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TEHRAN - Iran would welcome a proposal by U.S. presidential candidate Senator John Kerry (news - web sites)'s running mate for a "great bargain" to solve the dispute over Tehran's nuclear program, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday. Vice presidential candidate Senator John Edwards (news - web sites) has said that Kerry, a Democrat, would be willing to supply Iran with nuclear fuel for power generation if Tehran abandons its own fuel-making capability - if Iran did not accept this offer, it would confirm Iran wanted to make an atom bomb. Iran earlier rejected the proposal, saying it would...

Every strategic decision the Kerry campaign makes today is based on the unforgiving mathmatics of the Electoral College. All that matters now in 270, and make no mistake--the Kerry margin for error at this point is pretty small.There just arent many plausible combinations of states that can get him to the Electoral Promised Land--which means that almost any state he can win at this point he must win.To help, the Kerry campaign plans to direct several dozen staffers to Wisconsin, Iowa and New Mexico. Regional press secretaries will also take up shop.In fact, within the next week and a half,...

Subject: He said what? / How you can help Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 17:47:11 -0500   New ad: Right Track "Battleground" states need your help! Dear Supporter, We all know the harsh realities of Iraq. Unfortunately, George Bush has no plan to get us out of Iraq. Now George Bush thinks the future of Iraq is brighter than the future of America. He actually said that yesterday, "I saw a poll that said the right track/wrong track in Iraq was better than here in America." We don't need to tell you how important this election is and why...

On Nov. 19, 2002, right after the Republicans had dashed Democratic hopes of retaking the House of Representatives or the Senate in the midterm congressional elections, I wrote in this column that the Democrats "can still win in 2004." But then I added, "Here's the bad news: If they don't change their losers' strategy, they haven't a prayer." Well, they still haven't a prayer. As was said of the reactionary Bourbon kings of France in the 19th century, since then the Democrats have learned nothing and forgotten nothing. Their presidential nominee, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, continues to make the...