Candidates Debate, Voters Try to Decide
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President Bush and John Kerry debated for 90 minutes Thursday night about the Iraq war, terrorism and homeland security, each making a pitch to voters that he is better suited to run the country. To find out what American voters thought, Associated Press writers watched the debate with critical voting groups in key states, from Ohio to Florida to Oregon.
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Voter reaction to Friday's debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry:
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John McCain and Barack Obama are struggling to win over their party's most loyal voters, and no presidential candidate has a firm hold on what may be the campaign's chief issue, the economy. With the first presidential contests now history, voters appear to be telling the candidates: You still need some polishing.
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The Democratic nomination fight once appeared to be a contest over issues: the Iraq war, Iran, universal health care and economic uncertainty. But as the candidates' positions have melded, they have found themselves agreeing that voters are ready for the changes they are all proposing -- but figh...
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When President Bush and Sen. John  Kerry open a series of debates on Thursday, voters will get  their first chance to directly compare the White House  candidates -- and Kerry will get perhaps his last chance to  convince Americans he is up to the job.
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With one debate down and two to go, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are entering a critical new phase of a race that has been recharged and, in some ways, reframed.
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Voters get their last chance to compare President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry side-by-side tonight as the presidential candidates discuss the economy, health care, and
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Presidential hopefuls offered their views at Senate hearings.
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Two debates or three? Preparations for presidential debates are proceeding amid reports that President Bush may not agree to as many as the Democrats and a debate commission want.
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ST. LOUIS  - President Bush and Democratic  challenger John Kerry argued about Iraq, jobs and taxes in  their second debate on Friday, with Kerry questioning Bush's  judgment and the president accusing Kerry of crumbling under  political pressure.
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Divisions have surfaced in the Kerry campaign over how best Â and how far Â they should go in taking on President Bush.
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Democratic presidential rivals and their supporters vied for advantage in the courts, on a debate stage and at the ballot box on Tuesday in an unsettled race for the party's nomination to the White House.
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The second presidential debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry was framed by lingering questions on Iraq and the economy.
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WASHINGTON (CP) - In the last televised debate of the US election campaign on Wednesday, President George W. Bush and John Kerry each hoped to break the deadlock gripping the race.
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The presidential debates present both opportunity and peril for the two top candidates, with Sen. John Kerry hoping a strong performance spurs a decisive rally and President Bush aiming to seal his re-election.
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Voters finally are about to make decisions in a landmark presidential race that both sides believe is pivotal in terms of America&#39;s future.
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Six Republican candidates, one strikingly jumbled GOP race and a ton at stake in the heat of the primary season. It's the recipe for Thursday night's debate.