Bush, Kerry Rev Up for Campaign Face-Off
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It's a classic pre-debate dance, maybe as important as the matchup itself: lower expectations for your candidate's performance and jab the other guy while you're at it. While President Bush and Democrat John Kerry remained secluded half a country apart on Sunday in preparation for their prime-time showdown Thursday, representatives for each side employed their own double-barreled debate strategy.
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Tonightâs debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry marks the culmination of months of campaigning, speeches and attack ads, and the clash will likely
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President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry hit the books this week for the first of three crucial debates that could decide the most heated White House race in recent history.
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When President Bush and Sen. John Kerry open a series of debates on Thursday, voters will get their first chance to directly compare the White House candidates -- and Kerry will get perhaps his last chance to convince Americans he is up to the job.
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ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct 8  - US President George W. Bush&#39;s re-election bid, battered by bad news on Iraq and the economy, faced a critical test Friday as he headed into a second debate with resurgent Democrat John Kerry.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla.  - President Bush and  Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry wrapped up debate preparations  and headed for Florida on Wednesday, with Kerry promising the  confrontation will reveal "the truth" about the president.
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The campaigns of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are working on the final details for a series of presidential debates set to begin at the end of the month.
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BOSTON -- President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry sharpened their attacks on the campaign trail while preparing for Wednesday&#39;s final debate.
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President George W Bush yesterday ripped into Senator John Kerry on Iraq, taking a more aggressive approach than he had in the previous night&#39;s debate as both candidates rushed back to the campaign trail to put their own
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Democratic candidate John Kerry prepared to exploit his best opportunity to change the momentum of the presidential race Thursday as he headed into a 90-minute debate with
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President Bush headed Monday toward his first face-off with Sen. John F. Kerry by mocking his challenger as a vacillator who could spend the whole
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President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, their animosity stirred by a contentious second debate, lit into each other over Iraq, jobs and debate performance on Saturday in critical battleground states.
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TEMPE, Ariz.  - President Bush and Democratic Sen.  John Kerry meet on Wednesday in a final debate that could give  one of the White House rivals a critical boost heading into the  last three weeks of the race.
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President George W. Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry geared up for their final televised debate, hoping to break open a race for the White House virtually deadlocked three weeks before the election.
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President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry dig in for a crucial one-on-one televised debate, with the Democratic challenger aiming to turn the tables on Bush's lead in recent in opinion polls.
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With one debate down and two to go, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are entering a critical new phase of a race that has been recharged and, in some ways, reframed.
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NEW YORK - The campaigns of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are working on the final details for a series of presidential debates set to begin at the end of the month...