Abortion provokes ethics clash for US presidential contenders
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President George W. Bush vowed Friday that no public money would be spent on abortion -- which with embryonic stem cell research provoked an impassioned ethical clash with Democratic challenger John Kerry.
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Republican  presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani tiptoed around the thorny  issue of abortion on Tuesday in a speech to conservative  Christians who are key to his quest for the White House.
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WASHINGTONâThe US presidential campaign is entering a pivotal two-week period at a boil with Democratic candidate John Kerry and President George W. Bush making emotion-charged arguments to set the groundwork for their first debate on Thursday.
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A political guide is urging Catholics to vote against candidates who support abortion rights, stem-cell research and other "evil" issues &#151; an appeal that could undercut Democratic Sen. John Kerry's candidacy.
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Just about everybody wants to have their say in this presidential election. From evangelical preachers who claim "God is not a Republican or a Democrat" to the anti-abortion Catholics Against Kerry, political advertising by smaller groups, and individuals in some cases, is popping up across the country.
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Republican John McCain's campaign criticized rival Mitt Romney's abortion record anew Wednesday, circulating a video showing the then-Massachusetts governor reiterating his vow to uphold the state's abortion-rights laws.
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The US presidential race hit a new low in nastiness with images of Osama bin Laden and epithets such as &quot;despicable&quot; and &quot;un-American&quot; bombarding voters before a crucial series of televised debates.
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Candidates are confronting an electorate deeply unsettled about the United Statesâ ability to control its own destiny.
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THIS summer marks the third anniversary of President Bush&#39;s announcement of his policy on stem cell research. In the intervening years, the subject has become a polarizing flash point for American politics and a focal point for the presidential campaign.
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Kristen Foht calls herself an "extremely pro-life" Democrat. Yet the St. Louis Catholic will vote for Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday, risking a rebuke from her archbishop and her friends in the anti-abortion movement.
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John Kerry has come under renewed criticism for raising the case of Mary Cheney, the lesbian daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, during a presidential debate.
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The candidates for president are picking apart each others&#39; claims to heroism. This weekend, for example, I spotted a Bush-Cheney billboard near Grand Rapids that read &quot;Boots or flip-flops?
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A remark from a U.S. Senate candidate that black males have a "genetic predisposition" for a lower life expectancy has created a new furor in what has been an especially tight &#151; and nasty &#151; campaign.
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This presidential election has been described by many as one in which morality mattered most to voters. But that perception may be driven at least partially by how pollsters asked voters about their priority issues.
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The announcement of Mary CheneyÂs pregnancy prompted new debate over the Bush administrationÂs opposition to gay marriage.
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President Bush attacked his rival Sen. John Kerry for opposing a ban on a form of late-term abortion while Kerry promised to uphold women's "constitutional rights" to make choices on abortion.
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In an American presidential election where image counts more than ever before, if one candidate has a hamster story, the other one does too.