Kerry fights off attacks in swing states
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John Kerry has so far succeeded in fending off attacks on his Vietnam war record to stay level with George Bush in national popularity ratings - and ahead in most of the 20 swing states where the election will ultimately be decided, according to a poll
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As John Kerry struggles to overtake George W. Bush in their White House race he faces a deepening dilemma: how to press his attacks on the president without turning off voters weary of negative campaigning.
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President Bush Attacks John Kerry in Pa. Speech, Ad, Says Kerry Can&#39;t Protect US From Terror. President Bush gestures as he speaks to supporters at a campaign rally at Canton Palace Theatre, Friday, Oct. 22, 2004 in Canton, Ohio.
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The presidential candidates are hitting big political battlegrounds again today, with President Bush on his second bus trip in Florida in four days and John Kerry visiting three contested states.
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George W. Bush and John Kerry threw a flurry of swipes at each other Sunday as they prepared for a frenzied final day of campaigning today through a handful of swing states that could decide the US presidency.
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President Bush and John Kerry continue to skip through battleground states today, as each candidate uses increasingly strident language to attack the other with the presidential election slightly more than a week away.
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With just days to go to the election, President Bush and John Kerry headed to battleground states Saturday. President Bush was campaigning in Florida, while Kerry was focusing his attention on Colorado.
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President Bush and Senator John Kerry stumped on Saturday through four critical states, trying to capitalize on what they saw as each other&#39;s weak spots in a second
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WASHINGTON - President Bush has been solidifying his gains in states that once were dead heats, forcing both parties' campaigns to alter strategies as the electoral battleground shrinks. Democrat John Kerry is struggling to stay afloat in some hotly contested states, including Missouri, Wisconsin and Ohio, where polls show Bush pulling ahead...
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As President Bush stumped through Florida, accusing his opponent of &quot;election amnesia&#39;&#39; about the threat posed by Iraq, Senator John Kerry sought
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Both Democratic nominee John Kerry and US President George W Bush have campaigned in two key marginal states that could decide the result of the presidential election, just over a fortnight away.
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President Bush and Sen. John Kerry stayed on the offensive in swing states Sunday as the presidential race entered its final full week. In a television interview, Bush said it is "up in the air" whether the nation can ever be fully safe from another terror attack and suggested terrorists may still be contemplating ways to disrupt the election.
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New polling data suggest that Sen. John Kerry has made little headway with voters in a five states that President Bush narrowly won in 2000.
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PALM BEACH, Fla.âJohn Kerry&#39;s campaign professes to be unconcerned about the multiple national polls that have shown a small but discernible downward movement for the Democratic nominee since the third presidential debate.
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Although polls show the US presidential race a virtual dead heat, Democrat John Kerry appears to be gaining an edge over George W. Bush among the key states that could decide the outcome.
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BOARDMAN, Ohio  - For Democratic challenger John  Kerry, the presidential race has come down to three words --  focus, focus, focus. Even a hunting trip on Thursday was more  about votes than geese.
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Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., takes the stage during a campaign stop in Las Vegas, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta). ONALASKA, Wis.