Bush, Kerry skirt thorny Taiwan question in polls run-up
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President George W. Bush and rival John Kerry have conveniently avoided public debate on Taiwan ahead of the November 2 presidential vote but analysts expect differences on the core issue in difficult US-China relations.
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Two opinion polls released showed Democratic challenger John Kerry back in contention with President George W. Bush in the US election race.
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Poll results released on Monday were divided on who leads the U.S. presidential race, as two gave a slight edge to Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry and one showed a slim margin of voters favoring President Bush.
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ST. LOUIS -- In a lively and testy debate Friday, Sen. John Kerry derided President George W. Bush as the first leader to preside over job losses in 72 years and said he had transformed huge budget surpluses
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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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Democratic presidential candidate Senator John Kerry has leveled strong criticism against President Bush over North Korea and homeland security.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 11, 2004 - President Bush has a slight lead over Democrat John Kerry in an Associated Press poll, but the president has a big advantage on protecting the country the issue voters say they care about most.
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President Bush and Democrat John Kerry kept up the offensive in swing states on Saturday as the presidential race remained deadlocked in the polls with 10 days to go until Election Day.
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President Bush and Democratic  challenger Sen. John Kerry traded sharp accusations on national  security, taxes and jobs on Tuesday, with Kerry questioning  Bush's credibility and fitness to be commander in chief.
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President Bush's lead over  Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry has narrowed since their  debate with four polls released on Monday showing the race tied  or slightly favoring the incumbent.
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President Bush opened a four-point lead on Democratic Sen. John Kerry the day after the final debate between the White House rivals, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Friday.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush and Democrat  John Kerry battled over who can best make the United States  safer on Sunday, the Bush camp accusing Kerry of wanting to  treat terrorists like gamblers and the Kerry side saying his  Republican opponent was soft on homeland security.
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President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry are tied with two days remaining in a tense race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Sunday.
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ORLANDO - Heading into the final weekend before the election, US President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry tried to drum up key electoral votes as polls continued to show the candidates in a close race.
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President Bush and John Kerry meet in their final debate after two encounters that polls suggest weakened Mr. Bush.
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President Bush and Democrat John Kerry battled over who can best make the United States safer on Sunday, the Bush camp accusing Kerry of wanting to treat terrorists like gamblers and the Kerry side saying his Republican opponent was soft on homeland security.
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US President George W. Bush crisscrosses battleground states this week seeking to close a gap in preference polls between him and his Democratic rival, John Kerry.