This Christmas, many candidates are eligible for either the naughtiest or nicest of 2004.
Merry Christmasupdated: Tue Nov 02 2004 09:28:00
The first votes have been counted this morning, with nary a court challenge or voter irregularity, and we can report that President Bush takes an early lead.
There isn't much that could overshadow Bill-a-palooza today. Thousands of people are gathering in downtown Philly (some of them, apparently, aren't even reporters) to greet Bill Clinton in his much-anticipated, post-surgery campaign debut.
Laura Bush on Thursday brushed off comments about her work experience that were made by Teresa Heinz Kerry, who told USA Today she was unsure if Bush had ever held a "real job."
Meet John Kerry, regular guy. Just a baseball watchin', beer drinkin', geese huntin', gun totin', stem cell research supportin' guy. That's who we'll see today in Ohio, the jackpot battleground of regular guys.
President Bush and his Democratic rival, Sen. John Kerry, made health care a main stump topic as they visited neighboring battleground states Thursday.
Teresa Heinz Kerry apologized Wednesday for telling USA Today that she was unsure if first lady Laura Bush had ever held a "real job."
Kerry 3, Bush 0updated: Thu Oct 14 2004 08:55:00
Apparently under strict orders from his wife, President Bush stood up straight last night and avoided those dreaded scowls. He smiled, smiled, smiled, even giggled at times. It was his best performance. It was John Kerry's worst. Kerry still won. He's 3-0.
Badger magicupdated: Thu Oct 07 2004 07:58:00
Searching for some of that Wisconsin magic John Kerry found before last week's debate, President Bush heads to Badgerland today to prep for tomorrow's Missouri Mow-Down. It's the president's fourth visit in as many days to a Gore state. (Message: confidence.)
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Get ready, Florida. This one's already got a nickname: Meanne Jeanne.
Bush supporters: Feel free to use Heinz ketchup on your next meal.
The nation will pause briefly tomorrow in somber remembrance of 9/11. But with just 53 days remaining before Election Day, the pause won't last long. And that's not a bad thing, as it reflects this country's admirable ability to move on.
Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, was taken to a Mason City, Iowa, hospital Saturday evening for tests after she complained of an upset stomach, but left after a series of tests, a Kerry campaign spokeswoman said.
Republicans reach far more TV viewers today as the Big Three networks put the elephants in prime time.
President Bush went further yesterday in condemning the swift boat ad, only to be drawn back by his spokesman.
Two new polls today suggest John Kerry may have scored a post-convention bounce after all (albeit a very small one and still the smallest since '72).
It was a party with a purpose -- and also one of the hottest tickets in town -- a star-studded gala benefit hosted by the Creative Coalition, in partnership with the Recording Industry Association of America.
At 26, Emily Falcon is the youngest member of the Delaware delegation. She is also its first openly gay delegate. And she couldn't be clearer about her support of Sen. John Kerry for president.
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My name is Teresa Heinz Kerry.
Teresa Heinz Kerry, an unconventional and outspoken political spouse, declared Tuesday night it was time to "hear women's voices" as she appeared before the Democratic National Convention to make the case for her husband's election to the White House.
Teresa Heinz Kerry said she does not regret telling an editorial writer from a conservative Pennsylvania newspaper to "shove it" and maintained that the writer "was trying to trap me."
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We were worried yesterday that we'd gone too far in our reporting on Teresa Heinz "Shove it!" Kerry. Little did we know that we'd be writing this morning about John Kerry's "Bubble Boy" photo-op, pictures of President Bush picking his nose and cheerleading at Yale, and a 1975 quote in which Teresa called Ted Kennedy a "perfect bastard."
Hope and an equal chance at the American dream are at stake in this year's presidential election, speaker after speaker said Tuesday while praising Sen. John Kerry during the second night of the Democratic National Convention.
As the Democrats moved from the old to the new, a pair of strong performances Tuesday boosted their effort to build a case not only for the Democrats, but also for the Kerry-Edwards ticket.
This year, for the first time, webloggers were credentialed to cover a national political convention. In addition to the bloggers posting from Boston at the Democratic National Convention, there were dozens of other voices -- on all sides of the political spectrum -- blogging on what they heard and saw in Boston.
For all the careful choreography of the campaign and the convention, there's a lot of buzz about an unscripted moment involving John Kerry's wife.
On the eve of the Democratic National Convention, the wife of Sen. John Kerry told a journalist to "Shove it."
We doubt President Bush instructed daughter Jenna to stick her tongue out at news cameras in St. Louis yesterday.
STRONG PITCH: In his strongest pitch yet to a key voting bloc, John Kerry yesterday unveiled a $2 million advertising campaign targeting African-Americans, announced that an up-and-coming black Democrat with a compelling life story will deliver the keynote address at the party's national convention July 27. Kerry also will travel to Philadelphia this morning to address the NAACP's 95th annual convention.
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry has tapped fellow Vietnam veteran and former U.S. Sen. Max Cleland of Georgia to introduce him during the crowning July 29 session of the Democratic National Convention, the campaign announced Tuesday.
We'll learn more Tuesday about what kind of convention Democrats plan to throw for John Kerry in Boston this month when the campaign rolls out its tightly guarded list of speakers.
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Presidential hopeful John Kerry and his running mate John Edwards on Friday are in New York City; Beckley, West Virginia; and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry on Tuesday tapped a Senate colleague and former rival Tuesday to be his running mate, calling John Edwards "a man who understands and defends the values of America."
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President Bush's compassion tour takes him to a Baptist church in Philly today, where he talks about (quoting here) "Compassion and HIV/AIDS." Bush's 10:25 a.m. ET speech at the Greater Baptist Exodus Church, a largely black congregation, comes as he simultaneously tends to his must-win conservative base this week with a stepped-up call to ban same-sex marriage.
Mum's the wordupdated: Fri Jun 18 2004 08:26:00
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Someone smarter or richer than me will decide which story dominates this weekend's headlines. At this early read, it's anyone's guess. The main players, possibly in order of prominence, are: Bill Clinton, President Bush, John McCain and John Kerry -- who could shoot to the top of the list if he so much as winks at one of his VP contenders.
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Big-name surrogates run the show today.
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(CNN) -- Bowing to political pressure, the presidential campaign of Democrat John Kerry released financial data on the wealth of his multimillionaire wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry.
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Sen. John Kerry, having escaped intact a one-hour grilling by NBC's Tim Russert on "Meet the Press" Sunday, slipped in the closing minutes.
John Kerry the Fisherman was overshadowed by John Kerry the Soldier yesterday, as release of his military records clouded his message on the environment. (For a moment, though, the two images collided as Kerry noted, somewhat curiously, that a Louisiana waterway reminded him of the Mekong Delta).
Once again, deadly violence in Iraq threatens to wipe out any major coverage of the '04 campaign events, which today include President Bush's 1 p.m. ET speech to newspaper editors at Washington's Omni Shoreham Hotel, new TV ads by John Kerry and the release of Kerry's military records.
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It just wouldn't be tax day without politicians telling taxpayers how they will ease the pain next year.
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The Inside Edge this week examines the fallout from the 9/11 commission hearing, predictions of a "close" election, amid echoes of an earlier "JFK," some changing rules of the road, and a crowd of personalities -- perhaps including a Midwestern lawyer as a boon to the Kerry ticket.
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With ads by the Bush-Cheney campaign and the liberal grass-roots group MoveOn.org already battling it out on the airwaves, another set of ads was rolled out nationwide Monday, the first conservative attack ads against presumptive Democratic candidate John Kerry.
Democratic front-runner Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts added three more wins to his victory column, sweeping contests in Utah, Idaho and Hawaii over his major rival for the presidential nomination, Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina.
John Kerry won the endorsement Thursday of the largest U.S. labor organization as he scrambled to fend off his strongest remaining Democratic presidential rival, John Edwards.
One day after debating his fellow candidates, Democratic front-runner John Kerry will target President Bush during a four-day tour, focusing "on the need to retool America's economy," a senior Kerry adviser told CNN.
We haven't forgotten about Nevada, and apparently Ed Gillespie hasn't either.
Sen. John Kerry picked up several more victories Tuesday night to cement his status as the national front-runner in the Democratic race for the presidential nomination while showing that he can attract voters across a wide geographic area.
Mrs. Kerry is worth a fortune, but her real value to the campaign is her bluntness
Go Pats!updated: Mon Feb 02 2004 04:26:00
John Kerry's Pats beat John Edwards' Panthers last night, but don't read too much into it. Bill Bradley's Rams beat Al Gore's Titans four years ago, just days before the New Hampshire primary. And we all know how that turned out.
Riding high after back-to-back wins in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. John Kerry challenged President Bush and the GOP to start attacking him.
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