Candidates' offensive remarks haunt them
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Highlighting candidates' race-tinged comments seems to be the campaign gotcha of this political season, even if the words were uttered decades ago.
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John Kerry said he bagged a goose, but his real target was the voters who may harbor doubts about him.
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With their candidate field newly culled to just four from the 10 who initially entered the race, the remaining Republican presidential contenders participating in a televised debate Wednesday night had more time than ever to elaborate on their own issue positions -- and to criticize their opponents, sometimes in harsh terms.
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Two top Nigerian presidential candidates swap insults, casting doubt on the alliance between their two parties.
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Speakers at this week&#39;s Republican convention have relentlessly attacked John Kerry for statements he has made and votes he has taken in his long political career
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John Kerryâs campaign accused Republicans of trying to frighten voters about a terrorist attack being more likely if the Democrat is elected.
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After two debates, voters have seen President Bush look peevish and heard him pass the buck. They've watched Sen. John Kerry deny he's a flip-flopper and then argue that Saddam Hussein was a threat &#151; and wasn't.
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A sigh, a glance at a wristwatch, a  5 o'clock shadow. After all the weighty words are passed back  and forth in a presidential debate, it is often a simple  gesture or a quick quip or a difference in appearance that  remains in the memory.
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US Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama trade insults in South Carolina.
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Sen. John Kerry launched a series of blistering attacks on President Bush yesterday, saying the W in his opponent&#39;s name stands for &quot;wrong .
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The war of coded words about race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has the potential to cause the internal crack-up the party always fears
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Corrupt campaigning practices. Charges of sexual harassment. Racial and gender issues. A presidential election thrown out, the winner disqualified, the loser withdrawn.
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Many candidates have made either no impression or a negative one with Republicans, interviews have found.
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In a U.S. election campaign where presidential candidates from both major parties have talked openly about their Christian faith, some non-Christians feel shut out or turned off.
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The Democratic contenders tangled over electability while the Republican candidates delivered attacks on their rivals.
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Enough with The Joke, John Kerry says. The Massachusetts senator and former Democratic presidential nominee said Wednesday night that it's time to move on from his botched attempt at humor before the midterm election.
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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a supporter of President Bush and a friend of Sen. John Kerry, chastised the two candidates Friday for their superheated campaign rhetoric on Iraq and the war on terror.