Vietnam controversy gives Bush a pre-convention nudge
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President Bush gained momentum heading into next week&#39;s Republican National Convention in New York as a result of a war that ended more than 30 years ago.
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Viewpoint: President Bush reaches into history in defense of the war. But he's at odds with the realities on the ground
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It&#39;s probably important to say this up front: This year&#39;s presidential election shouldn&#39;t be about George W. Bush&#39;s four years in the Texas Air National Guard or John F. Kerry&#39;s four months in Vietnam.
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HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Nov. 19 -- President Bush arrived in this bustling financial center Sunday after achieving mixed results in his effort to persuade Pacific Rim countries to press North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons.
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LAS VEGAS -- President Bush, accused of shirking his duties in the Texas National Guard during the Vietnam War, expressed pride in his military experience yesterday in a campaign speech that triggered rounds of thunderous applause from thousands of
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NEW YORK - Nervous Republicans are urging President Bush to unveil a robust second-term agenda at his convention next week to shift voters' focus from the unpopular war in Iraq and other issues that are a distraction to his re-election drive. Some contend the party should ditch the GOP-fueled controversy over rival John Kerry's combat record in Vietnam...
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It is not surprising that this presidential campaign is consumed by a raging debate over the war. It is stunning that the war in question ended in Vietnam some 30 years ago.
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President Bush portrayed himself as a friend of steel and mining workers in West Virginia on Sunday, on the eve of a Republican National Convention likely to spotlight his domestic policies.
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WHEELING, W.Va.  - President Bush portrayed  himself as a friend of the U.S. steel and mining industries on  Sunday on the eve of the Republican National Convention, while  he chastised Democrat John Kerry as a flip-flopper in the  battleground state of West Virginia.
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WHEELING, W.Va.  - President Bush portrayed  himself as a friend of steel and mining workers in West  Virginia on Sunday, on the eve of a Republican National  Convention likely to spotlight his domestic policies.
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President Bush and Democrat John Kerry are concentrating on Iraq and relegating other international issues to the sidelines. Their preoccupation is not lost on other world leaders.
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Anxiously watching President Bush's convention, Democratic leaders are urging John Kerry to step up his attack on the Republican incumbent before eroding approval ratings become a serious political problem.
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President George W. Bush, hosting  Vietnam&#39;s president in a historic visit, will welcome robust  trade ties the United States has developed with a former enemy  but also will voice concerns on Hanoi&#39;s human rights record.
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President George W. Bush's coming  African tour will emphasize the caring side of U.S. policy but  it is widely seen as being more about military interests, oil  supplies and combating Chinese influence.
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President George W. Bush, hosting Vietnam's president in a historic visit on Friday, welcomed warmer relations with a former U.S. enemy but warned that Hanoi must improve its human rights record if it wants to deepen trade ties.
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The Republican National Convention is officially President Bush's party, but fellow GOP candidates are not shy about using the days before the guest of honor's arrival to raise money for their own campaigns.
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With the US presidential election just a few weeks away, much political discussion centers on questions of national security and economic affairs.