Kerry, Bush Escalate Battle Over Vietnam Ads
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Democrat 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 as the presidential race took a decidedly bitter turn.
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President George W. Bush&#39;s re- election campaign said it will start running television ads today challenging Democratic nominee John Kerry&#39;s pledge not to raise taxes on the middle class.
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President George W Bush&#39;s record serving in the National Guard during the Vietnam War became the focus of the increasingly heated election campaign yesterday.
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa - Sen. John Kerry turns to economic issues Wednesday, while President Bush pursues an end game that includes persistent appeals for Democratic votes and a rarely used weapon in this bruising campaign - a positive commercial.
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NEW YORK - John Kerry's $50 million post-Labor Day advertising effort will start in seven states before expanding to an additional 13, creating a coast-to-coast presidential battleground map by Nov. 2...
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Republican President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry are battling feverishly for the support of soldiers and veterans, but Bush seems to have gained the upper hand as Kerry's military past comes under attack.
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US President George W. Bush and Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry sparred on the economy and the Iraq war and waged a war of words over the incumbent's national guard stint to avoid the Vietnam War.
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Republican President George W. Bush and his Democratic opponent, John Kerry, are charging into the final week of the US campaign for the White House trading increasingly tough charges on the continuing conflict in Iraq.
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EAST HAMPTON, NY Aug. 21, 2004 - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Saturday night urged President Bush to &quot;stand up and stop&quot; what he called personal attacks on him over his combat record in Vietnam.
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WASHINGTON, Aug 29  - The controversial group of veterans, whose television advertisements attacking Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry sparked a national debate, vowed Sunday to keep up their campaign until the November 2 election.
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President George W. Bush stepped up his attacks on Democratic nominee John Kerry, seeking to offset damaging news about missing explosives in Iraq and the loss of jobs in some battleground states.
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CRAWFORD, Texas Sept. 27, 2004 - President Bush&#39;s campaign, setting the stage for this week&#39;s opening presidential debate on foreign policy, rolled out a new television ad Monday highlighting Democratic Sen. John Kerry&#39;s statements on the Iraq war.
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Presidential hopeful John Kerry wants to talk about issues, not his heroics as a naval officer during the Vietnam War. President George W. Bush has called for all third-party groups to stop running TV ads disparaging him and his opponent.
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President George W. Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry continued their battle over Iraq Tuesday during campaign appearances in Wisconsin.
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Two groups of Vietnam veterans opposed to Sen. John Kerry once again have joined forces to run television ads against the Democratic presidential candidate.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry went on the offensive against President George W. Bush's planning of the Iraq war.
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SAGINAW, Mich. - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry continued a bruising series of attacks on each other&#39;s ability to serve as commander in chief Thursday as the presidential race entered the final weekend of campaigning.