Kerry: Bush Lets Groups Do 'Dirty Work'
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John Kerry fought back Thursday against campaign allegations that he exaggerated his combat record in Vietnam, accusing President Bush of using a Republican front group "to do his dirty work" and challenging Bush to debate their wartime service records.
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Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry's campaign formally alleged that a group attacking his Vietnam war record had illegal ties to US President George W. Bush's reelection bid.
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President Bush opened several new scathing lines of attack against Democrat John Kerry, charges that twisted his rival's words on Iraq and made Kerry seem supportive of deposed dictator Saddam Hussein.
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HOOD RIVER, Ore.  - Democrat John Kerry on  Saturday asked his presidential campaign workers in Florida to  help in recovery efforts after Hurricane Charley, but said he  had no immediate plans to visit the devastated communities.
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Democratic nominee John F. Kerry accused President Bush of evading responsibility, and Bush said Kerry was making unsubstantiated charges.
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Democratic presidential candidate  John Kerry on Wednesday said President Bush's "vaguely stated"  and "hastily announced" plan to withdraw 70,000 troops overseas  came at the wrong time and was done in the wrong way.
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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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SHEBOYGAN, Wis.  - Democratic Sen. John Kerry  accused President Bush of being "out of ideas, out of touch and  unwilling to change" as he kicked off the closing phase of his  White House bid on Friday.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry asked the Federal Election Commission on Friday to force Republican critics to withdraw ads challenging his military service, and accused the Bush campaign of illegally helping coordinate the attacks.
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President George W. Bush's re-election campaign launched a preemptive defense against a complaint by Democratic challenger John Kerry that a group attacking Kerry's Vietnam war record had illegal ties to the Bush campaign.
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Democrat John Kerry's campaign says "George Bush is up to his old tricks" in a new television ad that shows GOP maverick John McCain telling Bush in 2000 "you should be ashamed" for standing by as a "fringe veterans group" questioned his patriotism.
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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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President Bush called on Monday for ads attacking John Kerry's record in Vietnam to be stopped along with others run by independent groups, and said Kerry should be proud of his war service.
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John Kerry accused President Bush of using surrogates to "do his dirty work," as the Democratic presidential challenger hit back on Thursday at a Republican assault on his Vietnam War record.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.  - Democrat John Kerry charged  President Bush's administration on Friday with rewarding  politically connected companies with huge defense contracts and  then "turning a blind eye to the massive overcharging and  waste."
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Democrat John Kerry asked the Federal Election Commission on Friday to force a group accused of collaborating with the Bush campaign to withdraw ads challenging his service in Vietnam as the presidential race took a decidedly bitter turn.
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Democratic candidate John Kerry Friday accused President Bush of leading "one of the worst administrations in modern history" on cleaning the air, water and soil, while Bush said he is "a good steward of the land."