Candidates' divide on Iraq war widens
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Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton pressed Wednesday for greater troop withdrawals from Iraq, while Republican John McCain sought to win the hearts and minds of voters in favor of staying the course.
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WASHINGTON - The presidential debate Thursday night gives John Kerry a chance to turn national angst about the war in Iraq into a turning point in the campaign.
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MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - The Democratic presidential front-runners came under attack from a rival on Sunday for showing insufficient leadership on ending the war in Iraq in a debate in which the main target was President George W. Bush.
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AMES, Iowa  - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama drew a contrast with rival Hillary Rodham Clinton over the Iraq war on Sunday and said he was "not clear" how she planned to end the conflict.
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Democratic presidential contender  Barack Obama drew a contrast with rival Hillary Rodham Clinton  on the Iraq war on Sunday and said it was unclear how she  planned to end the conflict.
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U.S. News & World Report - President Bush and his strategists say they are concerned that partisan differences are pulling Americans apart over Iraq, partly because of the harsh political campaigns that ended in the Democratic takeover of Congress in the November 7 election.
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CANONSBURG, Pa./POPLAR BLUFF  - Democratic  presidential nominee John Kerry launched one of his harshest  broadsides against the Iraq war on Monday, sparking an angry  response from President Bush, as the war overshadowed their  attempts to focus on the economy.
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Republican and Democratic presidential candidates are abandoning the middle ground for positions on Iraq and immigration that cater to their parties' fringes &#151; the latest example of polarization trumping moderation in Washington.
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President George W. Bush and challenger John Kerry sparred over the Iraq war and terrorism as their heated race for the White House headed toward an increasingly tight and bitter finish.
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The presidential campaigns descended this morning on Iowa, a heavily contested battleground state, as President Bush and Senator John Kerry argued in separate appearances over who was more misguided in the war in Iraq.
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Top Democratic presidential hopefuls slugged out their most heated clash yet over Iraq Sunday, as differences over the war enlivened their second televised debate.
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Where the potential presidential candidates stand on the Iraq war:
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As the death toll continues to rise in Iraq, the US-led war and the war on terror have become the dominant issues of the 2004 presidential campaign.
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WASHINGTON - There are two presidential races going on: One here, one in Iraq. George Bush has to convince voters he isn&#39;t losing the second to be sure of winning the first.
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The United States is fighting a war in Iraq and Americans are divided over whether it&#39;s right. The war is a huge issue in the 2004 presidential election.
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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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As violence grips Iraq, some White House hopefuls want U.S. troops to start coming home now, or at least soon. Others say the United States must win at all costs. One has called for Iraq to be carved up along ethnic lines. And then there's Sen. John McCain.