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Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry called today for Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign and urged President George Bush to appoint an independent group to recommend reforms after a report faulted all levels of the military for abuse at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. “It’s not just the little person at the bottom who ought to pay the price of responsibility,” Kerry said at a Philadelphia union hall. “The buck doesn’t stop at the Pentagon.” A report released yesterday by an independent panel led by former Defence Secretary James Schlesinger concluded that senior US military leaders in Iraq and the...

BOSTON -- Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry on Thursday lashed back for the first time against a group of Vietnam veterans critical of his wartime service, accusing them of doing President Bush's "dirty work" and suggesting that he, in turn, will challenge Bush's military record. Two weeks after the veterans launched a television ad questioning Kerry's actions in Vietnam, the back-and-forth over the former Navy lieutenant's record enveloped the campaign, as new records undercut the credibility of one of his critics. During a speech to several thousand firefighters, Kerry directly challenged allegations by the group, Swift Boat Veterans for...

Judge to hear why newspapers denied access to Heinz's will Thursday, August 19, 2004 By Jim McKinnon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A judge has scheduled a hearing at which the executors of the estate of the late Sen. H. John Heinz III must show cause for keeping the will sealed. In an order Monday, Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Frank J. Lucchino scheduled the hearing for Sept. 14. Two newspapers, The Los Angeles Times and The Morning Call of Allentown, have petitioned Allegheny County courts to unseal Heinz's last will and testament. "There is no indication in the file that this estate...

I just watched John Kerry's acceptance of the Democratic Presidential Nomination-out of curiousity to see what he would say. And boy...the lies just don't stop! It appalls me to see people cheering a man who stands on no principles except for those that seem convenient that day. Once again, Kerry flouts himself as a Vietnam veteran. How dare he, a man who actively protested against the war with Vietnam Veterans against the War, and a man who betrayed his fellow servicemen during the Winter Soldier investigations. This is a man who accused fellow servicemen of comitting war crimes in Vietnam...

Yeah, well if they suck that bad make your own! There once was a man named Kerry Whose voting record was very scary He flips and he flops, while his poll numbers drop and his positions seem contrary There once was a Democrat named John who of waffles he was very fond over and over he served them up while for some odd reason his followers ate them up until they evetually caught on Part 1: The Fairy There once was a fairy named Leon who asked a paticular John what is your wish I'll serve up a dish and...

If any of you missed it, Sen. Zell Miller just came up with one of the great lines so far in the campaign. He and Sean Hannity were discussing balancing of the ticket. Miller said that what Kerry did to balance the ticket was that "Kerry chose a smiley face to go along with his frowny face." God bless Senator Miller. He is putting his country above his party. He is perhaps the last honest Democrat.

MIDI - SISTER GOLDENHAIR -- scroll down and open SISTER GOLDENHAIR in your Media Player or other device As a ticket they're more lib'ral...than all RATS who have come before Would those guys defend this nation or would they be a U.N. whore Of their follicles they're bragging...I guess we're supposed to care They do not have *alls but they have pretty hair One's a big time trial lawyer...one is kept as a ketchup boy To get your vote in No-ve-ember, they'll be trying every ploy Of their follicles they're bragging...I guess we're supposed to care They do not...

NANTUCKET, Mass. - After a week of campaigning for the less fortunate, John Kerry (news - web sites) went on vacation with the fabulously wealthy. Kerry is a rich man who promotes the Democratic ideal that government should do more to help the poor. He moves between both worlds, spending the past week traveling to downtrodden places like South-side Columbus, Ohio, and the affluent island playground of Nantucket. Not since President Kennedy have Democrats been prepared to nominate a man of such riches. President Clinton (news - web sites) didn't own a home until he left the White House and...

Okay, we all know that Kerry has decided to take a week off from campaigning but the question is, will he actuall go the the job he has been neglecting for the past 8 or 9 months? All I could find was the following blurb right at the end of a story: During this week of unscheduled time off, Kerry said he will do some office work that has been neglected as he travels the country.

WASHINGTON -- John F. Kerry yesterday defended the idea of leaving the Democratic National Convention in July without a formal nomination as his party's presidential candidate, saying that there is ample political precedent to support it and that Republicans are complaining about the move because "someone might have a way of neutralizing their advantage." The Massachusetts senator told the Globe: "One thing I can tell you is that on Wednesday night, the [candidate for] vice president of the United States will be nominated and give a speech, and on Thursday night I will give my speech."

I once was impressed by John Kerry's war record, but no more. For one thing, I'm puzzled he served in Vietnam just four months. Did he fight simply to decorate his resume? By most accounts, he already was planning to be the next president from Massachusetts with the initials JFK. So why would he join a war that he opposed, unless it was to earn political credibility? Then there's his first Purple Heart, the one he earned on Dec. 2, 1968, near Cam Ranh Bay. The more you learn about it, the more you snicker. According to a report by...

H. J. Heinz Co. is in a pickle. The Pittsburgh-based foodmaker has been deluged with e-mails from unhappy consumers who want to know why it's involved in the presidential campaign. The company's emphatic answer is, "We're not," and it has hired some big-time Republican lobbyists to help spread the word. "We make ketchup; we don't make politics," asserts Jack Smyth, a Heinz senior vice president. Still, it's easy to see why customers might think otherwise. The multimillionaire wife of Sen. John F. Kerry, the Democrats' presumptive presidential nominee, is often referred to in the press as "the ketchup heiress." Teresa...

I am sure that many of you out there are aware of the whole Kerry throwing away his ribbons, medals, both, someone elses medals (I think you get what I am saying)controversy. Well, I know that since Kerry is such a great war hero and since he was "forced"(notice the sarcasm) to throw over his medals(last week) or his ribbons (this week), we should do our duty by replacing them. (Keep in mind, we don't know what he will claim he threw when we ask him next week...he might change his mind again!) This is why we all should send...

<p>RIGHT now, John Kerry's message seems to boil down to this: I deserve to be president because I served in Vietnam.</p> <p>But that's not a vision for America - and it clashes with the American concept of heroism. Every time Kerry argues about what he did or didn't do with his Vietnam medals, he sounds less and less like Gary Cooper.</p>

IF JOHN KERRY hadn't already clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, his medals meltdown on "Good Morning America" this week would have sunk his campaign. Much as Howard Dean's crazed "I Have A Scream" speech jolted voters into wondering whether someone so hotheaded should be allowed anywhere near the nuclear trigger, Kerry's abusive tirade on ABC gave millions of viewers a foretaste of how far presidential discourse will sink if Kerry becomes president.

John Kerry's Phantom Attackers: The "Victim Act" is Wearing ThinJohn Kerry's MO couldn't be more obvious: claim that anything he says is a response to an "attack" -- even though his opponents haven't said a word.  Thus, he he hopes, he can continually go negative and be on the attack, claiming that he is just acting in self-defense.  People are beginning to catch on to this "phantom attacker" strategy.  Of course, we can hasten the demise of this strategy, and turn it against him, by pointing it out to everyone we know.One way to alert people to Kerry's ruse is...

  DEMAND that John Kerry Testify Under Oath Before the 9/11 CommissionWrite A letter to the editor demanding John Kerry's testimony on what he knew and when he knew it.1.  Open the "Write for W" window by clicking HERE.2.  Enter your ZIP CODE and click "Get Info"3.  Select Every News Outlet Listed!!!4.  Enter your info5.  Write your letter!You can use the sample below, or, of course, you may draft your own :) Subject:  Senator Must Testify Before the 9/11 CommissionSenator John Kerry must testify, under oath, before the 9/11 Commission.On May 7, 2001, Brian Sullivan, an FAA Special Agent, sent Senator...

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