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NEWS ABOUT: John Kerry

John Kerry stories: 108 news summaries

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Dems Seize on Ugly Iraq Report

GAO says 11 of 18 benchmarks unmet; majority prepares
to push Bush

Sep 4, 07 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Harry Reid and the majority Democrats burst out of the vacation gates today with a damning Iraq scorecard, beating the policy-change drum a day after President Bush cited improvement while visiting Iraq, and ahead of Gen. David Petraeus’ supposedly positive surge report. The GAO report concluded Iraq had failed to... More »

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Iraq • John Kerry • Harry Reid • David Petraeus • benchmarks

New Hampshire Could Give McCain a Jolt

Vote-second state has rescued flailing frontrunners before

Aug 21, 07 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s candidacy may be getting dragged through the mud lately, but the presidential hopeful might have an ace up his electoral sleeve—New Hampshire. The Granite State has a history of rescuing listless frontrunners, the Boston Globe reports, and the straight talker understands the state’s importance better... More »

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John McCain • Al Gore • John Kerry • presidential campaign • New Hampshire • Howard Dean • Bill Bradley • Republican presidential primaries • Election 2008 • presidential election • George W. Bush

Edwards Goes All-Out in Courting Labor

Candidate can't count on AFL-CIO but can target individual unions

Aug 7, 07 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even though he can’t expect broad endorsement, John Edwards is pushing hard for labor support, hoping to rack up the backing of a slew of individual unions. The Washington Post reports ahead of tonight’s AFL-CIO-sponsored Democratic forum that union backing is key to the Southerner’s strategy, even... More »

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John Edwards • John Kerry • unions • minimum wage • labor • universal health care • AFL CIO • NAFTA • Richard Gephardt

Kerry Says Imus Shouldn't Have Been Fired

"To me it was in the hands of the young women"

Apr 18, 07 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - John Kerry defended Don Imus in a TV interview last night, saying CBS should have suspended the shock jock, not fired him. The network should have waited to make its move, he suggested, until after Imus met with the Rutgers team. "To me it was in the hands of... More »

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radio • CBS • Rutgers Scarlet Knights • John Kerry • Don Imus

Kerry Woos Baseball Vote With Cable Coup

Senator pushes MLB to reach agreement for out-of-market games

Apr 5, 07 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Whatever their politics, baseball fans nationwide can thank John Kerry for encouraging MLB to keep out-of-market games on cable.  Baseball was planning a $700 million exclusive deal with DirecTV that would have forced most fans to switch cable providers, a daunting prospect, before the Massachusetts senator intervened. More »

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sports • In Demand • DirecTV • MLB • John Kerry • cable TV • baseball

Swift Boater Gets Recess Appointment

Bush slips three controversial conservatives past Senate

Apr 5, 07 7:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush doled out three major recess appointments yesterday to  conservatives Democrats found distasteful. Ambassador to Belgium went to Sam Fox, a top-tier donor to Republican causes including Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, the 527 that sank John Kerry’s shot at the White House. More »

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Bush administration • Belgium • Democrats • Republican • politics • John Kerry • recess appointment • Sam Fox • Swift Boat • OMB • Social Security • George W. Bush • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth • William Kristol

Cable Strikes Out With MLB

A war is brewing over out-of-market games. Will the dispute go
into "Extra Innings"?

Mar 22, 07 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cable subscribers looking to catch out-of-market games next year may be stuck in the outfield: Major League Baseball has rejected a deal with cable company In Demand to carry the popular "Extra Innings" series. In Demand, a major cable conglomerate, says it has matched the $700 million, seven-year DirecTV... More »

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television • Madrid bombings • In Demand • Robert Jacobsen • DirecTV • Time Warner • Comcast • Cox • MLB • John Kerry • Commerce Committee • baseball

Kerry-Smearers Eyeing McCain

McCain calls them the "most despicable people I have ever had the misfortune to encounter"

Mar 14, 07 8:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - The veterans who helped sink John Kerry's Swift Boat to the White House is prepping for battle with John McCain. "Vietnam Veterans Against John Kerry" founders Jerry Kiley and Ted Sampley have dusted off their 527 forms and created "Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain," to combat the... More »

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John McCain • presidency • John Kerry • presidential campaign • POW • White House • Jerry Kiley • Ted Sampley • Election 2008 • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth

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