Bush says Kerry was 'more heroic'
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George W Bush says his rival for the presidency, John Kerry, was the "more heroic" for having served in Vietnam.
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ALAMOGORDO, N.M.  - President Bush said it is "up  in the air" whether the United States can ever be fully safe  from terrorism, prompting an attack from Democrat John Kerry's  campaign that Bush was sending a mixed message.
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President Bush attacked John Kerry on Iraq, taking a more aggressive approach than he had during the debate.
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President Bush called those who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan "a new generation of heroes."
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John Kerry charged that George W. Bush's &quot;failures&quot; had left America more exposed to terrorism, while the president blasted his challenger for failing to see the &quot;true dangers&quot; in a post-September 11 world.
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WASHINGTON - More voters consider President Bush a strong leader who can do a better job combatting terrorism even though they widely agree that Democratic Sen. John Kerry won the first debate focused solely on foreign policy...
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Republicans staged a more effective  convention than Democrats because they portrayed President Bush  as a strong leader and combined that theme with effective  attacks on his Democratic rival, experts said on Thursday.
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US President George W. Bush now says Democratic challenger John Kerry&#39;s military service was more heroic than his own. But in an interview with NBC&#39;s Today show, to be broadcast Monday, Bush said the whole debate over military service should be dropped.
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In a sharply worded challenge to President Bush, Democratic Sen. John Kerry said Wednesday "extremism has gained momentum" as a result of administration missteps in Iraq, but said the war on terror is a winnable one with the right policies.
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To honor black history, President Bush on Monday didn't spend much time looking back. He focused instead on people contributing today &#151; those who are seizing opportunities gained at great price, the president said. "Their stories," Bush said, "speak a lot louder and a lot clearer than I could."
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President Bush said he acted to protect the U.S., while John Kerry said Mr. Bush had made a "colossal error" of judgment in Iraq.
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President George W. Bush said Friday the presidential race boils down to who can keep American homes safer from terrorists and contended Democrat John Kerry was not up to the task.
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Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's campaign criticized President George W. Bush's handling of national security, saying the United States still has "much more" work ahead to protect itself from future terrorist attacks.
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NEW YORK - President Bush pledged "a safer world and a more hopeful America" as he accepted his party's nomination for a second term in office and plunged into the final two months of his re-election campaign. He promptly drew fire Friday from challenger John Kerry that he was "unfit to lead this country."   In the city that transformed his presidency three Septembers ago, Bush declared to a raucous GOP convention crowd: "We have fought the terrorists across the earth - not for pride, not for power, but because the lives of our citizens are at stake...
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President Bush evoked the Sept. 11,  2001, attacks on Friday in an emotional appeal for support in a  tight White House race, but Democratic rival John Kerry told  voters America needed a fresh start after Bush's "catastrophic  mismanagement."
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In his acceptance speech on Wednesday, Bush pledged to win the trust of those who supported Kerry for president. At a news conference the next day, he called upon Democrats to help him revamp
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In a show of confidence as early election results streamed in, President George W. Bush said late Tuesday he was &quot;very upbeat&quot; and confident of defeating his Democratic rival, Senator John Kerry.