Debate could be Kerry&#39;s last best hope of catching Bush
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MIAMI : The two men vying for the presidency of the United States hunkered down like school boys to cram for a televised debate that might be Democrat John Kerry&#39;s last best hope of overtaking President George W. Bush.
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US President George W. Bush and Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry battled over Iraq, terrorism, health care, and jobs, hoping their final debate would break their deadlocked race.
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When President Bush and Sen. John Kerry open a series of debates on Thursday, voters will get their first chance to directly compare the White House candidates -- and Kerry will get perhaps his last chance to convince Americans he is up to the job.
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JOHN KERRY has finally gotten it right on Iraq. Just in time for Thursday&#39;s debate on foreign policy. Can he use Iraq to get back in race?
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WASHINGTON (CP) - In the last televised debate of the US election campaign on Wednesday, President George W. Bush and John Kerry each hoped to break the deadlock gripping the race.
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WASHINGTON - 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...
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In a campaign that's about to get uglier, Thursday's debate provided a last, good moment of substance
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The presidential debates present both opportunity and peril for the two top candidates, with Sen. John Kerry hoping a strong performance spurs a decisive rally and President Bush aiming to seal his re-election.
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President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry dug in for Thursday's crucial one-one-one televised debate, perhaps the Democrat challenger's last best hope of igniting a famous political comeback.
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President Bush's ability to stick to  a scripted defense of his policies on Iraq and terrorism should  give him an edge over Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry in  Thursday's presidential debate, analysts say.
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With less than three weeks before the US Presidential election, Republican President George Bush and his Democratic Party opponent, Senator John Kerry are set to debate for the third and final time on Wednesday night.
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President Bush and John Kerry practiced for their final debate tonight, leaving their running mates to throw gibes during the day.
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At least it was a wartime debate last Thursday night between President George W. Bush and John Kerry. But it didn&#39;t provide much clarity about what either candidate would do as a wartime
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TEMPE, Ariz.  - President Bush and Democratic Sen.  John Kerry prepared on Wednesday for a final debate that could  give the winner a critical boost in the last three weeks of a  tight White House race.
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ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI - Sen. John Kerry edged slightly ahead of President George Bush in Friday&#39;s presidential debate, polls suggested, but analysts dismissed the lead as too small to matter.
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John Kerry didnât just best George Bush in Thursday nightâs debate. He won on virtually every level. For one thing, he looked better.
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Democratic candidate John Kerry prepared to exploit his best opportunity to change the momentum of the presidential race Thursday as he headed into a 90-minute debate with