Vietnam Debate Muddles 2004 Election
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Description: Senior news analyst NPR&#39;s Daniel Schorr says that this presidential campaign is not dominated by important issues of the day, but instead has degenerated into a gossipy back-and-forth debate about the Vietnam War.
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Four of the senators who will vote next week on putting more troops in Iraq bear the scars of another war in another time, in a place called Vietnam. Three will vote against sending more troops. One will vote the other way.
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Amid the controversy over &quot;Unfit for Command&quot; and the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, it&#39;s worth noting that John Kerry&#39;s surrogates continue to overstate their man&#39;s Vietnam record.
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Description: The controversy over Sen. John Kerry&#39;s Vietnam War record continues, and the Republican National Convention is set to begin next week in New York City.
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TONY EASTLEY: In the United States Presidential election campaign, the Democratic challenger, Senator John Kerry&#39;s opposition to the Vietnam war in the 1970s is about to be thrust once again into the election spotlight.
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Washington - Just days before the Republican National Convention, the race between President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry remains a toss-up amid signs that a controversy over Kerry&#39;s Vietnam service has hurt the Democrat, but not
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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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Divisions have surfaced in the Kerry campaign over how best Â and how far Â they should go in taking on President Bush.
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There was no Texas showdown at high noon, although there were dueling letters at the gate to President Bush's Crawford ranch today, as the battle over what John Kerry did in the Vietnam war continued to dominate the political theater of the 2004 presidential campaign.
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Iraq, the issue most likely to ignite fire in tomorrow&#39;s debate, has become the chief symbol of differences between presidential candidates George W. Bush and John F. Kerry.
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Iraq and terrorism dominated a hard-hitting and sometimes personal debate last night between the vice-presidential nominees, with Vice President Dick Cheney
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The events may be 35 years old, but the heated discussion hasn&#39;t stopped because Republicans and Democrats alike sense a political advantage in keeping the debate over John Kerry&#39;s service in Vietnam on voters&#39; minds.
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A Vietnam veteran who worked with President Bush&#39;s campaign has left over his appearance in a commercial by a group challenging Democratic candidate John Kerry&#39;s
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BOSTON - Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush on Thursday of relying on front groups to challenge his record of valor in Vietnam, asserting, "He wants them to do his dirty work."   Fighting back, Kerry said if Bush wants to "have a debate about our service in Vietnam, here is my answer: 'Bring it on.'" Bush served stateside in the Texas Air National Guard during the war...
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Behind the question of the US presidential contenders' Vietnam War records lies another political debate -- whether candidates are flouting US campaign finance law.
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US Sen. John Kerry, aging naval officer from the Vietnam War, wants voters to view him as a decorated veteran. However, he is under intense enemy fire in a modern-day war -- one for the US presidency -- and
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A war of words has erupted over US presidential candidate John Kerry&#39;s record in the Vietnam War. Democrat Kerry has unveiled a new advert calling on President Bush to abandon &quot;smears&quot; against his war record.