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WASHINGTON -- As Senator John F. Kerry prepared to make a return to presidential-style politics with a classic day of New Hampshire campaigning, he said that the 2004 run left him tougher and more eager to fight. ''When you get knocked on your ass and lose a race, you've got to stop and reflect on what you're doing, why you're doing it, what matters, and what's important. And I did," Kerry said in an interview in his Senate office on Thursday. ''There's a very different John Kerry now who is absolutely crystal clear about how I communicate what I need...

Thank you, John Kerry. Or make that, merci beaucoup. Almost single-handedly, the Massachusetts senator turned a Democratic defeat into an instructive, five-star disaster. Everyone knew Democrats didn't have the votes to defeat Judge Samuel Alito in an up-or-down vote. Everyone knew they didn't have the 41 votes to sustain a filibuster of President Bush's Supreme Court nominee. But that didn't stop Kerry. Yes, as he might say, who among us doesn't want to launch a futile filibuster of an indisputably qualified nominee to placate the left-wing blogocracy and anti-Alito hysterics on The New York Times' editorial board? And Monsieur Kerry...

Moments before Monday's vote on whether to filibuster the nomination of Samuel Alito, John Kerry was speaking to a near-empty Senate chamber. In his typical stentorian fashion, Kerry was arguing for a filibuster of the Supreme Court nominee, an effort the Massachusetts senator had single-handedly initiated a few days earlier to the open chagrin of fellow Democrats like Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid. "What could possibly be more important than this?" asked Kerry, who stood alone amid a sea of empty desks. But Kerry's plea for relevancy didn't cause much of a stir until his Massachusetts colleague and filibuster partner,...

There aren't many issues the entire Statesman staff agrees on. As we were putting this issue together, CNN gave us news of something that would unite all of us. John Kerry is trying to block the nomination of Samuel Alito. In our staff meeting, Democrats, Republicans and independents unite to speak with one voice. John Kerry should sit down and shut up. We at the Statesman feel he served his role, making a great run at the White House in 2004. He fell short, despite what all exit polling said, and we expected him to fade into the background. Instead,...

MEIRA, Pakistan - Former U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry toured earthquake-devastated parts of northern Pakistan on Saturday, distributing school uniforms and meeting local leaders at a tent village funded partly by both the United States and communist Cuba. The visit came amid warnings that heavy snow would blanket the quake zone over the next four to five days, possibly triggering avalanches along the jagged peaks and promising more misery for the 3.5 million people left homeless by the Oct. 8 quake. "The relief operations will be affected badly," the Pakistan Meteorological Department said. Kerry toured a camp housing some 18,000...

Two days ago it was Tom Daschle's birthday; today is the birthday of John Kerry who was born on December 11, 1943. Birthday wishes, comments, and gloating are welcome.

GAINESVILLE, FL After losing the presidential election, Senator John Kerry has agreed to replace fired Florida coach Ron Zook. In a news conference announcing his acceptance of the job, the Massachusetts senator said, "When I played football as a young man in Vietnam, I did not hesitate to beat the Bulldogs and I won't now. Floridians are tired of this failed Zook administration. They continued to call the wrong play at the wrong time in the wrong game. It's time that we come clean with this Gator nation." When asked what he would do differently, however, the senator replied, "I...

What is it about democrats? They make careers out of dividing our nation into adversarial groups, claim to be the omnipotent solver of each group’s problems, and then, when they have created this huge divide among our people, they absurdly call for “healing”. It sounds like “divide and conquer” all over to me. These people really are an amazing lot. They create problems and then task the other party’s leaders with the responsibility of fixing them. It is like a drunk driving accident where a criminally irresponsible driver causes an ugly situation others suffer from, pay for, and have to...

Gallup (March 26-March 28, 2004) Bush: 51 Kerry: 47% Among Likely Voters Gallup (March 5-March 7, 2004) Kerry: 52% Bush: 44% Among Likely Voters No specific link as of yet.

George W. Bush and John Kerry are tied among likely voters in West Virginia according to a survey by the American Research Group. A total of 46% of likely voters say they would vote for Bush if the presidential election were being held today and 46% say they would vote for Kerry. A total of 2% of likely voters say they would vote for Ralph Nader and 6% of likely voters are undecided. In a race between just Bush and Kerry, Bush leads Kerry 47% to 46%, with 7% undecided. These results are based on 600 completed telephone interviews among...

President, WA Kerry (D): 47% Bush (R): 43% Other/Undecided: 10% Data Collected: 3/21/04 - 3/23/04 Geography: State of Washington Sample Population: 698 Likely Voters Margin of Error: 3.8% Client: KING-TV Seattle KHQ-TV Spokane

President, Head-to-Head, TN Bush (R): 52% Kerry (D): 41% Other/Undecided: 7% Data Collected: 3/20/04 - 3/22/04 Geography: State of Tennessee Sample Population: 678 Likely Voters Margin of Error: 3.9% Client: WBIR-TV Knoxville

QUESTION: If the 2004 presidential election were held today, for whom would you vote if the candidates were John Kerry, the Democrat, George W. Bush, the Republican and Ralph Nader, an independent? STATE BUSH: 49% KERRY: 38% NADER: 4% UNDECIDED: 9%

Bush (R): 51% Kerry (D): 42% Other/Undecided: 7% Data Collected: 3/17/04-3/18/04 Geography: State of Arizona Sample Population: 634 Likely Voters Margin of Error: 4.0% Client: KVOA-TV Tucson/KPNX-TV Phoenix

02/13/2004 02:44 AM John Kerry to strike back at "infidelity"-coverage, will appear on Imus-Show Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry is set to strike back at the "infidelity"-coverage by "Drudge Report" joining Don Imus on his Friday morning talk show. "Drudge Report" had first broken the news of intense US media investigation into the two-year relationship of Kerry and a young woman, which is said they had since Spring 2001. The woman is said to remain at an undisclosed location in Africa.