Bush And Kerry To Square Off Thursday In Strictly Formatted Debate
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After six months of firing long-distance spitballs at one another across battleground state lines, President George W. Bush and Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts finally go at it face to face this week.
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The US presidential candidates were set to go head to head in a bruising, high-stakes televised debate, with Republican incumbent George W. Bush aiming to lock in his lead in the race and Democratic challenger John Kerry banking on a comeback.
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President Bush and Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry square off Wednesday night in Tempe, Arizona, for the last in their series of what have been bare-knuckle debates.
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President George W. Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry geared up for their final televised debate, hoping to break open a race for the White House virtually deadlocked three weeks before the election.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry clashed sharply and frequently Wednesday night over jobs, health care, tax cuts and the ability to keep America safe as the two candidates squared off in their third and final debate.
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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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President Bush will paint John Kerry as a liberal outside the American mainstream at tonight&#39;s final debate on domestic issues, confident that the focus on topics traditionally
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President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry went through their final preparations today for a potentially crucial debate in St. Louis, Mo.
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CORAL GABLES, Fla.  - President Bush and  Democratic rival John Kerry give voters their first chance to  size up the two White House candidates side by side when they  square off in debate on Thursday.
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President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry dig in for a crucial one-on-one televised debate, with the Democratic challenger aiming to turn the tables on Bush's lead in recent in opinion polls.
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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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CORAL GABLES, Fla.  - President Bush and  Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry on Wednesday wrapped up  practice sessions for their first debate with each side  claiming the other faced the tougher challenge.
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President Bush [related, bio] and Sen. John F. Kerry [related, bio] will go to war over Iraq tonight in their leadoff debate - a high-stakes showdown in steamy Florida that could radically recast the volatile 2004 race.
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After months of exchanging insults from a distance, George Bush and John Kerry will finally face each other tonight in a debate that is likely to be the challenger&#39;s best chance to turn the election around before the November 2 poll.
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BOSTON -- President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry sharpened their attacks on the campaign trail while preparing for Wednesday&#39;s final debate.
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President Bush&#39;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&#39;s presidential debate, analysts say.
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Tonightâs debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry marks the culmination of months of campaigning, speeches and attack ads, and the clash will likely