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Reports on attack advertisements directed at Senator John Kerry in the U.S. Political campaign of President George W. Bush.

Describes how U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney of the Republican Party and Democratic vice presidential candidate Senator John Edwards prepare for their only debate in the 2004 election campaign. Personality and image of each candidate; Task of the candidates to focus on the on the men at the top of their respective tickets; Strong and weak points of Cheney and Edwards; Format of the debate; Views of the campaign strategists of each vice presidential candidate.

Focuses on the insights of Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe on Democrat Zell Miller's attack on John Kerry at the Republican Convention. Reaction of U.S. president George W. Bush on Miller's attack; Bush's emphasis on coal and steel industries; Democrats' description of Bush's campaign.

Reports on the military campaign policies of United States President George W. Bush. Bush's support for a national missile defense system; Key elements of Bush's military positions; Ways by which the policies will influence Bush's reelection bid; Comparison between Bush and rival John Kerry's military policies.

Reports on U.S. President George W. Bush's reelection campaign in Ohio on July 31, 2004. Announcement of support for coal mining; Criticism on Democratic candidate John Kerry's energy and environmental policies; Details of political and economic platforms.

Reports that United States President George W. Bush announced on July 21, 2004, the broad principles that he said would guide his domestic agenda for a second term, as he began his campaign for reelection. His intention to place emphasis on limited government, individual responsibility and the power of markets; Reasons why Bush was hesitant about laying out details of his agenda.

Focuses on the TV commercial unveiled by President George W. Bush's re-election campaign which aims to portray presidential candidate John Kerry as out of step with the values of most voters and too liberal. Focus on Kerry's voting against legislation that makes it a separate offense to harm the fetus in a federal crime against a pregnant woman; Plan to counteract efforts by Kerry to reinvent himself; Reaction of Kerry's campaign to the TV commercial.

Reports on the plan of U.S. president George W. Bush's campaign strategists to attack senator John Kerry's running mate as a second choice. Preparation of a commercial asserting that Kerry made clear that his first choice was a Republican; Predictions on the results of national polls on the issue; Critical advertising against Kerry.

Reports on U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's admission that he cursed at Senator Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont during a campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa. Cheney's speech on terrorism and the economy; Significance of Cheney's admission of swearing at Leahy; Overview on the campaign schedule of Cheney.

Reports on the decision of U.S. President George W. Bush to reject calls to drop campaign advertisements showing scenes of destruction after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks as part of the political debate. Strengthening of leadership in fighting terrorism; Generation of criticism from Democratic rival Senator John Kerry; Reexamination of foreign policies.

Reports on the plans of the political advisers of U.S. President George W. Bush for a more aggressive political campaign. Attempt to discredit Senator John Kerry; Promotion of Bush's record and character through the media; Tactics for a more visible role.

WASHINGTON -- The complex and fraught politics of wealth and class, undercurrents all along in the race between President Obama and Mitt Romney, are surfacing in increasingly visible ways in the presidential campaign, presenting big risks and opportunities to both sides. The contrasting images of the week could hardly have been more evocative. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The current election is producing very few goose bumps, except perhaps among those who get all tingly when they view billionaire-financed attack ads. The incumbent, who drew adoring throngs last time, cannot always fill a room this time. The challenger's risk-averse, carefully plotted strategy is a business plan worthy of a Harvard M.B.A. - and consciously the antithesis of the improvisational, let's-take-a-shot style of the war hero Republican nominee of four years ago. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

President Obama's campaign has left no doubt about how it intends to run against Mitt Romney, portraying him as a bazillionaire elitist and conviction-free flip-flopper who has allied himself with the Republican Party's most extreme positions. -After a year in which he was excoriated on an almost-daily basis by Mr. Romney and the others seeking the Republican nomination, Mr. Obama is now letting loose his competitive, street-ball side, mocking his opponent's vocabulary and suggesting a Republican victory would lead to social Darwinism. The comments by a Democratic strategist Wednesday night about Ann Romney's work history were condemned by Mr. Obama and his inner circle but only reinforced the sense that a lot Democrats are primed to play rough in 2012. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rick Santorum creates a stir by speaking out against prenatal testing. Virginia's governor and legislature get caught up in an emotional debate over requiring women seeking abortions to undergo an ultrasound. President Obama, under pressure, recalibrates his position on health-insurance coverage of contraception for employers with religious affiliations. Social issues are back with a vengeance, dominating the dialogue on the presidential campaign trail, in Congress and in state capitals. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

CORRECTION APPENDED He'll have hundreds of millions of dollars, the bully pulpit, Air Force One and high-profile supporters from Warren Buffett to Lady Gaga behind him. But President Obama's chances of re-election could come down to a single strategic question: To what degree can the history of 2004 be repeated in 2012? Or to break the question into its most important component parts: [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Offers a look at the 2004 campaign of President George W. Bush in the days leading up to the election. Report that Bush is energized by campaigning, and confident that he will be reelected; View that Bush's display of enthusiasm masks enormous tension of a close election race; Impact of the Presidential campaign on Bush's mental, physical, and emotional health; Details of Bush's political strategy at the end of the campaign.

Focuses on the reelection campaigns of U.S. President George W. Bush. Establishment of an emotional connection with the audience showing deep affection for wife Laura Bush; Expression of loyalty to Vice President Dick Cheney; Speeches.

Focuses on the political advertisement of U.S. President George W. Bush. Critique of Bush on John Kerry's approach to national security; Description of the advertisement; Concerns of the president in his political advertisement. INSET: In His Own Words..

Reports on the campaign of U.S. President George W. Bush in Pennsylvania who seek support from the Roman Catholic voters in the state and mocking John Kerry's health care plan. Arranged meeting of Bush with the Cardinal Justin Rigali, the head of the Philadelphia Archdiocese; Citation of Bush of the excessive malpractice against doctors as a cause of rising health costs; Remark of Bush that he had delivered his promise to increase financing for the National Institutes of Health. INSET: In His Own Words..

Reports on the election campaign trail of Pres. George W. Bush (Tex.-Rep.) in Florida. Details of the itinerary of the Florida campaign; Charges and countercharges of both camps; Significance of the Florida votes.

Analyzes the Vice-Presidential debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and Senator John Edwards on October 5, 2004, in Cleveland, Ohio. Key quotations from each candidate's comments on national security, handling of the war in Iraq, and international relations; Statistical findings showing John Kerry's advance in competition with George W. Bush; Details of the debate style and demeanor of each candidate; Disagreement between the candidates over an alleged connection between Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein.

Focuses on the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll, which found that Senator John Kerry came out of the first presidential debate having reassured many Americans of his ability to handle an international crisis or terrorist attack. Findings, including Kerry's generally more favorable image; How the poll found significant doubts about U.S. President George W. Bush's policies toward Iraq; Observation that, four weeks from Election Day, the presidential race is again a dead heat, with Bush having lost the gains he made after the Republican convention; Outlook for the debate in Cleveland, Ohio, between vice-presidential candidates, Senator John Edwards of North Carolina and vice President Dick Cheney; The high expectations set for both sides; Analysis of the drop in Bush's numbers; Overview of the poll results.

Reports that U.S. president George W. Bush has criticized co-presidential candidate John Kerry for suggesting that pre-emptive military action by the U.S. would have to pass a global test. Statement of Bush regarding the implications of Kerry's approach to foreign policy for national security; Opportunity for the Bush campaign to use the global test phrase to reinforce its portrayal of Kerry as wobbly on national security; Response of the Kerry campaign to the criticisms.

Reports on the political campaign of U.S. Presidential candidate John Kerry. Attack on the credibility of President George W. Bush; Expansion of his theme on how Bush has handled Iraq and its impact on national security; Censure on Bush's support for creating personal investment accounts within Social Security.

Discusses how President George W. Bush was accompanied by Georgia Senator Democrat Zell Miller in West Virginia and Ohio when he challenged the steadfastness of presidential candidate John Kerry in his confrontation of Iraq and terrorism. How Kerry advisers hope to begin a critical attack on the president's trustworthiness and leadership skills; Efforts of Bush to portray Kerry as weak on national security and soft on preventing terrorism; Claims from Kerry that Bush is responsible for trying to scare Americans by focusing his campaign on terrorism; Division among Kerry aides over how the campaign should go after Bush on his military record and his use of connections to avoid service.

Focuses on the political campaigns of U.S. President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry in Ohio. Criticism on Bush by Kerry; Supporters of Kerry; Proposals of the candidates.

Reports on the political campaign of U.S. President George W. Bush citing figures for job growth in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Discussion of national security and conservative values; Concentration of Bush on his record and agenda; Support gained by Bush from Democrat Senator Zell Miller of Georgia.

Reports on the the impact of the state of the economy on the candidacy of President George W. Bush in the U.S. Vulnerability of the campaign of Bush to any bad economic news; Avoidance of the topic of economy during the Republican National Convention; Deflection of the responsibility for the economy's difficulties by Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans.

Reports on the assertion of U.S. President George W. Bush that he had delivered his promise to help the beleaguered steel industry in his speech in Wheeling, West Virginia. Imposition of tariffs on some imported steel to help steel workers and companies; Decision of the president to continue pushing for policies that would help employers and workers; Presentation of issues that are likely to be included in Bush's acceptance speech.

Reports that President George W. Bush gave a speech to the National Urban League in an effort to directly confront his problems with black voters. His challenge for black voters to rethink their long allegiance with the Democratic Party, and to take another look at his record on the economy, education, social welfare programs and foreign policy; Bush, whose appearance was hastily scheduled after he turned down an invitation to speak at the annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (N.A.A.C.P) last week, saying that he declined because of hostility expressed towards him by N.A.A.C.P. leaders; Acknowledgement from Bush that the Republican Party has a lot of work to do to in the Black community, a statement which is reinforced by his receiving only about 8 percent of the black vote in 2000.

Discusses the efforts of President George W. Bush's campaign to criticize the Democratic ticket and the electioneering process of candidate John Kerry during the Democratic National Convention. Campaign of Vice President Dick Cheney on the West Coast; Assembly of Republican elected officials in Boston to offer critical commentary during the DNC in Boston; Shift in the emphasis of Bush's campaign to one that will highlight the positive aspects of the possibility of a second term; Consideration of Bush's job approval ratings.

Focuses on the introduction of Senator John Edwards as presidential candidate John Kerry's running mate. Campaign of Kerry and U.S. President George W, Bush; Approval ratings of Bush; Opportunities of Kerry. INSET: How the Poll Was Conducted..

Discusses the presidential campaign battle between U.S. President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry, as they held rallies in swing states, Bush in Pennsylvania, Kerry in West Virginia. Description of the range of issues covered such as personal character, Hollywood's politics and abortion; Examination of the war of words between the two candidates, each trying to portray the other as out of touch with mainstream America.

Analyzes the findings of the independent commission investigating the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. Absence of evidence linking Iraq with the Al Qaeda; Implications for efforts of U.S. President George W. Bush to justify his decision to go to war against Iraq; Implications for the November 2004 presidential elections in the U.S. INSETS: In Bush's and Cheney's Words.;In the Commission's Words..

Reports that President George W. Bush used job-creation figures during his campaigns in Iowa and Wisconsin. Effect of images of American military personnel abusing Iraqi prisoners and Defense Secretary Donald H. Humsfeld's testimony on Bush's campaign; Events reshaping the strategies of Bush and John Kerry; Bush's defense of the invasion of Iraq.

Argues that United States President George W. Bush lacks a clear strategy, theme, and message to deal with various issues in his race against Democratic Party senator John Kerry for the 2004 presidency. Platform on which Bush ran for president in 2000; Topics addressed in Bush's speeches; Substantial domestic policy accomplishments that the president could point to in his re-election campaign.

Focuses on the optimism of President George W. Bush on the U.S. economy during political campaign in Wisconsin. Percentage of reduction in unemployment rate in the state; Impact of tax and spending to job creation.

The U.S. President George W. Bush made a strike into the heart of the Senator John Kerry territory, taking in $1.2 million at a fund-raiser in Boston, Massachusetts. This came as a warning to Kerry to protect his home turf, Massachusetts, which is just a mile away. Bush has done far better in Massachusetts than Kerry has done in Texas, the president's home state. Tweaking Kerry, Bush described Senator Edward M. Kennedy as an effective legislator an said that Kennedy was known in Washington as "the conservative senator from Massachusetts."

This article focuses on the election campaign for the U.S. President post. U.S. President George W. Bush is raising corporate crime issues in his campaigning. Senator John Kerry and his democratic allies are running an unabashedly populist campaign against Bush, portraying him and Vice President Dick Cheney in speeches and interviews as champions of corporate executives at the expense of working people during a period when the economy is not creating many new jobs. They start with the personal. They point out that Cheney, immediately before becoming Bush's running mate, was chief executive of Halliburton, the oil services giant.

Details the campaign made by U.S. President George W. Bush in Florida. Attack against rival John Kerry over taxation; Citation of the legislative record of Kerry; Invocation of the September 11 terrorist attacks; Comparison of policies on national security.

Discusses president George W. Bush's campaign emphasis on his leadership role in the war on terror. Details of interviews and TV advertisements; Statements directed at John Kerry; Counter-statements from Kerry about the Bush administration not leveling with the people; Kerry's intention to give a speech on national security.

Reports on the election campaign of President George W. Bush in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Appeal of Bush to voters in the state; Purpose of his visit to highlight the government's effort to promote homeownership in the state; Request of Bush to the Congress to extend the element of the tax cut.

Reports on the move of U.S. President George W. Bush to turn aside demands that he drop campaign advertisements showing scenes of devastation after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. Strengthening of war against terrorism; Escalation of political debate; Generation of criticism from Democratic rival Senator John Kerry.

Focuses on the political campaigns of U.S. President George W. Bush. Criticisms on television commercials allegedly politicizing the September 11 terrorist attacks; Emphasis on national security; Reaction of other politicians to the commercial.

Reports political campaign of U.S. President George W. Bush in California.

Reports that President George W. Bush's campaign strategists say they expect to trail or do no better than run even with Senator John Kerry through the summer, despite their aggressive effort to counter months of Democratic attacks. Campaign's assessments; Fund raising goal throughout the summer; Phases of Bush's campaigns; Task of changing many of the perceptions created among voters by the intense focus given to the Democrats.

Reports that U.S. President George W. Bush's political advisers are completing plans for a more aggressive stage of his re-election campaign. Focus on discrediting Senator John Kerry and promoting Bush's record and character; Role of television advertisements; Visibility of Bush; Highlights of the shift in strategy; Anxiety among Republicans about Bush's declining poll numbers; Example of how the White House has been put on the defensive; Comments of Republican strategists; How campaign aides have responded to the Democratic race; Issue of conflicting advice to the White House; Outlook.

Reports on President George W. Bush's television appearance on "Meet the Press" where he spent the hour defending his actions during his presidency. Statement that he was not alone in assessing Saddam Hussein to be a risk to the world; Contention that he improved the economy with tax cuts and hinted there may be more; Rebuttal of accusations that he did not complete all of his duties while in the National Guard; Suggestion that he may step into the gay marriage issue; Admission he might have been wrong in repeatedly asserting that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction but statement that it was know Hussein had the capability of making such weapons; Reasons for the interview; Self-characterization as a war president; Reaction from Democrats.

Reports on the re-election campaign of U.S. President George W. Bush in 2004. Roles of Dick Cheney, Karl Rove and Ken Mehlman in the campaign; Names of strategists, advisers, fund-raisers and state and regional chairmen; Campaign strategies.