Mixed views in first presidential debate
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CNN.com asked its users if they thought President Bush or Sen. John Kerry made a stronger case about preventing terrorist attacks in the United States during the first of three presidential debates.
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President Bush and Sen. John Kerry on the issues at Friday's debate:
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Description: President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry are spending much of this weekend preparing for their first debate, to be held Thursday in Florida.
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Democrat John Kerry stood his ground with President George W. Bush in their first televised debate, delivering a strong performance that could put him back into the election race after weeks on the ropes, analysts said.
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George W Bush and John Kerry's first TV debate failed to change Americans' minds, reactions suggest.
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The first U.S. presidential debate  this week and a load of data on consumer spending will settle  some questions that have been hanging over U.S. stocks, and  equity strategists, and traders say the decreased uncertainty  could draw buyers back to the market.
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IN THE run-up to tomorrowâs first presidential debate between George W Bush and Senator John Kerry, I came across an interesting speech the other day.
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MANCHESTER, N.H.  - A group of citizens in the  swing state of New Hampshire, including Democrats, Republicans  and one undecided voter, gave a slight edge to Democrat John  Kerry in Thursday's first presidential debate.
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Sen. John Kerry hopes the lasting image of the first debate is President Bush's pique performance &#151; a flourish of fidgets, glares and grimaces. The Republican incumbent plans to turn the tables with fresh attacks.
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Of all the exchanges in the first presidential debate, at the University of Miami Thursday night, the one I found most perplexing was over the North Korean nuclear issue.
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NEW YORK, 2 October 2004 - An estimated 55 million Americans watched President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry spar over national security issues during the first televised presidential debate on Thursday night.
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US President George Bush and Sen. John Kerry gave Americans pretty much what the public expected in the first presidential debate.
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Democratic heavyweights Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama faced off in their first one-on-one debate of the 2008 White House race here Thursday, trading pointed but polite barbs.
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President George W. Bush and Democratic rival Senator John Kerry have. wrapped up practice sessions for their first debate with
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Last week President George Bush and Sen. John Kerry sparred in the first of three presidential debates. Tonight Vice President Dick Cheney and North Carolina&#39;s own Sen. John Edwards
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Many undecided voters liked what they saw from John Kerry and were more than a little concerned about President Bush's performance in the first presidential debate &#151; but they still had questions about what Kerry would do in Iraq.
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BAL HARBOUR, Fla. - Calling President Bush "a very clever debater," 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...