Kerry tries to stay focused (USATODAY.com)

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Wolfowitz: Length of force's stay in
Iraq still unknown (USATODAY.com)

Wolfowitz: Length of force's stay in
Iraq still unknown (USATODAY.com) 05/19/2004 06:04 AM
USATODAY.com - Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, an architect of the Iraq war, said Tuesday he had failed to anticipate "the resilience" of Saddam Hussein's supporters and did not know how long the United States would have to keep 135,000 troops in Iraq.

Workers stay positive, arrive at jobs as
usual (USATODAY.com)

Workers stay positive, arrive at jobs as
usual (USATODAY.com) 08/03/2004 07:25 AM
USATODAY.com - Concrete barriers, machine-gun toting police and bomb-sniffing dogs greeted workers Monday as they arrived at five financial institutions reportedly targeted by terrorists here, in Washington, D.C., and in Newark, N.J.

Kerry Wants 9/11 Commission to Stay on
the Job (Reuters)

Kerry Wants 9/11 Commission to Stay on
the Job (Reuters) 07/27/2004 05:55 PM
Reuters - Democrat John Kerry portrayed himself as a viable alternative to President Bush as commander in chief on Tuesday and vowed to help keep America safe by extending the Sept. 11 commission's work for another 18 months.

"Democrats Wonder if Kerry Should Stay
on Careful Path"

"Democrats Wonder if Kerry Should Stay
on Careful Path" 05/27/2004 03:23 PM

Democrats Wonder if Kerry Should Stay on
Careful Path

Democrats Wonder if Kerry Should Stay on
Careful Path 05/27/2004 01:31 AM
President Bush's political difficulties have prompted a debate among Democrats about whether John Kerry should lie low or be more visible.

USATODAY.com - Kerry: Undecided to the
end

USATODAY.com - Kerry: Undecided to the
end 07/31/2004 08:29 PM
Jonah's USAToday piece today

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USATODAY.com - Kerry gets served up with
'waffles'

USATODAY.com - Kerry gets served up with
'waffles' 04/12/2004 06:08 PM
impact on Yahoo and MSN, though, is a sign that the campaign is working and that Google will be affected soon .. Kerry gets served up with 'waffles' .. this USA Today

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Kerry blasts TV ads on war record
(USATODAY.com)

Kerry blasts TV ads on war record
(USATODAY.com) 08/20/2004 08:54 AM
USATODAY.com - Democrat John Kerry, countering weeks of claims by political opponents that he exaggerated his Vietnam combat record, accused them Thursday of lying and said President Bush is using them to "do his dirty work."

Group's ad says Kerry lied
(USATODAY.com)

Group's ad says Kerry lied
(USATODAY.com) 08/05/2004 10:29 AM
USATODAY.com - One of the harshest ads of the presidential campaign goes on TV in three states Thursday. Members of the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth accuse Democratic candidate Sen. John Kerry of lying about his Vietnam War record.

Kerry TV ads outpace Bush's
(USATODAY.com)

Kerry TV ads outpace Bush's
(USATODAY.com) 07/12/2004 07:33 AM
USATODAY.com - Sen. John Kerry's campaign and groups opposed to President Bush have run almost twice as many TV ads in closely contested states as the Bush-Cheney campaign. That is the opposite of what many political experts predicted before March, when Kerry emerged as the likely Democratic candidate for president.

So why did Bush, not Kerry, get the
bounce? (USATODAY.com)

So why did Bush, not Kerry, get the
bounce? (USATODAY.com) 08/03/2004 07:24 AM
USATODAY.com - There was a bounce after last week's Democratic National Convention.

USATODAY.com - So why did Bush, not
Kerry, get the bounce?

USATODAY.com - So why did Bush, not
Kerry, get the bounce? 08/03/2004 10:55 AM
not only did Kerry not receive a bounce from the DNC but that Bush may have actually gained ground .. a more detailed analysis .. Susan Page in USA Today .. interesting follow-up

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Kerry gives foes a few openings
(USATODAY.com)

Kerry gives foes a few openings
(USATODAY.com) 07/12/2004 07:33 AM
USATODAY.com - John and Teresa Heinz Kerry proved in the past week that even with the tightest choreography, there's always a chance they will say something that complicates their drive to win the White House.

Kerry campaign gets a new ride
(USATODAY.com)

Kerry campaign gets a new ride
(USATODAY.com) 05/26/2004 07:22 AM
USATODAY.com - Frequent flier John Kerry got an upgrade Tuesday from a succession of chartered jets to a star-spangled, customized campaign plane that will serve as an airborne office and occasional bar until Election Day.

How the Bush team will try to paint
Kerry (USATODAY.com)

How the Bush team will try to paint
Kerry (USATODAY.com) 02/17/2004 08:52 AM
USATODAY.com - President Bush's campaign strategists believe "Massachusetts liberal" is a potent political epithet. But they don't think it's enough to defeat Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry.

USATODAY.com - Bush leads Kerry by 7
points

USATODAY.com - Bush leads Kerry by 7
points 09/07/2004 05:19 AM
Gallup reports .. Gallup .. 52-45

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Cheney: Kerry would stifle economy
(USATODAY.com)

Cheney: Kerry would stifle economy
(USATODAY.com) 06/22/2004 05:59 AM
USATODAY.com - Vice President Cheney charged Monday that the economic proposals of John Kerry would mean higher taxes that choke job growth.

Kerry outlines plan to fix Iraq
(USATODAY.com)

Kerry outlines plan to fix Iraq
(USATODAY.com) 09/21/2004 06:43 AM
USATODAY.com - Democrat John Kerry went on the offense Monday with a broad, scathing critique of President Bush's decisions on Iraq. He accused Bush of "colossal failures of judgment" and contended he "will repeat the same reckless mistakes" elsewhere if he is re-elected.

Heinz Kerry: 'John is a fighter'
(USATODAY.com)

Heinz Kerry: 'John is a fighter'
(USATODAY.com) 07/28/2004 08:09 AM
USATODAY.com - Teresa Heinz Kerry on Tuesday called her husband "a fighter" who earned his Vietnam War medals "the old-fashioned way, by putting his life on the line for his country."

Bush leads Kerry by 7 points
(USATODAY.com)

Bush leads Kerry by 7 points
(USATODAY.com) 09/07/2004 06:41 AM
USATODAY.com - President Bush widened his lead over John Kerry after a combative Republican National Convention reinforced questions about the Democratic candidate's leadership, especially on terrorism. (Related link: Poll results)

Kerry slams Bush over economy
(USATODAY.com)

Kerry slams Bush over economy
(USATODAY.com) 09/16/2004 07:34 AM
USATODAY.com - John Kerry attacked President Bush's record on the economy Wednesday, saying that middle-class Americans are suffering from poor choices made by a stubborn incumbent who "has created more excuses than jobs."

Kerry says he would send more troops to
Iraq if necessary (USATODAY.com)

Kerry says he would send more troops to
Iraq if necessary (USATODAY.com) 04/19/2004 05:52 AM
USATODAY.com - More U.S. troops and a new president could be needed to win international support for U.S. efforts in postwar Iraq, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said Sunday.

Kerry: Gas deal, if true, 'disgusting'
(USATODAY.com)

Kerry: Gas deal, if true, 'disgusting'
(USATODAY.com) 04/20/2004 05:57 AM
USATODAY.com - John Kerry criticized as "disgusting" a reported arrangement between the Bush administration and Saudi Arabia to ease gas prices before the presidential election - a move that could help the president's re-election campaign.

Poll: No boost for Kerry after
convention (USATODAY.com)

Poll: No boost for Kerry after
convention (USATODAY.com) 08/02/2004 06:23 AM
USATODAY.com - Last week's Democratic convention boosted voters' impressions of John Kerry but failed to give him the expected bump in the head-to-head race against President Bush, a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll finds. (Related item: Poll results)

Kerry stays cautious on war issue
(USATODAY.com)

Kerry stays cautious on war issue
(USATODAY.com) 04/13/2004 07:24 AM
USATODAY.com - The spreading insurgency in Iraq is eroding public support for President Bush's handling of the situation. That gives Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry an opening to attack Bush on war leadership, the issue that the commander in chief has cited as a primary reason to re-elect him.

USATODAY.com - Poll: No boost for Kerry
after convention

USATODAY.com - Poll: No boost for Kerry
after convention 08/01/2004 05:01 PM
USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll .. WASHINGTON .. poll

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Kerry finds his stride on the trail
(USATODAY.com)

Kerry finds his stride on the trail
(USATODAY.com) 01/28/2004 08:39 AM
USATODAY.com - January has been a very good month for John Kerry. He started the year as the front-runner who flopped, the four-term senator whose presidential prospects were discounted in favor of an outspoken former governor of Vermont and a retired general who had never run for anything before.

Kerry defends Vietnam record
(USATODAY.com)

Kerry defends Vietnam record
(USATODAY.com) 04/27/2004 05:58 AM
USATODAY.com - Democrat John Kerry battled back Monday against a Republican offensive designed to erode one of his biggest assets as a presidential candidate: his credentials as a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War.

Kerry promises to enlarge military
(USATODAY.com)

Kerry promises to enlarge military
(USATODAY.com) 06/04/2004 05:47 AM
USATODAY.com - Democrat John Kerry said Thursday that if he's elected commander in chief, his "first order of business" will be to enlarge the military to end the "back-door draft" that he says President Bush has created by requiring thousands of troops to extend their tours in Iraq.

Kerry hits Bush over HMO laws
(USATODAY.com)

Kerry hits Bush over HMO laws
(USATODAY.com) 06/24/2004 06:19 AM
USATODAY.com - Barbed exchanges over a proposed federal "bill of rights" for managed care patients dominated the presidential campaign Wednesday following a Supreme Court decision that voided state laws allowing aggrieved patients to sue HMOs.

Edwards likely will help Kerry fare
better in South (USATODAY.com)

Edwards likely will help Kerry fare
better in South (USATODAY.com) 07/08/2004 06:57 AM
USATODAY.com - While more than a regional candidate, Sen. John Edwards' selection as Democrat John Kerry's running mate boosts his party in the Republican-leaning South, especially in Edwards' home state, North Carolina.

Bush leads in negative ads, but Kerry
has help (USATODAY.com)

Bush leads in negative ads, but Kerry
has help (USATODAY.com) 05/18/2004 01:28 PM
USATODAY.com - The Bush-Cheney campaign has produced more negative TV ads than the campaign of Sen. John Kerry and is devoting more of its budget to airing them than Kerry is committing to his negative ads, a USA TODAY analysis shows.

Kerry reaches out to minority voters
(USATODAY.com)

Kerry reaches out to minority voters
(USATODAY.com) 06/30/2004 06:09 AM
USATODAY.com - John Kerry has been campaigning hard for centrist voters who sometimes vote one way, sometimes the other. But he spent Tuesday reaching out to the minority voters who are among the most loyal Democrats with proposals to encourage higher college graduation rates and rewrite some immigration laws.

Kerry makes push for drug imports
(USATODAY.com)

Kerry makes push for drug imports
(USATODAY.com) 08/12/2004 06:07 AM
USATODAY.com - John Kerry said Wednesday that President Bush should "get out of the way" of efforts in Congress to lower prescription-drug prices for seniors by overhauling last year's Medicare reform law.

Kerry may announce running mate Tuesday
(USATODAY.com)

Kerry may announce running mate Tuesday
(USATODAY.com) 07/06/2004 06:50 AM
USATODAY.com - John Kerry continued to be coy about his choice of a running mate Monday amid indications the announcement could come as soon as today.

Kerry to detail plans on national
security (USATODAY.com)

Kerry to detail plans on national
security (USATODAY.com) 05/25/2004 06:48 AM
USATODAY.com - John Kerry doesn't talk much about how he'd fight terrorism and usually comments on Iraq only when asked. But that's about to change.

Ads apparently help Kerry catch up to
Bush in 17 states (USATODAY.com)

Ads apparently help Kerry catch up to
Bush in 17 states (USATODAY.com) 05/25/2004 06:48 AM
USATODAY.com - The $25 million in TV ads he's run the past three weeks seems to have helped pull Sen. John Kerry even with President Bush in states likely to decide who wins the White House in November.

Kerry ad calls on Bush to 'denounce the
smear' (USATODAY.com)

Kerry ad calls on Bush to 'denounce the
smear' (USATODAY.com) 08/23/2004 08:39 AM
USATODAY.com - The rhetorical battle over Sen. John Kerry's record in Vietnam continued to rage Sunday, as Kerry's campaign released a new television ad calling on President Bush to "denounce the smear."

Kerry, Edwards make up ticket of
opposites (USATODAY.com)

Kerry, Edwards make up ticket of
opposites (USATODAY.com) 07/07/2004 07:47 AM
USATODAY.com - Ever since he arrived here a little over five years ago, Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina has impressed Democratic elders with his gifts and bemused them with his ambition. In a town where everyone's trying to get ahead, he has stood out as a man in a hurry.
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