Kerry stumbled, but Bush pandered
67561
Regarding the whole Mary Cheney (non)outing controversy, I am obligated to start by administering a slap to my man John Kerry for being such a political klutz and, if I may say so, no gentleman.
95784
US presidential challenger John Kerry went on the warpath seeking to shake perceptions that President George W. Bush can do a better job of keeping Americans safe.
242570
Democrat John Kerry sought to undercut President Bush on national security Saturday by charging that he was trying to scare voters with talk of terrorism. Bush portrayed his opponent as indecisive and suffering from "election amnesia" with conflicting stands on Iraq.
300235
President George W. Bush's campaign played down the possibility that the Republican national convention this month would give him a significant "bounce" in his tight re-election race against Democrat John Kerry.
508076
George W Bush may have been the victor of the 2004 presidential election, and his Democratic challenger John Kerry clearly the vanquished.
90905
Democrat John Kerry briefly relaxed on rival President Bush's home turf Saturday but apparently wasn't even aware of it.
667529
John Kerry's turn in the spotlight at last week's Democratic convention did not give him much of a bounce in opinion polls, but analysts said on Monday it was a sign of the times rather than a danger sign for Kerry.
665279
Vastly different views on Iraq show the sharp distinctions between Bush and Kerry.
413827
Two days after scoring points in his debate with President George W. Bush, Democrat John Kerry was under major Republican assault for his defense policies, but balking at mounting a counter-attack.
402349
Republicans were running for cover. Democrats were on the march. The polls were trending against him. How Bush got a bit of his groove back on Iraq-for the moment, anyway.
212072
For Kerry, the region looked all but impregnable. But next time the right Democrat could make electoral inroads.
457042
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.
580670
Washington -- No argument is more central to the Republican attack on Sen. John Kerry than the assertion that the Democrat has flip-flopped on Iraq.
432502
Democratic challenger John Kerry pivoted from the contentious debate over Iraq to bread-and-butter issues Saturday and accused President Bush of &quot;serious misjudgments&quot; on the economy as well as the war.
279342
Two national polls have shown the race between President George W Bush and Democrat John Kerry is deadlocked as Bush&#39;s convention bounce faded, although the president has made headway in key swing states.
439901
President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry differed sharply on Iraq, jobs and taxes in their second debate on Friday, with Kerry questioning Bush's judgment and the president accusing Kerry of crumbling under political pressure.
715270
Once written off as an &quot;accidental president&quot; lacking statesmanship and political gravitas, George W. Bush confounded critics with a powerful showing in his bid for a second White House term.