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The Kerry campaign is misleading Americans and distorting the facts of his intelligence record. Their flailing attacks and efforts to distract from his record do not change the facts. John Kerry missed 76 percent of Senate Intelligence meetings during his time on the Committee (1993-2000). John Kerry also proposed $6 billion in across the board intelligence cuts in 1994, the year after the first bombing of the World Trade Center. Kerry's Poor Attendance John Kerry skipped 38 of 49 public intelligence hearings during his time on the Senate Intelligence Committee. This count is based on records where Kerry's name was...

ARLINGTON, VA – John Kerry’s stop at the Navy port in Norfolk, Virginia highlights his continuing attempts to makeover a long record of being on the wrong side of the issues most important to Americans – especially the crucial issue of keeping our nation secure. John Kerry Is Weak On National SecurityKerry Voted Against Funding For Virginia Class Submarine, Built To Meet Post-Cold War Threats, At Least Seven Times. (S. 1087, CQ Vote #397: Passed 62-35: R 48-4; D 14-31, 9/5/95, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 1530, CQ Vote #399: Passed 64-34: R 50-3; D 14-31, 9/6/95, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R....

DID YOU GET THE MEMO?Kerry's Defense Vision Laid Out In 1984 Campaign Memo: Cut, Cut, Cut, Cancel, Cancel, Cancel____________________________________________________To Read The Kerry Memo, Click Here.To Read Chairman Gillespie's Memo To Republicans, Click Here.JOHN KERRY'S "OVERALL DEFENSE STRATEGY" Kerry Proposed Cutting $54 Billion From FY 1985 Defense Budget As Part Of "Long-Range Proposal To Cut $200 Billion From The Defense Budget Over Four Years," And   Called For Cancellation Of At Least 27 Weapons Systems And Reductions In 18 Other Systems.  "[Kerry] recommended cancellation of 27 weapons systems including the B1 bomber, the cruise missile, MX missile, Trident submarine, Patriot air defense...

Bush-Cheney '04 Continues Winning the War on Terror Tour AKRON, OHIO – Earlier today, Bush-Cheney '04 Campaign Chairman Gov. Marc Racicot continued the Winning the War on Terror Tour at a press conference in Akron. Racicot and Gen. Carol Mutter (Ret. U.S. Marine Corps) joined Bush-Cheney '04 supporters, family members of servicemen and veterans in Akron to highlight the effectiveness of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Goodyear Tire Co. employs 600 workers in St. Mary's, Ohio and has had contracts to build Bradley tire tracks at its St. Marys plant for more than a decade. Sen. John Kerry proposed reductions in...

ARLINGTON, VA – Bush-Cheney ’04 today announced the campaign’s newest television ad, entitled “Weapons.” The ad highlights John Kerry’s troubling record of opposing weapons systems essential to fighting and winning the War on Terror. The ad will run on national cable and in selected local markets. Nine other versions of the ad, specific to selected states, will also air. The script for the ad and supporting documentation are attached.SCRIPT FOR "WEAPONS"President Bush: I’m George W. Bush and I approve this message. VO: As our troops defend America in the War on Terror, they must have what it takes to...

Why is John Kerry so defensive about his national security record? HERE'S A DOG that won't hunt: John Kerry's accusation that President Bush's reelection campaign is questioning his patriotism. This elevates a Democratic refrain--if we disagree with Bush on national security, we're called unpatriotic--to a ridiculous new height. In Kerry's case, his record on defense, intelligence, and foreign policy has been criticized by Republican national chairman Ed Gillespie and Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia. Theirs were conventional attacks by supporters of one candidate on an opponent's record. Neither got much media attention, but the response by Kerry was indeed newsworthy....