Kerry says he will use Bush debate to counter Republican distortion
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Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry admitted that the Bush campaign has run a successful campaign portraying him as indecisive but said he would use a looming presidential debate to set the record straight.
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WASHINGTON - The presidential debate Thursday night gives John Kerry a chance to turn national angst about the war in Iraq into a turning point in the campaign.
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President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry paused their debate preparations on Monday to question each other's credibility and renew a running battle on Iraq, with Bush saying Kerry changed positions so often he could debate himself.
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President Bush slammed Democratic rival John Kerry on Tuesday for shifting his views on Iraq out of political expediency, and Kerry fired back that Bush was using "distortions" to hide a deteriorating situation there.
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Colorado Springs, Colo. -- Stumping in Colorado, President Bush is issuing a pre-debate warning about his rival John Kerry. He says the Democrat&#39;s debate statements &quot;simply do not pass the credibility test.
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Sen. John Kerry on Saturday looked to frame the next presidential debate by accusing President Bush of making a series of bad economic choices that are making it harder for average Americans to get by.
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DENVER - In a last-minute flurry of accusations before their final debate, John Kerry tried to tie President Bush to record oil prices while the president charged that his Democratic opponent has totally misunderstood the war on terror.    On the way to the debate that will range over domestic issues from the economy to health care, Bush is reaching out to military supporters in Colorado Springs, where the war in Iraq is the chief concern...
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Sen. John Kerry and President George W. Bush tested their best debate lines Monday, mixing dashes of humor with cutting criticism in a preview of their encounter in Florida Thursday night.
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John Kerry will lay out his ideas on Monday for cleaning up President Bush&#39;s &quot;miscalculations&quot; in Iraq, the Democratic nominee&#39;s campaign said.
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Democratic challenger John Kerry will be fighting to stay in the US election race when he takes on Republican incumbent George W. Bush in the presidential debates from Thursday.
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Democrat John Kerry on Thursday challenged Republican President Bush, to weekly debates from now until the Nov. 2 presidential election.
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President Bush accused Democrat John Kerry of new contradictions and ridiculed his call for a summit on Iraq on Friday as he sought to rebound from a debate that many Americans thought Kerry won.
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The debate over US policy in Iraq between President Bush and Democratic nominee John F. Kerry took center stage in the presidential campaign last week as Kerry laid out his most specific plans to date.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio  - President Bush on Monday  mocked his Democratic rival John Kerry for shifting his  positions on Iraq so many times he could "debate himself" in  this week's face-off between the two candidates.
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Because John Kerry is the challenger and lags President Bush in most national polls, he seems to have the most to gain from a strong performance in the upcoming fall debates.
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Calling President Bush &quot;a very clever debater,&quot; Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry says their first appearance together Thursday night will give him the opportunity to be clear with people about where he stands on issues.
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President Bush seeks to rebound from his poor showing last week when he faces Sen. John Kerry on Friday night in a second debate that is sure to focus on the Iraq war and a lackluster U.S. economy.