hopes to reach beyond his conservative base and appeal to undecided voters with a nominating convention designed to make Americans feel better about the direction of their country and the politics of their president. As they put final touches on the four-day… |
Aug
24
2004
Bush Criticizes Anti-Kerry Television Ad photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush on Monday criticized a commercial that accused John Kerry of inflating his own Vietnam War record, more than a week after the ad stopped running, and said broadcast attacks by outside groups have no place in the race for the White House. “I think they’re bad for…
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New Bush Ad Criticizes Kerry on Taxes photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush’s campaign criticizes rival John Kerry’s record on taxes – and questions the Democrat’s character – in a new campaign ad that says “there’s what Kerry says and then there’s what Kerry does.” The ad shows the Massachusetts senator at his nominating convention last…
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Negative Attacks Often Prove Effective photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – While politicians decry negative advertising and personal attacks, the bottom line is that such tactics often work. People may not quite recall the specific controversy, but negative campaigning can still raise a question mark in voters’ minds about a candidate and prove hard to…
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Sign-Up Reopened for House Race in La.
PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) – A judge called Rep. Rodney Alexander’s last-minute switch to the Republican Party an attempt to subvert the election process and ordered that the sign-up period be reopened for new candidates for Congress. Alexander infuriated Democrats this month when he switched to the GOP…
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Bush Optimistic on Progress in Iraq photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – President Bush, who faces a tough re-election ballot in just 10 weeks, portrayed the ongoing occupation of Iraq in optimistic terms Monday even as the U.S. death toll nears 1,000. “We’re making progress on the ground,” Bush said about Iraq, where Marines are engaged in…
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Plan to Dismantle CIA Gets Cool Reception photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – A key Republican’s proposal to break up the CIA and rearrange the Pentagon’s spy agencies under a national intelligence director met immediate and broad resistance Monday. A top Senate Democrat called it a “severe mistake” and the agency’s former director said it showed a…
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Celebs Aiding Anti-Bush Web Campaign photo
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – “Bourne Supremacy” star Matt Damon, “Lost in Translation” actress Scarlett Johansson and other celebrity artists are donating their talents – not just their cash – to an online effort to unseat President Bush. The Internet political group MoveOn.org on Tuesday premieres 10 new…
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Edwards Blasts New Overtime Rules photo
RACINE, Wis. (AP) – Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Monday criticized the Bush administration and its economic policies for new workplace rules that he contended reverse more than 60 years of protecting overtime pay. The changes affect mostly white-collar workers, according…
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N.Y. Touts Its Convention Security photo
NEW YORK (AP) – The pileup of events in the city next week, including the Republican National Convention, will add to the security challenge for the New York Police Department, but commissioner Ray Kelly says, “With a big, experienced police force, we can do it.” Kelly spoke Monday at police…
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GOP Protesters Refused Use of Central Park
NEW YORK (AP) – A federal judge ruled Monday that two protest groups cannot use New York City’s Central Park as a site for a demonstration days before the Republican National Convention. “This court cannot blind itself to the daunting security concerns facing this city during the Republican…
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E-Vote Machine Certification Criticized photo
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – The three companies that certify the nation’s voting technologies operate in secrecy, and refuse to discuss flaws in the ATM-like machines to be used by nearly one in three voters in November. Despite concerns over whether the so-called touchscreen machines can be trusted,… |
Aug
23
2004
Dole Questions Kerry’s Vietnam Wounds photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – Former Republican Sen. Bob Dole suggested Sunday that John Kerry apologize for past testimony before Congress about alleged atrocities during the Vietnam War and joined critics of the Democratic presidential candidate who say he received an early exit from combat for…
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Edwards Stresses Plan to Slow Job Losses photo
McADENVILLE, N.C. (AP) – Aaron Devinney hasn’t worked since February, when the waste recycling company that employed him for a year and a half laid him off. Oscar Willard’s been unemployed for more than three years. Both told Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday they just…
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E-Vote Machine Certification Criticized
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – The three companies that certify the nation’s voting technologies operate in secrecy, and refuse to discuss flaws in the ATM-like machines to be used by nearly one in three voters in November. Despite concerns over whether the so-called touchscreen machines can be trusted,…
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Scandal Puts McGreevey at Crossroads
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – His political career up in flames and his employment prospects uncertain, James E. McGreevey faces a difficult future once he steps down as New Jersey’s 51st governor. When the 47-year-old Democrat moves out of the governor’s mansion, Drumthwacket, he will need to find a place…
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Murkowski Braces for Alaska Sen. Primary
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she has not asked Alaskans to like the way she got her job – she was appointed by her father, Gov. Frank Murkowski. “What I have asked is for Alaskans to judge me on my performance,” she said recently. Murkowski touts her efforts to bring a natural…
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Critics: Fla. Absentee Ballot Confusing
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Palm Beach County has introduced an absentee ballot that requires voters to indicate their choices by connecting broken arrows, sparking criticism that it is even more confusing than the infamous “butterfly ballot” used in the 2000 election. Theresa LePore, the…
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Riley: Bush Re-Election Will Change Court photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Alabama Gov. Bob Riley told a Republican breakfast that President Bush’s re-election will change the U.S. Supreme Court, described by the governor as “very liberal.” Riley joined GOP activists Saturday in Florence, Ala. for a breakfast held by a group called the Shoals Concerned…
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N.J. Governor Defends Resignation Delay photo
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – In a newspaper opinion piece published Sunday, New Jersey’s embattled governor says his decision not to leave office immediately because of a sex scandal was “difficult” to make but one he will not change. Democratic Gov. James E. McGreevey used The New York Times to defend…
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Koch: I Support Bush, His Stance on Iraq
NEW YORK (AP) – Calling himself a “liberal with sanity,” former mayor Ed Koch – a lifelong Democrat – said he decided to support President Bush in the 2004 election because of Bush’s stance on Iraq. “While I don’t agree with Bush on any domestic matters, there’s only one matter that’s important in…
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Veteran Backs Kerry on Silver Star Account photo
CHICAGO (AP) – A Chicago Tribune editor who was on the Vietnam mission for which John Kerry received the Silver Star is backing up Kerry’s account of the incident. William Rood, 61, said he decided to break his silence about the Feb. 28, 1969, mission because reports by the Swift Boat Veterans for…
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Kerry Urges Bush to End Vietnam Attacks photo
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Saturday night urged President Bush to “stand up and stop” what he called personal attacks on him over his combat record in Vietnam. At a fund-raiser attended by about 750 people, Kerry said the attacks by a group of Vietnam…
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Aug
22
2004
Kerry Urges Bush to Demand Attacks Stop photo
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Saturday night urged President Bush to “stand up and stop” what he called personal attacks on him over his combat record in Vietnam. At a fund-raiser attended by about 750 people, Kerry said the attacks by a group of Vietnam…
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Veteran Backs Kerry on Silver Star Account photo
CHICAGO (AP) – A Chicago Tribune editor who was on the Vietnam mission for which John Kerry received the Silver Star is backing up Kerry’s account of the incident. William Rood, 61, said he decided to break his silence about the Feb. 28, 1969, mission because reports by the Swift Boat Veterans for…
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Former POW Resigns From Bush Campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) – A former POW resigned as a volunteer to President Bush’s re-election campaign Saturday after it was learned that he appeared in an anti-John Kerry ad sponsored by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. The Bush campaign has claimed no connection with the group which has led an attack…
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Fight Over Kerry’s War Record Escalates photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – John Kerry’s Vietnam War service records run to multiple medal commendations and a notation of “conspicuous gallantry” in combat. President Bush’s file tracks the stateside career of a National Guard test pilot. Yet the combat veteran is the one under attack as a wartime…
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Bush Pressing Case for ‘Ownership Society’ photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Amid signs that the economy is cooling, President Bush is showcasing initiatives for a second term under the banner of an “ownership society” in hopes of bolstering his economic stewardship credentials. His platform includes initiatives to help people buy homes, start businesses,…
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Edwards Denounces New Overtime Rules photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – In blasting new overtime rules that take effect Monday, Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards says he can’t understand why the Bush administration wants to undermine a system that rewards workers who toil long hours. “If you work hard, then you should be rewarded for…
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Bush Touts His Education Agenda on Radio photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – In a back-to-school message, President Bush says that while many public schools aren’t making the grade, he should get high marks from voters for the No Child Left Behind Act. “We are leaving behind the broken system that shuffled children from grade to grade, even when they…
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Kerry Makes ‘Non-Political’ Florida Visit photo
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) – Presidential candidate John Kerry may have won a few votes during his tour of neighborhoods devastated by Hurricane Charley, but he said – as any politician must – that strengthening support in a battleground state was not the reason for his visit. Asked Friday if he was…
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NYC Lawyers: Permit Rejection About Lawn photo
NEW YORK (AP) – The city’s decision to deny a permit to protesters for a rally on Central Park’s Great Lawn on the weekend before the Republican National Convention is about preserving the lawn, not suppressing speech, lawyers for the city said in federal court Friday. The lawn would be ruined if…
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Election Spending for ‘04 Tops $1 Billion photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – There’s still more than two months to go before Election Day and despite new campaign finance laws money is being spent at a dizzying pace. The spending tops mid-election year levels in 2002 and 2000, when national party committees could still raise corporate, union and unlimited…
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Volunteer Links Anti-Kerry Flier to GOP photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – A volunteer for John Kerry said Friday he picked up a flier in a Bush-Cheney campaign office in Gainesville, Fla., promoting Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a group the Bush campaign has insisted for weeks it has no connection to. The Kerry campaign e-mailed the flier to news… |
Aug
21
2004
Kerry Ads Underscore His Vietnam Service photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Democratic Party launched a costly round of ads Friday to buttress John Kerry’s credentials to be commander in chief as the White House accused the Massachusetts senator of “losing his cool” over attacks on his war record. “John Kerry is a fighter and he doesn’t tolerate lies…
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Candidate, Party Spending Tops $1 Billion photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Spending by presidential and congressional candidates and the national party committees that support them already tops $1 billion for the 2004 election cycle, with more than two months of campaigning to go. President Bush alone devoted $209 million to his re-election effort…
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Kerry Visits Fla. Towns Hit by Hurricane photo
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP) – John Kerry waded on Friday into neighborhoods blown apart by Hurricane Charley, where he offered supportive words to families during his eighth trip to some of the most closely contested territory in this year’s presidential election. “The courage of everybody is quite…
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NYC Lawyers: Permit Rejection About Lawn photo
NEW YORK (AP) – The city’s decision to deny a permit to protesters for a rally on Central Park’s Great Lawn on the weekend before the Republican National Convention is about preserving the lawn, not suppressing speech, lawyers for the city said in federal court Friday. The lawn would be ruined if…
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Volunteer Links Anti-Kerry Flier to GOP photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – A volunteer for John Kerry said Friday he picked up a flier in a Bush-Cheney campaign office in Gainesville, Fla., promoting Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a group the Bush campaign has insisted for weeks it has no connection to. The Kerry campaign e-mailed the flier to news…
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General Who Supported Bush in New Kerry Ad photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – A retired U.S. Air Force general who endorsed President Bush four years ago says in a new television ad by the Democratic Party that this year he will vote for John Kerry because the Democrat has “a real strategy to make America safer.” The ad featuring Merrill A. McPeak was…
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Four States Deny Ballot Access to Nader photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader suffered setbacks this week as election officials in Virginia, Maryland, Illinois and Missouri all denied him access to state ballots this fall. In each case, officials said Nader campaign workers either did not submit enough valid…
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GOP Convention Light on Stars photo
NEW YORK (AP) – The Republicans will have one sure Hollywood star for their convention – California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger – along with performers to keep the country music fans happy. But they’ll be hard-pressed to match the Democratic convention’s appeal to young voters led by Ben Affleck….
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U.S. Vets Make Case for Kerry in Vietnam photo
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – Vietnam veterans supporting John Kerry for president made their case Friday in the heart of what was once enemy territory. Calling President Bush a draft dodger, the veterans in Hanoi donned T-shirts emblazoned with “Americans Overseas for Kerry” and showing Bush’s face with…
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Bush’s Young Nephew Campaigns in Mexico photo
MEXICO CITY (AP) – President Bush’s young, Hispanic nephew and his bride are on the campaign trail – in Mexico, where they are joining the increasingly vigorous battle for the votes of 1 million U.S. citizens living south of the border. George Prescott Bush – whose father is Florida Gov. Jeb Bush…
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Kean Leaving Drew U., No N.J. Run Planned photo
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – The chairman of the Sept. 11 commission, former New Jersey Gov. Thomas H. Kean, will retire as president of Drew University in the spring, the school announced Thursday. Kean will have spent 15 years at the liberal arts school in Madison. Kean, who was governor from 1982-90 |
