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I have been a lifelong Republican. I proudly served as a senior political appointee in the Reagan and elder Bush administrations. But today I am supporting John Kerry for president because I personally witnessed his courage, tenacity and leadership when he waged war against a dangerous international criminal enterprise. Because of that experience, I believe that he is best qualified to lead our country in an era of fundamental threats to our national security. In 1988, Kerry began an investigation of international drug connections as chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics, and International Operations. He discovered that the...

Steve Gardner will not forget the night as long as he lives. It was mid-January 1969. He was manning the double .50 caliber machine-gun mount in Lt. John Kerry's swift boat. "The PCF 44 boat, engines shut off, lay in ambush near the western mouth of the Cua Lon River," writes John O'Neill in his best-seller "Unfit for Command." Kerry was in the pilothouse monitoring the radar. But, Gardner claims, Kerry had given his crew no heads-up when, suddenly, a sampan appeared right in front of them. The swift boat lights were thrown onto the sampan. Kerry, however, still had...

<p>From a sailing mecca to a ski resort, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry and his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, enjoy the trappings of their wealth in at least five homes and vacation getaways across the country valued at nearly $33 million.</p>

RNC Chairman Gillespie to Unveil John Kerry Spendometer Today 3/22/2004 9:16:00 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor Contact: Christine Iverson of the Republican National Committee, 202-863-8614, Web site: http://www.rnc.org News Advisory: This morning at 10:30 a.m. Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie will unveil the John Kerry Spendometer, calculating Sen. John Kerry's spending proposals. The Spendometer, which will be posted on the RNC Web site, calculates Kerry's one trillion dollar tax gap. It also calculates the cost of Kerry's campaign promises and the cost of his tax plan. Gillespie will unveil the Spendometer in a conference call this...

With his big primary victories, John Kerry has finally - after tottering over a chasm of defeat early on - become Lord of the Democratic Ring. Over a few months, this once little-known senator has masterfully persuaded his party that he's the best candidate to beat George Bush. Now, in the next eight months, he must convince a large portion of the rest of the country that he can be the best US president. The primaries and the presidential race serve different purposes. The first helps the party choose positions by eliminating candidates who emphasize particular issues. So the primaries...

The venerable Associated Press would not wish itself to be seen as a silly institution of stenographers, forwarding whatever hilarious charges politicians can concoct. But then how do you explain their Sunday report that John Kerry sent a letter to President George W. Bush, accusing him of using the painful topic of Vietnam for his 'personal political gain'? Will someone please cue the laugh track, and a full orchestra playing the "Looney Tunes" theme song? Is there anyone in presidential politics who’s tried to use his Vietnam experience for political gain more than John Forbes Kerry? Is there no end...