I'll have Tommy ask him for you . . .
Posted on 02/06/2004 9:04:03 AM PST by Carl/NewsMax
The ex-military man who first launched charges during the 2000 presidential campaign that President Bush had gone AWOL from the National Guard has recanted his story.
The account from Brig. Gen. William Turnipseed, who told the Boston Globe four years ago that Bush never showed for Guard drills with his Alabama unit, had become the centerpiece of Democratic attacks on the White House in recent days.
"Had [Bush] reported in, I would have had some recall, and I do not," Gen. Turnipseed told the Globe in May 2000. "I had been in Texas, done my flight training there. If we had had a first lieutenant from Texas, I would have remembered."
But on Wednesday Gen. Turnipseed reversed course, telling NBC News, "I don't know if [Bush] showed up, I don't know if he didn't. I don't remember how often I was even at the base."
Still, the same day after the retired general had withdrawn the allegation, Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe was citing Turnipseed's earlier, erroneous account in a bid to keep AWOL charges against Bush afloat.
"The commander this week reiterated the entire time [Bush] was supposed to show up in the Alabama National Guard he wasn't there," McAuliffe told CNN's "Inside Politics" on Wednesday. "He said he made it up later, but you don't have that option. When you're supposed to serve our country, you're supposed to be there."
In fact, McAuliffe was wrong on the latter point as well, since Guard regulations expressly allow for make-up drills, according to no less an authority than Gen. Turnipseed himself.
In July 2000, the New York Times reported, "Colonel Turnipseed, who retired as a general, said in an interview that regulations allowed Guard members to miss duty as long as it was made up within the same quarter."
Asked if Chairman McAuliffe was prepared to apologize to the White House for misstating Gen. Turnipseed's position on the Bush AWOL allegation, a spokesman for the DNC told NewsMax, "I don't know. We'll get back to you."
Dighton ... you never cease to amaze me with your knowledge of esoteric trivia.
He's had a long time to clear up his foggy memory.
Leni
Colonel Turnipseed appears to have been AWOL methinks!
Uhhh, anyone ever mention this to Dean and The Stainman? Did Terry McAwful serve in the military?
I thought he was one of the characters in the game "Clue."
I'll have Tommy ask him for you . . .
Are you kidding? The minute this happens, the guy will wake up dead.
Kerry's Missed Votes (the whole list)
The RNC ^ | 2-5-04
Sen. John
Kerry2
64%
292
Roll Call # And Vote Description
1: Procedural Motion - Adjourn to Time Certain
2: FY 2003 Approp.s - Homeland Security
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3: FY 2003 Approp.s - Homeland Security
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4: FY 2003 Approp.s - Education Block Grants
5: FY 2003 Approp.s - Education Funding
6: FY 2003 Approp.s - Rural Antidrug Program
7: FY 2003 Approp.s - Spending Reinstatement
8: FY 2003 Approp.s - Foreign Cruise Ships
13: Ridge Nomination - Confirmation
14: FY 2003 Approp.s - Unemployment Ins.
15: FY 2003 Approp.s - Drought Relief
16: FY 2003 Approp.s - Drought Relief
17: FY 2003 Approp.s - African Famine Relief
18: FY 2003 Approp.s - US AirPension Plan
26: FY 2003 Approp.s - Prohibit Quotas for Job Priv.
31: Adams Nomination - Confirmation
32: Otero Nomination - Confirmation
33: Junell Nomination - Confirmation
36: Procedural Motion - Require Attendance
37: Procedural Motion - Require Attendance
39: Pledge of Allegiance - Adoption
44: Frost Nomination - Confirmation
45: Partial-Birth Abor. Ban - Emer. Contracep.s
46: Partial-Birth Abor. Ban - Health Exception
47: Partial-Birth Abor. Ban - Motion to Commit
49: Partial-Birth Abor. Ban - Health Exception
50: Quarles Nomination - Confirmation
51: "Partial-Birth" Abortion Ban - Passage
52: Varlan Nomination - Confirmation
53: Estrada Nomination - Cloture
54: Bybee Nomination - Confirmation
55: Breen Nomination - Confirmation
60: FY 2004 Budget Res. - Education Funding
109: Coalition Member Support - Adoption
110: Military Tax Breaks - Passage
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111: Selna Nomination - Confirmation
112: Springmann Nomination - Confirmation
114: Estrada Nomination - Cloture
115: FY 2003 War Supplemental - Port Security
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116: FY ‘03 War Supp. - Nat'l. Guard & Reserves
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117: FY ‘03 War Suppl. - Aircraft Missile Def.
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118: FY ‘03 War Suppl. - Ind. Member Projects
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119: FY ‘03 War Suppl. - Counterterror Funding
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120: FY ‘03 War Suppl. - Homeland Security
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121: FY 2003 War Supplemental - War Costs
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122: FY ‘03 War Suppl. - First Resp’r. Funding
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123: FY ‘03 War Suppl. - First Resp’r. Funding
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124: FY ’03 War Suppl. - Iraqi Food Assistance
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125: FY 2003 War Supplemental - Passage
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126: Carney Nomination - Confirmation
132: Protections for Children - Conf. Report
133: Swimmer Nomination - Confirmation
135: Sutton Nomination - Confirmation
139: Cook Nomination - Confirmation
140: Estrada Nomination - Cloture
141: Altonaga Nomination - Confirmation
145: FISA Warrants - Feinstein Substitute
146: FISA Warrants - Passage
147: Tax Reductions - On-Budget Surplus
180: Global AIDS Relief - Abstinence Programs
181: Global AIDS Relief - Drug Pricing
182: Global AIDS Relief - AIDS Orphans
183: Global AIDS Relief - Aid to Carib. Nations
184: Hicks Nominat. - Confirm.
185: FY ’04 Def. Auth. - Reservist Health Care
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186: FY ’04 Def. Auth. - Nucl. Weapons Study
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187: FY ’04 Def. Auth. - Nucl. Weapons Study
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188: FY ’04 Def. Auth. - Nucl. Weapons Study
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189: FY ’04 Def. Auth. - Nucl. Penetrator Weapons
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192: FY 2004 Defense Auth. - Overseas Abortions
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193: FY 2004 Defense Auth. - Defense Contracts
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194: FY 2004 Defense Authorization - Passage
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195: Callahan Nomination - Confirmation
202: Debt Limit Increase - Passage
203: Energy Policy - Ethanol Requir. Exclusion
204: Energy Policy - Ethanol Requir. Exclusion
205: FY 2004 Defense Authoriz. - Base Closures
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206: Energy Policy - Ethanol Requir. Exclusion
211: Chertoff Nomination - Confirmation
216: Greer Nomination - Confirmation
217: Kravitz Nomination - Confirmation
218: Energy Policy - Energy Commodity Trading
219: Energy Policy - Indian Energy Projects
220: Myanmar Sanctions - Passage
223: FY 2004 FAA Reauth. - Pilot Age Requirements
224: FY 2004 FAA Reauth. - Foreign Repair Stations
225: FY 2004 FAA Reauthorization - Passage
226: Pate Nomination - Confirmation
227: Prescription Drug Benefit - Benefit Within Medicare
228: Prescription Drug Benefit - Drug Cost Disclosure
229: Prescription Drug Benefit - Premium Cap
230: Prescription Drug Benefit - Drug Patents
231: American History and Civics Academies - Passage
232: Prescription Drug Benefit - Drug Importation
233: Prescription Drug Benefit - Third-Party Coverage
234: Prescription Drug Benefit - Open Enrollment Period
235: Prescription Drug Benefit - Canadian Price Equity
236: Prescription Drug Benefit - Cost Sharing Extension
237: Prescription Drug Benefit - Congressional Coverage
238: Prescription Drug Benefit - Two-Year Fallback Plan
239: Prescription Drug Benefit - Benefit Availability
240: Prescription Drug Benefit - Drug Cost Coverage
241: Prescription Drug Benefit - Employer Compensation
242: Prescription Drug Benefit - Health Centers
243: Prescription Drug Benefit - Drug Advertisements
244: Prescription Drug Benefit - Premium Reduction
245: Prescription Drug Benefit - Durbin Substitute
246: Prescription Drug Benefit - Cost-Effectiveness Studies
247: Prescription Drug Benefit - Disability Services
248: Prescription Drug Benefit - Drug Advertisements
249: Prescription Drug Benefit - Cancer Care
250: Prescription Drug Benefit - Cancer Patient Coverage
251: Prescription Drug Benefit - Asset Test
252: Prescription Drug Benefit - Alzheimer's Subsidy
253: Prescription Drug Benefit - Additional Disease Treatment
254: Prescription Drug Benefit - Premium Reduction
255: Prescription Drug Benefit - Experimental Drug Coverage
256: Prescription Drug Benefit - Immigrant Coverage
257: Prescription Drug Benefit - Retiree Coverage
258: Prescription Drug Benefit - Medigap Policies
259: Prescription Drug Benefit - Retiree Fallback Plan
260: Prescription Drug Benefit - Alternative Plan
261: Prescription Drug Benefit - Means Test
262: Prescription Drug Benefit - Passage
263: Campbell Nomination - Confirmation
264: Medical Malpractice - Cloture
265: Wolski Nomination - Confirmation
266: Child Tax Credit - Motion to Proceed
267: FY 2004 State Dept. Reauthorization - Mexico City Policy
269: FY 2004 State Dept. Reauth. - Unemployment Insurance
270: FY 2004 State Dept. Reauthoriz. - HIV/AIDS Funding
272: FY 2004 Legislative Branch Appropriations - AmeriCorps
273: FY 2004 Legislative Branch Appropriations - Passage
274: FY 2004 Military Construction Appropriations - Passage
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275: Der-Yeghiayan Nomination - Confirmation
276: Suko Nomination - Confirmation
277: FY 2004 Defense Appropriations - Troop Deployments
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278: FY 2004 Defense Approp.s - Cost of Iraq Operations
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279: FY 2004 Defense Appropriations - Military Detainees
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280: Myanmar Sanctions - Passage
281: FY 2004 Defense Appropriations - Iraq War Costs
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282: FY 2004 Defense Appropriations - Military Health Care
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283: FY 2004 Defense Appropriations - Iraqi Reconstruction
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284: FY 2004 Defense Approp.s - Iraqi Intel. Commission
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285: FY 2004 Defense Approp.s - Unauthorized Approp.s
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286: FY 2004 Defense Approp.s - Overseas Military Funding
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287: FY 2004 Defense Approp.s - Intel. Funding
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288: FY 2004 Defense Approp.s - HIV/AIDS Funding
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289: Duncan Nomination - Confirmation
290: FY 2004 Defense Appropriations - Passage
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291: FY 2004 Homeland Sec. Approp.s - Approp.s Increase
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292: FY 2004 Homeland Sec. Appr. - Law Enforcement Costs
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293: FY ‘04 Hom. Sec. Appr. - Emer. Mgmt. Planning Grants
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294: FY 2004 Homeland Security Approp.s - Port Security
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295: FY 2004 Homeland Security Approp.s - Explosive Device
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296: FY 2004 Homeland Sec. Approp.s - Firefighter Grants
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297: FY 2004 Homeland Sec. Approp.s - Chemical Plant Sec.
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298: FY 2004 Homeland Sec. Approp.s - Canadian Border Sec.
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299: FY 2004 Homeland Sec. Appr - First Responder Funding
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300: FY 2004 Homeland Security Approp.s - Maritime Security
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301: FY ‘04 Homeland Sec. Appr. - High-Threat Urban Areas
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302: FY ‘04 Homeland Sec. Appr. - High-Threat Urban Areas
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303: FY 2004 Homeland Sec. Appr. - Federal Advisory Boards
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304: FY 2004 Homeland Security Approp.s - Transit Security
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305: FY 2004 Homeland Sec. Appr.s - Lobbying Restrictions
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306: FY 2004 Homeland Security Appropriations - Passage
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307: Yeakel Nomination - Confirmation
308: Owen Nomination - Cloture
309: Energy Policy - Fuel Economy Standards
310: Energy Policy - Fuel Economy Standards
311: Energy Policy - Price Manipulation
312: Estrada Nomination - Cloture
313: Energy Policy - Utility Mergers
314: Energy Policy - Standard Market Design
315: Energy Policy - Internal Transactions
316: Pryor Nomination - Cloture
317: Energy Policy - Passage
318: U.S.-Singapore Trade - Passage
319: U.S.-Chile Trade - Passage
320: Cohn Nomination - Confirmation
321: Montalvo Nomination - Confirmation
322: FY 2004 Labor-HHS-Edu. Appr.s - Hispanic Edu. Prog.s
323: FY 2004 Labor-HHS-Education Approp.s - Impact Aid
324: FY 2004 Labor-HHS-Edu. Approp.s - IDEA Funding
325: FY 2004 Labor-HHS-Edu. Approp.s - Job Training
326: FY 2004 Labor-HHS-Edu. Approp.s - Rural Edu. Grants
327: Colloton Nomination - Confirmation
328: FY 2004 Labor-HHS-Edu. Appr..s - Bioterr. Workforce
329: 2004 Labor-HHS-Edu. Approp.s - School Construction
330: FY 2004 Labor-HHS-Edu. Approp.s - Title I Funding
331: FY 2004 Labor-HHS-Edu. Approp.s - Higher Education
332: FY 2004 Labor-HHS-Edu. Appr.s - HIV/AIDS Funding
333: FY 2004 Labor-HHS-Education Approp.s - Head Start
336: FY 2004 Labor-HHS-Edu. Approp.s - LIHEAP Assist.
339: FY 2004 Labor-HHS-Edu. Approp.s - Fin. Aid Eligibility
340: FY 2004 Labor-HHS-Edu. Appr.s - After-school Progr.s
341: FY ‘04 Labor-HHS-Edu. Appr. - Safe Child./Fam. Prom.
342: FY 2004 Labor-HHS-Edu. Appr.s - Education Funding
343: FY ‘04 Labor-HHS-Edu. Appr. - Teacher Quality Progr.s
344: FY 2004 Labor-HHS-Edu. Appr..s - After School Progr.s
345: FY ‘04 Lab.-HHS-Ed. App.. - W. Nile/Mosquito Control
346: FY 2004 Labor-HHS-Edu. Approp.s - NIH Funding
347: FY 2004 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations - Passage
348: Media Ownership Rule Disapproval - Passage
349: FY 2004 Energy/Water Appr.s - Adv. Nucl. Weapons
SOFT ON TERRORISM
350: FY 2004 Energy and Water Appropriations - Passage
351: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban - Disagree to House Amend
SOFT ON TERRORISM.
352: Proctor Nomination - Confirmation
353: Feuerstein Nomination - Confirmation
354: Conrad Nomination - Confirmation
355: Floyd Nomination - Confirmation
356: FY 2004 Interior Appropriations - Indian Health Service
357: Gibson Nomination - Confirmation
358: FY 2004 Interior Approp.s - National Mall Ad Ban
359: FY 2004 Interior Appr.s - Judicial Review of Timber Sales
360: FY 2004 Int. Appr.s - Competitive Sourcing Annual Rept.
361: FY 2004 Int. Appr.s - Compet. Sourcing Rev. Prohibition
362: FY 2004 Interior Appr.s - Indian Health Service Funding
363: Burns Nomination - Confirmation
364: FY 2004 Defense Appropriations - Conference Report
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365: Do-Not-Call Registry - Passage
366: Sabraw Nomination - Confirmation
367: Mosman Nomination - Confirmation
368: Bea Nomination - Confirmation
369: Crone Nomination - Confirmation
370: White Nomination - Confirmation
371: FY 2004 Suppl. for Iraq/Afghanistan - Iraqi Reconstruc.
SOFT ON TERRORISM
376: FY 2004 Suppl. for Iraq/Afghanistan - Safety Equipment
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377: Genetic Nondiscrimination - Passage
378: FY 2004 Supp. Iraq/Afghanistan - Iraqi Lib. Medal
SOFT ON TERRORISM
379: FY 2004 Supp. Iraq/Afghanistan - Domestic Spending
SOFT ON TERRORISM
380: FY 2004 Supp. Iraq/Afghanistan - Reconstr. Financing
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381: FY 2004 Supp. Iraq/Afghanistan - Mil Res. Retire. Age
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382: FY 2004 Supp. Iraq/Afghanistan - Add’l Army Personnel
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383: FY 2004 Supp. Iraq/Afghanistan - Congressional Report
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384: FY 2004 Supp. Iraq/Afghanistan - Removal Of Saddam
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398: FY 2004 Supp. Iraq/Afghanistan - Cong. Approval
SOFT ON TERRORISM
401: Rodgers Nomination - Confirmation
403: Class Action Lawsuits - Cloture
404: Unsolicited E-Mail - Passage
405: FY 2004 Trans.-Treas. Approp.s - Cuba Travel Ban
SOFT ON TERRORISM
406: FY 2004 Trans.-Treas. Approp.s - Congress'l. Pay Raises
407: FY 2004 Trans.-Treas. Approp.s - Competitive Sourcing
408: FY 2004 Trans.-Treas. Approp.s - Competitive Sourcing
409: FY 2004 Trans.-Treas. Appr. - Election Systems Overhaul
410: FY 2004 Transportation-Treasury Approp.s - Passage
411: Fischer Nomination - Confirmation
412: Leavitt Nomination - Confirmation
413: FY 2004 Foreign Op.s Approp.s - State Dept. Reauth.
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414: FY 2004 For’n. Op.s App. - Coalition Prov. Auth. Funds
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415: FY 2004 For’n. Op.s Appr.s - For’n Support for Hijackers
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416: Forest Thinning - Logging Projects
417: Forest Thinning - Medical Monitoring Program
418: Forest Thinning - Air Monitoring
419: Pickering Nomination - Cloture
421: Forest Thinning - Fire Fighting Funds
422: Forest Thinning - Fuel Management
423: Forest Thinning - Judicial Review
424: Forest Thinning - Fire Reduction Project Funds
425: Forest Thinning - Old Growth Protection
426: Forest Thinning - Environmental Impact Statements
427: Forest Thinning - Title I Authorization
428: Forest Thinning - Passage
429: FY 2004 Foreign Op.s Approp.s - HIV/AIDS Funding
430: FY 2004 Foreign Op.s Approp.s - Abstinence Programs
431: FY 2004 Foreign Op.s Approp.s - Global AIDS Initiative
432: FY 2004 Foreign Op.s Approp.s - Global AIDS Initiative
433: FY 2004 Interior Appropriations - Conference Report
434: Credit Reporting Overhaul - Affiliate Sharing
435: Credit Reporting Overhaul - Data Mining
436: FY 2004 Agriculture Approp.s - Energy Transparency
437: Credit Reporting Overhaul - Passage
438: Titus Nomination - Confirmation
439: FY 2004 Agriculture Approp.s - Electricity Market Manip.
440: FY 2004 Agriculture Appropriations - Crop Losses
441: Pryor Nomination - Cloture
442: FY 2004 Agricul. Approp.s - Conservation Reserve Prog.
443: FY 2004 Agricul. Approp.s - Country of Origin Labeling
444: FY 2004 Agriculture Appropriations - Passage
445: Syria Sanctions - Passage
446: FY 2004 Defense Authorization - Motion to Proceed
SOFT ON TERRORISM
448: FY 2004 Military Construction Approp.s - Adoption
SOFT ON TERRORISM
449: FY 2004 VA-HUD Appropriations - Clean Water Fund
450: Owen Nomination - Cloture
451: Kuhl Nomination - Cloture
452: Brown Nomination - Cloture
453: FY 2004 FAA Reauthorization - Cloture
454: Dorr Nomination - Cloture
455: Dorr Nomination - Cloture
456: Energy Policy - Cloture
459: Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit - Conference Report
2 Kerry’s missed votes do not include the 2 votes during his 2/12-25/03 surgery and recovery.
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