Bush Says Kerry 'More Heroic' for Going to Vietnam
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President Bush on Saturday described  John Kerry's tour of duty in Vietnam as more heroic than his  own service in the Air National Guard, saying his Democratic  rival had been "in harm's way."
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As South Boston remembered 25 neighborhood heroes killed in the Vietnam War, local veterans yesterday weighed in on the ongoing war record battle between John Kerry [related, bio] and President George W. Bush.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush called on Monday  for ads attacking John Kerry's record in Vietnam to be stopped  along with others run by independent groups, and said Kerry  should be proud of his war service.
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President Bush, his Vietnam-era military service the subject of dispute, said Tuesday he is proud of his stint in the Air National Guard and told members strained by today's wars that he is trying to make their lives easier.
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LAS VEGAS - President Bush told veterans Tuesday he was proud of his time in the Texas Air National Guard and sought to deflect questions about his Vietnam-era service by turning the subject to what he said were rival John Kerry's equivocations on the war in Iraq.   "What's critical is that the president of the United States speak clearly and consistently at this time of great threat in our world, and not change positions because of expediency or pressure," Bush told his applauding audience in a speech to the National Guard Association of the United States...
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President Bush yesterday renewed the nation's commitment to help victims of last year's Gulf Coast hurricanes and thanked U.S. troops fighting abroad.
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President George W. Bush, hosting Vietnam's president in a historic visit, will welcome robust trade ties the United States has developed with a former enemy but also will voice concerns on Hanoi's human rights record.
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President Bush on Saturday renewed the nation's commitment to help victims of last year's Gulf Coast hurricanes and thanked U.S. troops fighting abroad.
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Bizarrely, the presidential election hinges at the moment on how much action Democratic contender John Kerry saw while serving in Vietnam -- as opposed to President Bush&#39;s defense of Texas and Alabama as a member of the National Guard.
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President Bush visited Mount Vernon yesterday to pay tribute to "the first George W." and compared the Revolutionary War to the Iraq war in their pursuit of freedom.
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John Kerry says President George W. Bush should have the courage to &quot;stand up and stop&quot; what the Democratic candidate calls personal attacks on him over his Vietnam service.
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President Bush, accused by Democrats of joining the National Guard to avoid going to Vietnam and then shirking his duty, told Guard members on Tuesday he was proud of his service but did not address lingering questions about his record.
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President George W. Bush said he was ready to take "the rap" for the Iraq war if the US people decided in November to elect his Democratic rival John Kerry, whose Vietnam war record, he said, was something to be proud of.
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WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia  - President George W. Bush, speaking to House of Representatives Democrats he has battled for six years, said on Saturday said he welcomed a vigorous debate on his plans to increase U.S. combat troops in Iraq and he did not question the patriotism of critics.
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President Bush stepped up his attack on Democratic rival John Kerry on Monday by saying the Massachusetts senator would prefer to reduce terror to an "acceptable level" rather than eradicate it.
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John Kerry&#39;s tour of duty in Vietnam has defined his bid for the White House. He is the warrior candidate who heroically led men into battle but who came home to almost as bravely question the very war for which his comrades gave so much blood.
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President Bush on Wednesday defended the U.S. military buildup in Iraq in a patriotic Fourth of July speech, saying victory will require "more patience, more courage and more sacrifice."