Style Is Part of the Battle in Bush, Kerry Debate
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As President Bush and his Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry slugged it out Friday night over issues from Iraq to stem cell research, they also sought to look good, sound good and nail the right image.
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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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CORAL GABLES, Fla.  - President Bush and  Democratic rival John Kerry give voters their first chance to  size up the two White House candidates side by side when they  square off in debate on Thursday.
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US President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry wasted no time before clashing on terrorism and Iraq as they faced off in person for the first time in a debate that could decide their battle for the White House.
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US President George W. Bush and Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry battled over Iraq, terrorism, health care, and jobs, hoping their final debate would break their deadlocked race.
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This fall's presidential debates will pit George W. Bush's folksy manner and big-picture brand of policymaking against John Kerry's more cerebral outlook and nuanced world view.
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No knockouts, no knockdowns. But if it were a boxing match, John Kerry won on points. Last Thursday President George Bush and Senator Kerry squared off in the first presidential debate of this yearâs US elections.
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While neither party dominated the other in the duel between Senator John Kerry and US President George Bush in St. Louis, Bush appeared more energetic and focused in comparison to the pervious debates.
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Iraq, the issue most likely to ignite fire in Thursday's debate, has become the chief symbol of differences between presidential candidates George W. Bush and John F. Kerry.
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TEMPE, Ariz.  - President Bush and Democratic Sen.  John Kerry prepared on Wednesday for a final debate that could  give the winner a critical boost in the last three weeks of a  tight White House race.
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Tired of hearing George Bush and John Kerry talk right past each other during their stump speeches? Well, get ready for the two major contenders in this year&#39;s presidential race to square off face-to-face
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This fall's presidential debates will pit George W. Bush's folksy manner and big-picture brand of policymaking against John Kerry's more cerebral outlook and nuanced world view. Each is a proven debater who knows, only too well, what personal pitfalls to avoid: Bush must stifle the smirk, for instance, and Kerry must cut short his rhetorical rambling.
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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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The first presidential debate was advertised as make-or-break for Sen. John Kerry, but last night it was President Bush who was on the spot.
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President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry go head-to-head for the final time in their knife-edge election battle, with their final televised debate.
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The first presidential debate and its focus on foreign policy and security gives both President George W Bush and Senator John Kerry opportunities to dig into each other&#39;s record and patch their own weaknesses on Iraq.
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Iraq, the issue most likely to ignite fire in tomorrow&#39;s debate, has become the chief symbol of differences between presidential candidates George W. Bush and John F. Kerry.