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John Kerry stories: 108 news summaries

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A Convention Outsider Moves to Center Stage

In '00 Obama couldn't get a seat; in '04 he wowed the crowd

Aug 27, 08 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama arrives in Denver today one election away from the presidency—a far cry from the 2000 convention, when he couldn't even get a seat on the floor. As Al Gore received the Democrats' nomination in Los Angeles, the state senator barely had enough money to rent a car.... More »

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Barack Obama • Al Gore • John Kerry • Democratic National Convention • Dick Durbin • Democratic Party • Election 2004 • Illinois State Senate

(Newser) - Four years after Barack Obama’s keynote speech won him nationwide acclaim, the New Republic looks at how he landed the fateful speaking slot at the party convention. The pick was unprecedented because Obama was largely unknown—he wasn't even in the Senate—and he had never given a speech... More »

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Barack Obama • John Kerry • Democratic National Convention • Bob Shrum

Anxious Dems Urge Obama
to Hit Hard

Convention will seek
to define candidate
and attack McCain

Aug 25, 08 6:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Democratic convention opens tonight, not quite the coronation envisioned only a month ago as twitchy party grandees push Barack Obama to make his case forcefully to a still-skeptical electorate—using the spotlight to draw the strongest possible distinctions between himself and John McCain. "The stakes of this election... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • John Kerry • Denver • Democratic National Convention • Democratic Party • convention

OPINION

GOP Playbook: Find Foe's Strength and Attack It


Aug 23, 08 8:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Republican strategists are as adept as judo masters at turning opponents' strengths against them, Michael Kinsley writes in the Washington Post. With "genius, courage, creativity and utter ruthlessness," they managed to turn John Kerry's Vietnam service into a liability and Michael Dukakis' humble roots into elitism. Now, even... More »

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Barack Obama • John Kerry • Michael Dukakis • negative campaigning • Republican strategist • Republican strategy • political strategy

Kerry Fights Back on Obama 'Swift Boating'

Launches site to refute Corsi book, urges prompt rebuttal

Aug 14, 08 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jerome Corsi is back, and this time John Kerry wants to confront him head on. Kerry has launched a website to refute the attacks in Corsi’s new book, Obama Nation, which aims to dismantle Obama's reputation the same way 2004’s Unfit for Command helped destroy Kerry’... More »

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Barack Obama • John Kerry • smear campaign • Swift Boating • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth

Swift Boat Author Aims
to Sink Obama

Attack book portrays candidate as having secret radical agenda

Aug 13, 08 5:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The author who helped torpedo John Kerry's White House bid is aiming to make it two for two, the New York Times reports. Jerome Corsi's Unfit for Command launched the Swift Boat controversy. His new book, Obama Nation, portrays Barack Obama as a radical liberal with strong ties to Islam,... More »

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Barack Obama • John Kerry • author • Swift Boating • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth

analysis

Running Mate 'Bounce' Doesn't Climb Very High

Poll surge noticeable but brief: Gallup

Aug 11, 08 7:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Much ink has been spilled over Barack Obama and John McCain’s upcoming VP selections, but a running mate is not a game-changing choice, the Chicago Tribune reports. History suggests the effect on opinion polls will be noticeable but not huge: Gallup shows recent candidates getting an average 5% bump... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • John Edwards • Dick Cheney • John Kerry • Bob Dole • running mate • vice presidential sweepstakes • George W. Bush • poll numbers • Gallup poll • vice presidential candidate • Jack Kemp

Abortion Swells Obama's Woes With Catholics

Winning back once-loyal bloc seen
as a struggle for Dem

Aug 7, 08 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats are making a major push for Catholic voters, a demographic that decisively chose George W. Bush over the Catholic John Kerry in 2004. To win back a once-reliable constituency, Democrats may offer a convention speaking slot to Bob Casey, the Pennsylvania senator who opposes abortion rights. Even so, the... More »

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Barack Obama • abortion • John Kerry • Tim Kaine • Kathleen Sebelius • Catholics • George W. Bush • Bob Casey • Roman Catholic Church

Senate Targets Ban on HIV- Positive Visitors

$50B AIDS bill, nearing vote, could dismantle 20-year prohibition

Jul 16, 08 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Senate moved today to repeal a ban on allowing immigrants and vistors who are HIV-positive to enter the country, the AP reports. The measure was part of a $50 billion bill to combat AIDS worldwide. The US is one of only a dozen countries—including Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and... More »

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immigration • Africa • AIDS • John Kerry • Senate • HIV • Gordon Smith • visas

Once Pals, Kerry and McCain Are Now on the Rocks

War, security policy has blasted open gap created during '04 campaign

Jul 9, 08 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 2004 election cracked the once-close personal relationship between John McCain and John Kerry, the Washington Post notes, and differences over the Iraq war has left the bond between the former Navy men fractured. "The same intensity of their feelings as veterans which brought them together has pushed them... More »

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John McCain • John Kerry • Vietnam War • Iraq war • POW/MIA • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth

Obama's Iraq Stance Sparks Sunday Battle

McCain backers say he's retreating from pullout plan

Jul 6, 08 5:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Senatorial supporters of Barack Obama and John McCain dueled on talk shows today over Obama's latest remarks on Iraq, Politico reports. Sen. Joe Lieberman called Obama a flip-flopper on This Week for his plan to "refine" Iraq pullout plans. On Face the Nation, Sen. John Kerry accused McCain backers... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Republican • John Kerry • Senate Republicans • flip flop • Jack Reed • Election 2008 • Iraq war • Lindsay Graham • Democratic Senators

 Mandela Finally
 Removed From
 US Terror List 

US takes icon off terrorist watch list

Jul 2, 08 4:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela is finally being removed from US terrorism watch lists, CNN reports. The 90-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate was designated a terrorist because he battled against the old apartheid regime in South Africa. His name was never officially removed from the US lists until a... More »

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terrorism • John Kerry • State Department • South Africa • apartheid • Nelson Mandela • Nobel Peace Prize • African National Congress

McCain Pockets $70K From
Swift Boaters

Against '04 ads, he's now using veteran who appeared in them

Jul 1, 08 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has taken nearly $70,000 in donations from top funders of the notorious Swift Boat Vets for Truth, the group that assaulted John Kerry’s military record in 2004—prompting censure from McCain at the time as “dishonest and dishonorable.” A rep was coy in response,... More »

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John McCain • John Kerry • Wesley Clark • slander • campaign fundraising • surrogates • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth • Bud Day

Swift Boat Vets Want Their
Name Back

Vietnam servicemen bemoan association with Kerry attack ad

Jun 30, 08 6:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - These days, the phrase "Swift boat" has come to mean a vicious political attack of the kind suffered by John Kerry in the 2004 election. While the term has gained such currency that it's now used as a verb, one group is seriously miffed: the Navy veterans who, like... More »

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John Kerry • Navy • Swift Boat • Vietnam veteran • Vietnam War • US Navy • Swift Boating • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth

 Lobbyist on Obama: 
 'Kerry With a Tan' 

Blogger: Yes, anti-tax activist goes there

Jun 27, 08 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Anti-tax lobbyist Grover Norquist visited the LA Times Washington bureau today and left behind more than a few raised eyebrows, if not dropped jaws. In evaluating Barack Obama's economic policies, the head of Americans for Tax Reform referred to the senator as "John Kerry with a tan." Don... More »

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Barack Obama • John Kerry • Grover Norquist

analysis

Softer Bush: Saving Legacy or Showing  Wisdom? 

North Korea shows administration's willing to compromise

Jun 27, 08 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea's nuclear declaration is a diplomatic milestone for a Bush administration showing a more pragmatic side on a host of issues in the home stretch, writes Steven Lee Myers in the New York Times. The conciliatory approach has extended to other issues, including reducing emissions, Israel-Palestinian peace, and Iran's... More »

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Bush administration • North Korea • diplomacy • John Kerry • Axis of Evil

 Pickens Stiffs Witnesses Against Swift Boat Ads

Oilman rejects evidence ads were false

Jun 26, 08 3:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The billionaire who bankrolled the notorious Swift Boat ads discrediting John Kerry's military record during his 2004 presidential run has rejected evidence that the ads were false. T. Boone Pickens offered a million dollars for proof the ads contained falsehoods—but has refused to acknowledge information provided by 10 men... More »

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John Kerry • Swift Boat • T. Boone Pickens • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth • Del Sandusky

 Huge Homeowner Aid Bill
 Nears Approval

Bipartisan support for action, despite veto threat

Jun 25, 08 4:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - With 8,000 foreclosures daily and looming elections, Congress is close to approving the most sweeping changes to mortgage financing since the New Deal, reports the New York Times. The pricey aid bill aimed at helping hundreds of thousands of homeowners facing foreclosure has bipartisan support, despite the threat... More »

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Congress • John Kerry • Senate • foreclosure • Barney Frank • presidential veto • housing crisis

As Clinton Returns, Obama Asks His Donors to Help Her

Ovations, high-fives mark her arrival on Capitol Hill

Jun 24, 08 10:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton received a hero's welcome today with two standing ovations when she returned to Capitol Hill, Reuters reports. "There was a tear or two and a lot of high-fives," said Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland. Clinton may be getting more than moral support, however. Barack Obama asked... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Kerry • Harry Reid • Democratic Party • US Senate • Barbara Mikulski

'Swift Boating' Fears for Obama May Be Premature

Third-party groups aren't appearing on the horizon

Jun 20, 08 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats fretting over a reprise of the swift boating that marked the 2004 campaign may be hearing false alarms, Politico reports. Third-party organizations, aka 527 groups, have thus far been unable to drum up enough opposition to Barack Obama to fund an offensive. It's early yet, but antagonists like T.... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • John Kerry • 527 groups • attack ad • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth

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