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Sen. John F. Kerry yesterday blasted the Bush administration for war and homeland security policies that he said leave Americans more vulnerable to attack. Kerry’s remarks came in a Faneuil Hall speech on the eve of tomorrow’s five-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. In his fourth speech this year at the venue, Kerry accused the administration of using the tragedy that killed about 3,000 Americans to justify the war in Iraq. “It is immoral to treat 9/11 as a political pawn (to) excuse the invasion of Iraq,” Kerry said. “They were attacked and killed not by Saddam...

BOSTON -- Two outs from defeat, the Red Sox instead staged one of their most memorable comebacks of the season, turning the tables on the Indians in the bottom of the ninth and producing a riveting 9-8 victory before a packed house at Fenway Park on Monday. The Red Sox entered their last at-bat down by two runs. Alex Cora led off with a single to right, and Kevin Youkilis followed with a walk. The stage was set for Mr. Clutch, David Ortiz, who delivered yet again. Big Papi struck a walk-off homer to center off Indians reliever Fausto Carmona,...

It's not quite Michael Dukakis on a tank, but John Kerry does look out of place in his flat-billed baseball cap. In the run-up to election day, the senator has seized on the victory of the New York Times-owned Red Sox as a symbol of his campaign. "I've been rooting for this day since I was a kid," Mr. Kerry said Wednesday night. "This Red Sox team came back against all odds and showed America what heart is. In 2004,the Red Sox are America's team." --snip-- You would think Mr. Kerry actually watched the games, given the emotional investment he...

Much like the rest of America, I have had very little first hand exposure to John Kerry's personality in the past, but, over the course of the last few days, it has become discernible to me that the Senator is closer in spirit to a cardboard cut-out than to an actual, oxygen-inhaling, human being. Sean Hannity's assessment that Kerry "has no core" strikes me as being completely accurate. This was particularly evident during an interview with John Miller during "Sunday Night Baseball." It informed potential voters that the man who may soon be our president is the prototype of a...