Debate on Kerry's Military Record Rages
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Democrat John Kerry on Thursday lashed out at "the lie that's been put out there" about his Vietnam War service as Republicans and Democrats fiercely debated his military record, sensing a political advantage in keeping the issue alive.
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Vice President Dick Cheney and  Democratic Sen. John Edwards battled fiercely over the war in  Iraq Tuesday in a debate that featured repeated personal  attacks on the other side's records and judgment.
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Instead of debating Iraq, the US election campaign has been focused for more than a week on John Kerry&#39;s service record in Vietnam 35 years ago and his antiwar activism when he got home.
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New TV ads and accusations draw out debate over Kerry&#39;s service in Vietnam - and may be an acid test of his defenses. By Linda Feldmann | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Divisions have surfaced in the Kerry campaign over how best Â and how far Â they should go in taking on President Bush.
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Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry launched one of his harshest broadsides against the Iraq war on Monday and drew an angry response from President Bush, in a clash that overshadowed their attempts to focus on the economy.
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WASHINGTON - A bitter US election fight over TV ads that claim Democrat John Kerry lied about his Vietnam valour boiled over today with loyal veterans demanding President George W. Bush stop an illegal &quot;slime machine.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla.  - President Bush and Democrat  John Kerry clashed over Bush's Iraq policy on Thursday in a  high-stakes presidential debate seen as critical to Kerry  closing the gap with his opponent.
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Washington -- The debate over US Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry&#39;s record in the Vietnam War continued yesterday after the resignation of a veteran working to help re-elect George W. Bush.
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US presidential campaign tensions hit a new peak when Democratic contender John Kerry accused his Republican rival President George W. Bush of using a front group to discredit his Vietnam war record.
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Republican President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry are battling feverishly for the support of soldiers and veterans, but Bush seems to have gained the upper hand as Kerry's military past comes under attack.
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WASHINGTON - Attacks on John Kerry's war record may be beginning to have an impact, polls suggest, amid raised voices and new TV ads on a subject at least temporarily dominating debate in the close presidential race.    Democrats are laboring to deflect the questioning of Kerry's record with fresh ads touting his fitness for national command, even as the White House mocks the Massachusetts senator as "losing his cool" over claims he lied to win military medals in Vietnam...
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The campaign of Senator John Kerry, stepping up a counteroffensive against a veterans group that is attacking his military record, said Friday that it was filing a complaint with the US Federal Election Commission (FEC) accusing the organization of
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President Bush's chief strategist said Wednesday that Democratic Sen. John Kerry tarnished "the records and service" of fellow Vietnam veterans with his anti-war protests, and compared the U.S. war on terrorism to the decades-old conflict in Northern Ireland.
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BOSTON - Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush on Thursday of relying on front groups to challenge his record of valor in Vietnam, asserting, "He wants them to do his dirty work."   Defending his record, the Democratic presidential candidate said, "Thirty years ago, official Navy reports documented my service in Vietnam and awarded me the Silver Star, the Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts."  "Thirty years ago, this was the plain truth...
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Democratic presidential contender John Kerry launched a furious riposte to a Republican onslaught on his record, accusing George W. Bush and his deputy Dick Cheney of deliberately avoiding Vietnam War service.
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A US officer who fought alongside presidential candidate John Kerry in  Vietnam condemns his critics.