Iraq Likely To Be Focus of First Bush-Kerry Debate
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President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry face off in their first debate later today at the University of Miami in the southern state of Florida.
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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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George W. Bush faces a crucial test for his re-election bid, reeling from new criticism of his Iraq policy as he takes on a resurgent Democratic rival John Kerry in their second televised debate.
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US President George W Bush and his challenger John Kerry prepare for what is set to be a critical second TV debate.
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President Bush and Sen. John Kerry share the stage for the first time Thursday in a crucial debate over their plans for ending violence in Iraq and their ability to protect Americans against terrorism.
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TONY JONES: First to Iraq, and with the war in that country set to be front and centre in America&#39;s first presidential debate, insurgents have struck another series of deadly blows.
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US President George W. Bush and Democratic presidential nominee Senator John Kerry stepped up attacks over each other on Iraq on Friday, one day after their first face-to-face debate that many Americans thought Kerry won.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla., Sept. 30 -- It was no surprise that Iraq dominated the first debate between President Bush and Democratic challenger John F. Kerry on Thursday night, but rarely have the differences between the two men -- and the choices for the country -- been stated so clearly and with such passion.
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Miami - US President George W Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry will stare each other down on Thursday in their first presidential debate, a high-stakes political prize-fight that could decide their vicious battle for the White House.
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President Bush and Sen. John Kerry meet Friday in a debate rematch as a new poll shows a shift toward the Democratic challenger and amid more troubling news on Iraq.
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After a deluge of campaign speeches and hostile television ads, President Bush and challenger John Kerry will get their chance to face each other directly Thursday night before an audience of tens of millions of voters in a high-stakes debate about terrorism, the Iraq war and the bloody aftermath.
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President Bush and Democratic challenger John F. Kerry will meet here Thursday night for a high-stakes debate that will produce their first direct
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The first of three presidential debates mostly likely will feature President George Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry at their charismatic best, experts say.
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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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President Bush [related, bio] and Sen. John F. Kerry [related, bio] will go to war over Iraq tonight in their leadoff debate - a high-stakes showdown in steamy Florida that could radically recast the volatile 2004 race.
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President George W. Bush and his Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry continued to spar as they prepared for their important first debate on Thursday.
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Despite a convincing win in the first debate of the US presidential race, Democrat John Kerry still faces a daunting task trying to catch George W. Bush where it counts, the election &quot;battleground&quot; states.