GOP candidates debate over the Iraq war
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Eight Republicans argued over the Iraq war and immigration before a crowd of 3,600 New Hampshire voters. Missing in action: actor-politician Fred Thompson, who skipped the debate in favor of announcing his candidacy in the more comfortable setting of late-night TV.
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NEW YORK - Nervous Republicans are urging President Bush to unveil a robust second-term agenda at his convention next week to shift voters' focus from the unpopular war in Iraq and other issues that are a distraction to his re-election drive. Some contend the party should ditch the GOP-fueled controversy over rival John Kerry's combat record in Vietnam...
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Voters got a chance to quiz the 10 GOP presidential candidates on Tuesday night -- and they wanted answers on Iraq, health care and global warming. Addressing a series of hot-button topics, the White House hopefuls directed as much of their firepower at President Bush as they did at each other.
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President Bush and Sen. John Kerry clashed at length over the war in Iraq Thursday night with Bush maintaining that Iraq is an integral battleground
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Republican presidential hopefuls Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romeny traded blows over taxes and immigration in a debate Sunday, while New Hampshire polls leader John McCain said he would capture Osama bin-Laden if elected.
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Iraq and terrorism dominated a hard-hitting and sometimes personal debate last night between the vice-presidential nominees, with Vice President Dick Cheney
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As the House prepared to debate a resolution opposing President Bush's troop escalation in Iraq, the GOP House leader acknowledged that a number of Republicans are likely to support it.
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Divisions over Iraq extended to the presidential campaign during the Senate's all-night debate, with Republican John McCain steadfastly backing President Bush's war strategy as Democratic rivals demanded troop withdrawals.
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The second presidential debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry was framed by lingering questions on Iraq and the economy.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. President Bush and Sen. John Kerry brought their differences over foreign policy into a face-to-face confrontation Thursday night, the two clashing mostly over the war in Iraq in a debate
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Republican presidential candidates intensified their fight over which one has the true conservative credentials in a sometimes contentious debate Sunday night.
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As the House prepared to debate a resolution opposing President Bush's troop escalation in Iraq, the GOP House leader acknowledged that a number of Republicans are likely to support it
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The vice presidential candidates took their debate over Iraq and domestic issues from one battleground state to another Wednesday, Dick Cheney contending that the Democrats have been "on the wrong side" of national security issues for years while John Edwards claimed the Republicans are "in denial about everything."   Cheney and Edwards traded jabs over jobs, judgment and Iraq in what largely was a hard-fought draw Tuesday night in Cleveland...
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The candidates have sharpened debate on how the United States reached this point in Iraq, but less clarity has emerged over who might have the better idea for the future.
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TAMPA - President Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry returned to the campaign trail yesterday and resumed the intense dispute over the Iraq war and homeland security that dominated the first presidential debate Thursday night.
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Iraq is still the focus after the debate, but campaigns will shift to domestic issues. By G. Robert Hillman and David Jackson. ALLENTOWN, Pa.
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Democratic  candidate John Kerry and President George W Bush spar over the Iraq war as the campaign heats up.