How to Pick a War President
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Forty-four years ago, on Sept. 26, 1960, the first presidential debate in American history was held in Chicago. Between 60 million and 70 million Americans watched Richard
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Too inexperienced or too old - candidates face dilemmas as they battle to capture centre ground
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An Ohio candidate in a long-shot bid to unseat a 16-term House veteran has an unusual approach in deciding how to spend his campaign. He asks Web surfers: Should he sleep in? Prepare for his debate? Campaign door to door?
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President Bush is a casualty of his own war. The only question now is, will he survive his wounds. Sen. John Kerry is a pro-choice Massachusetts millionaire with an &quot;F&quot; rating from the National Rifle Association.
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CBS asked the presidential candidates to choose the one book they think would be essential to take to the White House, other than the Bible. Only one chose a book related to economics, and that was Senator John McCain, a Republican candidate who has been criticized for lacking economic expertise. "If I could only choose one [...].
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As violence grips Iraq, some White House hopefuls want U.S. troops to start coming home now, or at least soon. Others say the United States must win at all costs. One has called for Iraq to be carved up along ethnic lines. And then there's Sen. John McCain.
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For lower-tier candidates, bashing Bush may seem like the only option. Top-tier candidates may find it too risky now to go negative against the president.
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Here&#39;s a primer on which candidate would likely be better for voters concerned about jobs, energy costs, real estate, taxes... Still undecided about who to vote for on Nov. 2? One way to decide is to simply vote your pocketbook.
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Running for president means sometimes it's hard to get the shopping done.
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Some lawmakers want President Bush to move quickly to find a new nominee to lead US Pacific Command after Air Force Gen. Gregory Martin withdrew his name from consideration.
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WASHINGTON - An Ohio candidate in a long-shot bid to unseat a 16-term House veteran has an unusual approach in deciding how to spend his campaign. He asks Web surfers: Should he sleep in? Prepare for his debate? Campaign door to door?   "It's all about listening to the people," Democrat Jeff Seemann said from a candidate forum in Alliance, Ohio, that Internet voters said he should attend...
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WASHINGTON As the presidential candidates prepare to devote their first debate, on Thursday, to foreign policy, it is an axiom of their campaigns that these men could not offer a starker choice on America&#39;s role in the world.
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For all the slashing rhetoric between the two presidential candidates over Iraq, whoever wins the White House Nov. 2 comes to a difficult situation with roughly the same set of options, few of them good.
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As Bush's choice for new Secretary of Defense  gets ready to face Senate hearings, he can be sure of one thing: It will be a lot easier than 15 years ago
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The question on most peopleâs minds is who will be elected president of the United States. The past few weeks have been hard-core campaigning.
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WASHINGTON - John Kerry says re-electing President Bush would create "the great potential of a draft." Not so, responds the incumbent: "The best way to avoid the draft is to vote for me."   The fact that both Bush and Kerry are on record opposing mandatory military service speaks volumes about the audience they're targeting with their dueling draft scares - young voters.    In an election where voter turnout is the great unknown, the voting rate and preferences of 18- to 30-year-olds may be the biggest wild card on Nov...
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With Iraq sliding into civil war, TIME looks at the tough choices facing Bob Gates