Bush Steps Up Attacks as Iraq, Economy Give Kerry New Openings
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President George W. Bush stepped up his attacks on Democratic nominee John Kerry, seeking to offset damaging news about missing explosives in Iraq and the loss of jobs in some battleground states.
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Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, fresh from a campaign revamp and slipping in the polls, tried to focus on the economy on Monday but instead offered new criticism of the Iraq war, while President Bush touted his tax reform.
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John Kerry, stepping up his attack on President Bush after bad news about the economy, said Saturday the country cannot afford another four years of lost jobs, slow growth and creeping poverty.
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Democratic challenger John Kerry unleashed a new attack on President George W. Bush, over a huge cache of deadly high explosives missing in Iraq.
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President Bush sought momentum on Saturday from his second debate with Democratic Sen. John Kerry by attacking Kerry for saying he has a consistent position on Iraq and would not raise middle-class taxes.
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. - President Bush ripped into John Kerry on Iraq Friday, taking a more aggressive approach than he had in the previous night's debate as both candidates rushed back to the campaign trail to put their own spin on the first big faceoff...
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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 and Democratic  challenger Sen. John Kerry headed for key swing states on  Friday after a combative Florida debate brought the Iraq war  into the campaign spotlight.
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President Bush intensified diplomatic efforts on Monday to quell rising violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, turning to allies as his national security adviser said the conflict in Iraq had entered 'a new phase' ...Comment
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WORKING to reverse a slump in the polls, Democrat John Kerry has launched a new attack on George W. Bush that blames the spiralling cost of the Iraq war for denying cash to vital domestic programs for job creation, homeland security, health and education.
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RACINE, W.Va. Sept. 6, 2004 - Democrat John Kerry, with fresh campaign advice from the Comeback Kid, hammered President Bush anew Monday on the economy and Iraq, determined to snap the GOP momentum.
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The leader of opposition Democrats in the US Senate stepped up his assault on President George W. Bush, warning Iraq had slumped into civil war and assailing the US refusal to engage Iran.
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(CBS/AP) John Kerry has again opened fire on President Bush with a new campaign ad that accuses Mr. Bush of using smear tactics against him in a bid to unfairly tarnish the Democratic presidential candidate&#39;s Vietnam War record.
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President George Bush stepped up his attack on election rival John Kerry today, suggesting that the Democratic Senator could not keep the US safe from terrorists.
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President George W Bush yesterday ripped into Senator John Kerry on Iraq, taking a more aggressive approach than he had in the previous night&#39;s debate as both candidates rushed back to the campaign trail to put their own
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah  - For the third time in less   than a year and two months before crucial U.S. elections,   President George W. Bush is launching a new campaign to counter   opposition to the Iraq war with a series of speeches he insists   are not political.
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Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry launched a two-week tour focusing on the economy as a new poll showed President George W. Bush vulnerable on the key campaign issue.