Bush Keeps Focus on Preparedness for Terrorism; Kerry Shifts to a Theme of Hope
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As President Bush stumped through the 2000 battleground state of Florida, Senator John Kerry sought to expand turnout among the growing Hispanic population in the Southwest.
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President Bush, looking to regain the  momentum after a slip in the polls, said on Wednesday  Democratic rival John Kerry's "defensive mind-set of September  the 10th" would paralyze the United States in a dangerous  world.
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DES MOINES, Iowa Sept. 9, 2004 - President Bush is playing politics with the war on terror in a &quot;shameful and irresponsible&quot; effort to scare voters into re-electing him, Democratic challenger John Kerry said Thursday.
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President Bush held his fire on Saturday to commemorate the Sept. 11 attacks but Democrat John Kerry paused only briefly before assailing his rival on everything from the economy to Iraq.
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President Bush said Friday that the choice facing voters amounts to who can keep Americans safer from terrorists and that John Kerry does not measure up. Kerry's campaign accused the president of resorting to fearmongering out of desperation as the rivals exchanged accusations across battleground states.
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DALLAS: The first presidential election since the United States plunged into its epochal war on terrorism was finally handed off to voters on Tuesday, President Bush declaring the &quot;safety and prosperity of America&quot; is at stake and Democratic challenger
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NEW YORK - President Bush picked apart John Kerry's record on the Iraq war and tax cuts Thursday night and summoned the nation toward victory over terrorism and economic security at home. "Nothing will hold us back," he said in a Republican National Convention acceptance speech that launched his fall re-election campaign...
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President Bush outlines his priorities, vowing to continue his war on terror and promising domestic reforms.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush says staying the course in the war on terror will make the world safer for future generations, though he acknowledges an all-out victory against terrorism may not be possible.    In an interview on NBC-TV's "Today" show broadcast to coincide with Monday's start of the Republican National Convention in New York, Bush said retreating from the war on terror "would be a disaster for your children.'"  "You cannot show weakness in this world today because the enemy will exploit that weakness," he said...
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President Bush is charging Democrat John Kerry with having a limited vision of the war on terror that won&#39;t keep America safe, in a campaign speech revamped to call attention to the central argument of his re-election bid.
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President Bush widened his lead over John Kerry after a combative Republican National Convention deepened questions about the Democratic candidate&#39;s leadership, especially on terrorism.
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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.
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WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush said the US has made &quot;great progress&quot; in the war on terror, but there&#39;s much still to do.
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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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President Bush said Friday that the choice facing voters amounts to who can keep Americans safer from terrorists and that John Kerry does not measure up.
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President Bush tried to sustain the momentum from last week&#39;s Republican National Convention with a weekend of campaigning focused on his
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Terrorists today would have a tougher time plotting and carrying out attacks like the ones of Sept. 11 because of security improvements in the past five years, President Bush said Thursday.