Analysis: Candidates face limits on Iraq
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Five senators vying to become commander in chief railed, postured and questioned the top U.S. general in Iraq about the war Tuesday &#151; all they can do unless they get their wish, win the election next year and inherit the quagmire.
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Dick Cheney's latest assault on John Kerry raised a question: Is it possible for a candidate to go too far?
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Their president's approval ratings are at historic lows. The war in Iraq is grinding down their political prospects, and their party is showing deep divisions on issues such as education and immigration.
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Iraq looms as the first major problem for whoever wins the November 2 US presidential election, with the US-led international coalition appearing increasingly shaky.
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In large swaths of Iraq, campaigning is done in the shadows by candidates who are often too terrified to say their names.
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Both major candidates for president want the country to be less dependent on foreign oil. But whoever is elected will face many of the same challenges that defeated
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Administration officials say the Iraqi elections at the end of the month will be less than perfect, but nonetheless will pave the way for a drawdown of U.S. troops.
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Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; In the campaign debate over Iraq, one constant has been the divide between the presidential candidates on the issue of inconsistency.
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Nov. 2, 2004 --With the presidential election coming down to the wire and several key states still up for grabs, the Bush administration last week indicated that it was open to the idea of restricting certain
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Democrats will limit this week's Iraq debate in the U.S. House of Representatives to a resolution that disapproves of President George W. Bush's plan to increase troop levels, the House Democratic leader said on Sunday.
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Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry has launched one of his harshest broadsides against the Iraq war, drawing
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Unable to deliver on its lofty goal  of bringing democracy to Iraq through the Jan. 30 elections,  the Bush administration is pressing a damage-control campaign  to lower expectations for the vote.
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UNITED NATIONS (BBC) -- The leader of the UN team organizing Iraq&#39;s elections has criticized the US defense secretary for suggesting only a limited vote might take place.
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It seems apt that the last days of the US presidential campaign would feature an animated dispute over an unsettling Iraq development.
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Our position is: Thorough debate of US policies in Iraq is needed between now and Election Day. After months of battling over a war that ended 30 years ago, the presidential candidates have finally begun to
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President Bush and Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry sparred over Iraq Monday as they campaigned in states where the race for the White House is extremely close.
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Iraq, once thought to be a political albatross for President George W. Bush, is turning out to be more of a headache for his Democratic rival John Kerry despite the continuing turmoil and mounting US death toll.