Newsview: Focus Shifts From Kerry to Bush
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With the spotlight on his candidacy, John Kerry improved public perception of his character and qualifications but failed to shake-up the presidential race. Now, the focus shifts to President Bush &#151; and all his hurdles to re-election.
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Seizing on a common campaign sign that features President George W. Bush&#39;s middle initial, Sen. John Kerry declared on Monday that &quot;W stands for wrong,&quot; shifting his focus
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BOARDMAN, Ohio  - For Democratic challenger John  Kerry, the presidential race has come down to three words --  focus, focus, focus. Even a hunting trip on Thursday was more  about votes than geese.
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Make no mistake about it, change is coming in President Bush's Iraq policy. After stubbornly pursuing a stay-the-course policy into a fourth year of war, Bush is being told it's time for a new direction &#151; by everyone from U.S. voters and a blue-ribbon panel to his own national security adviser and ousted defense secretary.
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Troubling headlines, coupled with his opponent, Sen. John Kerry, performing well in the first two debates with Bush, may have turned a Bush advantage of mid-September into an October clinch.
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Some changes will depend on whether key players in Bush's first-term team are replaced, but the direction would still be set by Bush and Vice President Cheney, a highly influential figure on foreign policy.
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President Bush sought to enter the campaign&#39;s final week with voter attention focused on the war on terrorism - but the news out of Iraq in recent days was not what he had in mind.
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Throughout history, who moves in and who moves out of the White House has moved stocks on Wall Street. With the neck-and-neck presidential race between President Bush and John Kerry nearing the
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Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, under pressure to bring new focus to his campaign, added a veteran political strategist to his travelling campaign entourage, rounding out changes to his senior staff.
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CLEVELAND Sept. 4, 2004 - Good news, or bad? President Bush and Democrat John Kerry have differing takes about the vitality of the nation&#39;s job market a question that&#39;s heating up this year&#39;s race for the White House.
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In a rather surprising turn of fortune, latest opinion polls show President Bush has gained a significant lead over John Kerry despite a majority thinking the Democratic challenger won the third and final debate.
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WASHINGTON, 5 November 2004 - Now that the Bush Administration has regained the White House, Bush and his aides are focusing on the transition process.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush appears to be opening a lead over Sen. John Kerry with just over two weeks left before Election Day. The liberal label seems to be hurting Kerry.
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Vastly different views on Iraq show the sharp distinctions between Bush and Kerry.
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While working relentlessly to portray Democratic Sen. John Kerry as a "flip-flopper," President Bush has his own history of changing his position, from reversals on steel tariffs and "nation-building" to reasons for invading Iraq.
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But in the wake of last week's debate, Kerry seems to be gaining new traction with his calls for a fresh start.
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John Kerry has lurched from course to course during his presidential campaign, periodically switching drivers and roadmaps -- and messages -- as he reacts to more and more information and advice.