Fog of war, partisanship cloud Kerry&#39;s Vietnam record
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A clear picture of what John Kerry did or did not do in Vietnam 35 years ago may never emerge, given the fog of war, the passage of time and the intense partisan sentiments of the players.
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Description: The controversy over Sen. John Kerry&#39;s Vietnam War record continues, and the Republican National Convention is set to begin next week in New York City.
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This week&#39;s controversy over allegations made by anti-John Kerry Vietnam veterans in their TV ad and in their book provides an illustration of the way division of labor works today in American politics.
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The events may be 35 years old, but the heated discussion hasn't stopped because Republicans and Democrats alike sense a political advantage in keeping the debate over John Kerry's service in Vietnam on voters' minds.
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The first Vietnam veteran elected to Congress, Rep. John Murtha took pride in politicking quietly, behind the scenes, with Republicans and fellow Democrats alike. Washington has become more deeply partisan since Murtha was swept into office more than 30 years ago, and so has Murtha &amp;#151; in a very public way.
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But the downside to Senator John Kerry's deliberative style is that his campaign has often moved slowly.
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WASHINGTON - Attacks on John Kerry's war record may be beginning to have an impact, polls suggest, amid raised voices and new TV ads on a subject at least temporarily dominating debate in the close presidential race.    Democrats are laboring to deflect the questioning of Kerry's record with fresh ads touting his fitness for national command, even as the White House mocks the Massachusetts senator as "losing his cool" over claims he lied to win military medals in Vietnam...
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Vietnam veterans supporting John Kerry for president made their case Friday in the heart of what was once enemy territory.
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No consensus exists among Democrats about why John Kerry was defeated, and the party is locked in a battle of interpretation over just what went wrong.
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Just when he was reeling from weeks of attacks from the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, John Kerry has been handed an issue that he can use to hammer President Bush.
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Senator John Kerry&#39;s campaign for president is running like a dry creek. President George W. Bush has set America on a dangerous, costly course and shows no sign of changing his ways if he wins a second term as president.
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With the US presidential race taking a decidedly bitter turn over John Kerry&#39;s Vietnam war record, US veterans in Hanoi are selling T-shirts supporting his run for the White House.
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Deep gloom descended upon the ranks of Senator John Kerry&#39;s campaign yesterday as opinion polls provided further evidence of the success of the Republican convention last
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John Kerry&#39;s service in Vietnam continued to reverberate through the presidential race Wednesday. *In Washington, Benjamin Ginsberg, a top lawyer for Bush&#39;s re-election
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WASHINGTON  John Kerry assumed his record of heroism in Vietnam would help him avoid the soft-on-defense attacks often leveled against Democrats who want to be commander in chief. He was right  but he didn&#39;t anticipate ...
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John Edwards is the enigma of this year&#39;s presidential campaign, but John F. Kerry&#39;s choice of him as the vice presidential nominee may yet prove fateful.
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Democrat John Kerry on Thursday lashed out at "the lie that's been put out there" about his Vietnam War service as Republicans and Democrats fiercely debated his military record, sensing a political advantage in keeping the issue alive.