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PHILADELPHIA — Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry defended his Vietnam War record last night from accusations that he didn't deserve his medals and invited voters to judge his 1970s anti-war activism as an indication of the "kind of president I'm going to be." Kerry, speaking at a fund-raiser that raised $1.7 million for the Democratic Party, said criticism of his decorated service in Vietnam has "become so petty it's almost pathetic." Kerry defended his anti-war activism as "an act of conscience." "You can judge my character, incidentally, by that," Kerry said. "Because when the time for moral crisis existed...

Carlos Delgado is a hero, and not because of his play on the field as a first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays. In fact, he’s in the midst of his worst season as a professional baseball player. No, Delgado is a hero because he is using the influence and notoriety our society has rightly or wrongly bestowed upon him as an athlete to express his views about a worthwhile topic--the ongoing war in Iraq. He has made it known he will not stand along with other players and fans during the playing of “God Bless America” at Major-League ballparks...

Communist Vietnamese Honor John Kerry, the War Protestor, as a Hero in the Communist Victory over the United States in the Vietnam War. In the Vietnamese Communist War Remnants Museum (formerly known as the "War Crimes Museum") in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), a photograph of John Kerry hangs in a room dedicated to the anti-war activists who helped the Vietnamese Communists win the Vietnam War. The photograph shows Senator Kerry being greeted by the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Comrade Do Muoi. Jeffrey M. Epstein of Vietnam Vets for the Truth acquired the photograph over the...

U.S. Sen. John Kerry appears all but certain to be the Democratic nominee for president. What grade would you give him as a candidate and potential president of the United States? A. B. C. D. F. I don't know enough about him yet.

(CNSNews.com) - Sen. John F. Kerry, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, Tuesday "defended" President Bush's choice to serve in the National Guard -- but then, in the same breath, Kerry appeared to equate National Guard service with draft-dodging. In an interview on Fox News' Hannity & Colmes show Tuesday night, Sean Hannity asked Kerry if Democrats such as Party Chairman Terry McAuliffe are being fair in criticizing President Bush's National Guard service. Bush learned to fly fighter jets while serving in the National Guard, but he was never called for active duty. McAuliffe infuriated Republicans Sunday when he accused...