Bush, Kerry Clash on State of Economy
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AKRON, Ohio - President Bush and John Kerry battled over the economy and jobs in a small corner of the campaign's most fiercely contested state Saturday as polls showed a post-convention surge for the Republican in the White House.   "They promised to create 6 million jobs, and guess what? They're about 7 million short," charged Kerry, campaigning in a state that sided with Bush in 2000, but now has unemployment above the national average...
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COMPTON, California  - Economic worries dominated the U.S. presidential campaign on Thursday, with White House hopefuls on both coasts touting plans to ease the pain of a recession while President George W. Bush prepared to announce his own fiscal package.
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President Bush and his Democratic Party challenger Senator John Kerry traded barbs Friday on terrorism and domestic issues. The criticisms are growing sharper with less than two weeks left in the presidential campaign.
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ORLANDO, Fla. - President Bush and John Kerry, shifting away from the sharp debate over war and terrorism, return to bread-and-butter economic issues in campaign stops in two closely divided states...
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President Bush and Sen. John Kerry clashed yesterday about whether conditions are improving in Iraq as the president continued to question his opponent&#39;s ability to lead.
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President Bush and Democratic Sen.  John Kerry traded sharp accusations on national security, taxes  and jobs on Tuesday, with Kerry questioning Bush's credibility  and fitness to be commander in chief.
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US presidential election rivals George W. Bush and John F. Kerry wrangled over the state of the economy as they entered the final straight to the decisive vote.
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President Bush, under election-year pressure on the economy, said on Sunday that Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's plan to raise taxes on the wealthy would hinder the creation of jobs.
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President Bush traded one refrain for another Friday, saying he is "getting the job done" on the economy and more. Not so, said Sen. John Kerry, criticizing administration tax cuts as insensitive to the middle class as he ended a 22-state tour.
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AKRON, Ohio - President Bush and John Kerry battled over the economy and jobs in a small corner of the campaign's most fiercely contested state Saturday as polls showed a post-convention surge for the Republican in the White House.   "They promised to create 6 million jobs, and guess what? They're about 7 million short," said Kerry, who also criticized the administration's new 17 percent increase in Medicare premiums...
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Democrat John Kerry, seeking to refocus his White House battle against George W. Bush, zeroed in on the president's economic record he called a litany of fiscal failure and favoritism for the rich.
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US President George W. Bush and Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry sparred on the economy, the Iraq war and the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, and continued their war of words over Bush's national guard stint to avoid the Vietnam War.
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PARKERSBURG, W.Va.  - President Bush, under  election-year pressure on the economy, said on Sunday that  Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's plan to raise  taxes on the wealthy would hinder the creation of jobs.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry have starkly different economic priorities with a common thread: price tags exceeding $1 trillion that could pump already huge deficits skyward over the next decade...
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US President George W. Bush and Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry sparred on the economy and the Iraq war and waged a war of words over the incumbent's national guard stint to avoid the Vietnam War.
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After a shaky debate performance and new controversy over the war in Iraq, President Bush is stepping up his criticism of Sen. John Kerry on national security and the economy.
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President Bush and Sen. John Kerry stormed through the critical Midwest yesterday, stressing economic themes in a region hit hard by the recent recession.