Bush, Kerry Shift Themes to Economy
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ORLANDO, Fla. - President Bush and John Kerry, shifting away from the sharp debate over war and terrorism, return to bread-and-butter economic issues in campaign stops in two closely divided states...
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President Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry turned their focus to domestic issues on Saturday, sparring over tax cuts and other economic policies as they campaigned in battleground states.
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With focus on domestic issues, Bush and Kerry discussed the economy, healthcare - and their wives.
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The debate over his stewardship of the economy is one of the central themes of the campaign.
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Democratic challenger John Kerry changed tack after a week of savaging President George W. Bush over missing munitions in Iraq, preaching hope and the promise of the &quot;American dream.&quot;
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As the presidential campaign got underway a year ago, the candidates faced a volatile political environment dominated by the Iraq war, illegal immigration and terrorism. A year later, the campaigns are rewriting their playbooks as it appears that the race may actually be shaped by the economy.
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WASHINGTON - With less than seven weeks to go before election day, and trailing President Bush by a few points in most polls, John Kerry is taking the offensive on a central issue: the economy.
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US Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and President George W Bush have used the traditional Labor Day holiday to step up their campaigning.
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President Bush says his economic plans will expand opportunities for small businesses and regular people, while challenger John Kerry's proposals will only expand the government.
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President Bush and Senator John Kerry campaigned today in Pennsylvania and Iowa, respectively, two vital swing states, where they emphasized jobs, health care and other
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President Bush's speech on Thursday  to the Republican convention offers him a chance to seize the  initiative in an economic debate that polls show is being won  by his Democratic rival, John Kerry.
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Bush&#39;s plan focuses on individuals and employers while Kerry favors increased involvement by the federal government. BY JANET HOOK AND PETER WALLSTEN.
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CLEVELAND - Good news, or bad? President Bush and Democrat John Kerry have differing takes about the vitality of the nation's job market - a question that's heating up this year's race for the White House.    Bush, who is campaigning Saturday in Ohio - a pivotal state that has lost tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs, says a new U.S...
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President Bush hailed a slight decline in unemployment Friday as reason for his re-election, evidence the "economy is strong and getting stronger." Not so, said Sen. John Kerry, countering that the administration's term will end with a net loss of jobs.
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On social and economic policy, President Bush and Senator John Kerry present a philosophical contrast that is one of the starkest in modern presidential campaigns.
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But when Democratic challenger John Kerry and Republican President George W. Bush barnstormed into Tampa and St. Petersburg earlier this month, they were in different political worlds.
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President Bush and John Kerry switched places Sunday, the president campaigning in New Mexico where Kerry was the day before and the Democratic senator taking Bush's place in Florida.