But experts see Kerry momentum
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The gloves stayed off yesterday as both presidential campaigns claimed victory in Friday&#39;s bruising debate. President Bush&#39;s campaign said he reversed most of the self-inflicted
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Senator John Kerry's response to the long series of attacks on his Vietnam record may prove pivotal to his hopes for victory in the fall.
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Sen. John Kerry, bracing for a potential fight over election results, will not hesitate to declare victory Nov. 2 and defend it, advisers say. He also will be prepared to name a national security team before knowing whether he's secured the presidency.
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Sept. 7, 2004 - Hitting President Bush on the issues of jobs and the war in Iraq, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry is moving aggressively in the face of polls showing his candidacy lagging.
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Labor has much to offer Sen. John Kerry in his quest for the presidency: a massive voter mobilization machine that is backed by well more than &#36;157 million and was fine-tuned by union leaders this week.
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Because Sen. John Kerry is the challenger and lags President Bush in most national polls, he seems to have the most to gain from a strong performance in the upcoming fall debates. Some Democrats see the face-offs as the last chance for a Kerry breakout. But presidential debates present pitfalls as well as opportunities.
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The presidential debate on Sept. 30 confirmed my interest in John Kerry for president. His explanations of what he intends to do must surpass George W. Bush.
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Thursday's presidential debate will draw a vast audience - and the strongest pressure is on Kerry.
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Democratic Senator John Kerry's White House bid has become more combative, more open to reporters and delivered a more focused message recently which observers have attributed to the influence of former Bill Clinton administration staffers.
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WASHINGTON - If Democrat John Kerry has a chance of winning the White House, he must win over many in the small but central slice of the electorate known as "persuadable" voters who harbor serious doubts about his leadership abilities.    They tend to like Kerry better on handling the economy and half say a fresh start would be worth the risk...
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DEMOCRAT challenger John Kerry, buoyed by a strong performance in his first debate with George W. Bush, has won a surge of support that puts him slightly ahead in the race to the White House, according to the latest Newsweek poll.
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Chicago Tribune - Whether Sen. John Kerry won the debate with President Bush Thursday night is an open question that voters will decide, but he almost certainly won a chance for a second look.
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John Kerry is a meticulous decision maker, always demanding more information, calling around for advice. But the downside to his deliberative style is a campaign that has often moved slowly.
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There is a growing sense that John Kerry&#39;s campaign has reached a tipping point. The watershed moment was a sharply worded and highly publicized speech attacking George Bush&#39;s policy on Iraq on Sept.
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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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Why hasn&#39;t Senator John Kerry&#39;s newly formulated Iraq policy gained traction among voters? Even in the wake of a relatively strong performance in the first debate, and more than a week after
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Some say sport and politics do not mix, but John Kerry believes a strange sporting omen has ensured his success in the US presidential election.