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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040810/ts_alt_afp/us_vote_britain_iraq | Bush runs afoul of Irish-Americans over Iraq contract (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - US President George W. Bush has landed in hot water with Irish-Americans, whose leading lobbying group warned he could lose Irish Catholic votes in the November election, unless his administration revokes an Iraq security contract granted to a British firm. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - US President George W. Bush has landed in hot water with Irish-Americans, whose leading lobbying group warned he could lose Irish Catholic votes in the November election, unless his administration revokes an Iraq security contract granted to a British firm. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040810/ts_alt_afp/us_vote_kerry_parks | Kerry promises national parks reforms during Grand Canyon visit (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - US Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Monday stopped at the Grand Canyon, Arizona, where he announced his intention to reform management of US national parks. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - US Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Monday stopped at the Grand Canyon, Arizona, where he announced his intention to reform management of US national parks. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040809/ap_on_re_us/afl_cio | Labor Leaders Focus on Ousting Bush (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - Still smarting from a public spat during the Democratic National Convention, labor leaders on Monday tried to shift attention to ousting President Bush. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Still smarting from a public spat during the Democratic National Convention, labor leaders on Monday tried to shift attention to ousting President Bush. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040809/pl_nm/campaign_monitors_dc | Foreign Monitors to Report on U.S. Presidential Vote (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Major international monitors will
issue an unprecedented report on the handling of this year's
U.S. presidential election, after the 2000 vote raised concerns
of disenfranchisement, U.S. officials said on Monday. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:50:10 | Reuters - Major international monitors will
issue an unprecedented report on the handling of this year's
U.S. presidential election, after the 2000 vote raised concerns
of disenfranchisement, U.S. officials said on Monday. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040809/pl_nm/campaign_felons_dc | Thousands of U.S. Felons Wrongly Denied Vote, Groups Say (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Tens of thousands of former felons could
be illegally denied their right to vote in this year's U.S.
presidential election in November because of bureaucratic
bungling and misinformation, activists said on Monday. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:50:11 | Reuters - Tens of thousands of former felons could
be illegally denied their right to vote in this year's U.S.
presidential election in November because of bureaucratic
bungling and misinformation, activists said on Monday. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040809/ts_nm/campaign_stemcells_dc | First Lady, Edwards Clash Over Bush Stem Cell Policy (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - First lady Laura Bush and Democratic
vice presidential nominee John Edwards clashed on Monday over
whether President Bush's restrictions on stem cell research
should be maintained or lifted. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:50:13 | Reuters - First lady Laura Bush and Democratic
vice presidential nominee John Edwards clashed on Monday over
whether President Bush's restrictions on stem cell research
should be maintained or lifted. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040809/pl_afp/us_vote_economy | Democrats launch full-bore attack on Bush economic policies (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - US Democrats, seeking to reap political hay from new barren economic data, launched a full-bore assault on President George W. Bush's policies and assertion the country had "turned a corner." | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - US Democrats, seeking to reap political hay from new barren economic data, launched a full-bore assault on President George W. Bush's policies and assertion the country had "turned a corner." | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040809/pl_afp/us_vote_osce | OSCE observers to witness US presidential election (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - The United States said it had invited a team of experts from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to observe this year's US presidential election in line with commitments the group's members have made to each other. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - The United States said it had invited a team of experts from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to observe this year's US presidential election in line with commitments the group's members have made to each other. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040809/pl_afp/us_vote_bush_economy | Bush: White House does not control monetary policy (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - The White House does not dictate monetary policy, President George W. Bush said while again highlighting his optimism for the US economy. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - The White House does not dictate monetary policy, President George W. Bush said while again highlighting his optimism for the US economy. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040809/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_obama | Democrats Edwards, Obama Campaign in Ill. (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - Diners at Manny's Coffee Shop and Deli got a little star power with their corned beef on rye Monday as Democrats John Edwards and Barack Obama campaigned together at the South Side institution. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:50:21 | AP - Diners at Manny's Coffee Shop and Deli got a little star power with their corned beef on rye Monday as Democrats John Edwards and Barack Obama campaigned together at the South Side institution. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040809/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_first_win | Kerry's Win in 1982 Propelled His Career (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - A decade after he lost a bid for the U.S. House, John Kerry faced a choice: build a respectable, mainstream career in Boston's legal circles or wade back into the muddy waters of Massachusetts politics. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - A decade after he lost a bid for the U.S. House, John Kerry faced a choice: build a respectable, mainstream career in Boston's legal circles or wade back into the muddy waters of Massachusetts politics. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040809/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_makeup_visit | Edwards Pays a Makeup Call in Kansas (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - Supporters stood in the dark as the John Kerry-John Edwards campaign train sped through town in the wee hours of Saturday. They got their chance to spend time with half the ticket Sunday when Edwards and his family paid a makeup call in a rare Democratic foray into a traditionally Republican stronghold. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Supporters stood in the dark as the John Kerry-John Edwards campaign train sped through town in the wee hours of Saturday. They got their chance to spend time with half the ticket Sunday when Edwards and his family paid a makeup call in a rare Democratic foray into a traditionally Republican stronghold. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040809/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_signs | Kerry Stops for Voters' Homemade Signs (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - At this small town on a rail track, supporters brought John Kerry's train to a halt with a homemade sign made of white bedsheets asking for just a few minutes of his time. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - At this small town on a rail track, supporters brought John Kerry's train to a halt with a homemade sign made of white bedsheets asking for just a few minutes of his time. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040809/ts_alt_afp/us_vote_mccain | Maverick McCain plays both sides of US presidential campaign (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - As a maverick Republican and Vietnam war soulmate of Democratic challenger John Kerry, Senator John McCain is walking a thin political line in this year's presidential election and apparently relishing every moment. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - As a maverick Republican and Vietnam war soulmate of Democratic challenger John Kerry, Senator John McCain is walking a thin political line in this year's presidential election and apparently relishing every moment. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040809/ts_alt_afp/us_vote_kerry_indians | John Kerry blessed in Navajo country (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - Navajo and Zuni Indians showed their support for Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry in traditional fashion, blessing him with eagle feathers said to chase away evil spirits at a Native American pow-wow here. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - Navajo and Zuni Indians showed their support for Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry in traditional fashion, blessing him with eagle feathers said to chase away evil spirits at a Native American pow-wow here. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040808/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_the_pivot | Newsview: Focus Shifts From Kerry to Bush (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - With the spotlight on his candidacy, John Kerry improved public perception of his character and qualifications but failed to shake-up the presidential race. Now, the focus shifts to President Bush — and all his hurdles to re-election. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - With the spotlight on his candidacy, John Kerry improved public perception of his character and qualifications but failed to shake-up the presidential race. Now, the focus shifts to President Bush — and all his hurdles to re-election. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040808/us_nm/campaign_illinois_dc | Keyes to Challenge Obama for U.S. Senate Seat (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Failed presidential candidate Alan
Keyes said on Sunday he would wage a campaign against favored
Democrat Barack Obama in the race for a Republican-held U.S.
Senate seat from Illinois. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Failed presidential candidate Alan
Keyes said on Sunday he would wage a campaign against favored
Democrat Barack Obama in the race for a Republican-held U.S.
Senate seat from Illinois. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040808/ap_on_el_pr/california_primary | California Plans to Hold Primary in June (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - California, the big prize in presidential politics, may be about to give up its eight-year quest for more clout in picking presidential nominees. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - California, the big prize in presidential politics, may be about to give up its eight-year quest for more clout in picking presidential nominees. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040808/ap_on_el_pr/democratic_dancing | Heinz Kerry Dances on Campaign Trail (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - The hour was late, the day had been long, but Teresa Heinz Kerry felt like dancing. As a six-piece Mariachi band played at the train station Saturday night and her husband signed autographs a few feet away, she began to sway to the music. A young gentleman in the welcoming party, Javier Martinez of Albuquerque, gallantly offered his hand and soon they were dancing to the lively strains of "El Rey." | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - The hour was late, the day had been long, but Teresa Heinz Kerry felt like dancing. As a six-piece Mariachi band played at the train station Saturday night and her husband signed autographs a few feet away, she began to sway to the music. A young gentleman in the welcoming party, Javier Martinez of Albuquerque, gallantly offered his hand and soon they were dancing to the lively strains of "El Rey." | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040808/ap_on_el_pr/franks_campaign | Franks Says Kerry Qualified for President (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - Retired Gen. Tommy Franks, producer of the early military successes in Afghanistan and Iraq, said Sunday that criticism of John Kerry's war record is political hyperbole and Kerry is "absolutely" qualified to be commander in chief. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:50:39 | AP - Retired Gen. Tommy Franks, producer of the early military successes in Afghanistan and Iraq, said Sunday that criticism of John Kerry's war record is political hyperbole and Kerry is "absolutely" qualified to be commander in chief. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040808/pl_nm/campaign_nader_dc | Nader Doesn't Get Spot on California Ballot (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Consumer advocate Ralph Nader did
not collect enough signatures to make the ballot in California
as an independent presidential candidate but his spokesman said
on Sunday the campaign would keep trying. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Consumer advocate Ralph Nader did
not collect enough signatures to make the ballot in California
as an independent presidential candidate but his spokesman said
on Sunday the campaign would keep trying. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040808/ap_on_el_se/illinois_senate | Keyes Will Run for Senate in Illinois (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - Alan Keyes, the conservative Maryland political commentator whom Illinois Republicans turned to after weeks of searching for a replacement Senate candidate, agreed Sunday to run against a rising Democratic star who has only grown stronger amid GOP scandal and disarray. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Alan Keyes, the conservative Maryland political commentator whom Illinois Republicans turned to after weeks of searching for a replacement Senate candidate, agreed Sunday to run against a rising Democratic star who has only grown stronger amid GOP scandal and disarray. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040808/ts_alt_afp/us_vote_kerry_latinos | Kerry courts the Hispanic vote coveted by Republicans (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - From the deck of the caboose where Harry Truman once stumped for the presidency, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry calls out "Buenas Tardes" (good afternoon) and "gracias" (thank you) as he rolls through the heavily Hispanic American southwest. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - From the deck of the caboose where Harry Truman once stumped for the presidency, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry calls out "Buenas Tardes" (good afternoon) and "gracias" (thank you) as he rolls through the heavily Hispanic American southwest. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040808/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_stem_cells | Kerry Calls for More Stem-Cell Funding (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - John Kerry said Saturday the restriction on stem cell research imposed by President Bush was a triumph of ideology over science and "only adds to the loss and pain" of millions suffering from potentially curable diseases. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - John Kerry said Saturday the restriction on stem cell research imposed by President Bush was a triumph of ideology over science and "only adds to the loss and pain" of millions suffering from potentially curable diseases. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040808/ap_on_el_pr/ap_ipsos_campaign_method | Results of AP Poll on Candidates (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on the presidential race on based on telephone interviews with 1,001 adults, including 798 registered voters, from all states except Alaska and Hawaii. The interviews were conducted August 3-5 by Ipsos-Public Affairs. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:50:47 | AP - The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on the presidential race on based on telephone interviews with 1,001 adults, including 798 registered voters, from all states except Alaska and Hawaii. The interviews were conducted August 3-5 by Ipsos-Public Affairs. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040808/pl_nm/campaign_kerry_edwards_dc | Edwards Heads Back to Kansas to Apologize for Snub (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Democratic vice presidential
nominee John Edwards was to head to Lawrence, Kansas, on Sunday
to offer an apology for an inadvertent snub by presidential
hopeful John Kerry and himself. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Democratic vice presidential
nominee John Edwards was to head to Lawrence, Kansas, on Sunday
to offer an apology for an inadvertent snub by presidential
hopeful John Kerry and himself. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040808/pl_nm/campaign_bush_california_dc | Poll: Bush Approval Rating Drops in Calif. (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - The percentage of Californians
who disapprove of President Bush's performance in office has
risen to 55 percent from 45 percent a year ago, according to a
poll released Sunday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - The percentage of Californians
who disapprove of President Bush's performance in office has
risen to 55 percent from 45 percent a year ago, according to a
poll released Sunday. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040808/pl_nm/kerry_faith_dc | Kerry Seeks to Close Democrats' 'Religion Gap' (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Democratic presidential nominee John
Kerry has begun speaking more openly about his faith, a move
political experts say is crucial to chipping away at President
Bush's advantage among churchgoers. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Democratic presidential nominee John
Kerry has begun speaking more openly about his faith, a move
political experts say is crucial to chipping away at President
Bush's advantage among churchgoers. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040808/ap_on_el_pr/nader_calif | Nader Fails to Make California Ballot (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - Ralph Nader failed to gather enough signatures to make the ballot in California as an independent presidential candidate, but his campaign said Saturday it will keep trying to get the consumer activist's name before the state's voters in November. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Ralph Nader failed to gather enough signatures to make the ballot in California as an independent presidential candidate, but his campaign said Saturday it will keep trying to get the consumer activist's name before the state's voters in November. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040808/ts_afp/us_vote_cells | Kerry promises to lift limits on stem cell research (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - US Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry promised to lift limits on embryonic stem cell research if he wins the White House, drawing a sharp distinction between himself and President George W. Bush, who imposed the limits three years ago. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - US Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry promised to lift limits on embryonic stem cell research if he wins the White House, drawing a sharp distinction between himself and President George W. Bush, who imposed the limits three years ago. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040808/ap_on_el_pr/president_ap_poll | AP Poll: Kerry Gains Ground on Defense (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - Democrat John Kerry is putting the pressure on President Bush on his strongest issue, national defense, but the incumbent retains an advantage there, an Associated Press poll found. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Democrat John Kerry is putting the pressure on President Bush on his strongest issue, national defense, but the incumbent retains an advantage there, an Associated Press poll found. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040807/ap_on_el_pr/bush_mccain | McCain to Stump With Bush in Three States (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - Sen. John McCain will campaign this week with President Bush in Florida, New Mexico and his home state of Arizona, Bush's campaign said Saturday. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:51:29 | AP - Sen. John McCain will campaign this week with President Bush in Florida, New Mexico and his home state of Arizona, Bush's campaign said Saturday. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040807/pl_afp/us_vote_attacks_kerry | Kerry camp pans Bush's national security record (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's campaign criticized President George W. Bush's handling of national security, saying the United States still has "much more" work ahead to protect itself from future terrorist attacks. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's campaign criticized President George W. Bush's handling of national security, saying the United States still has "much more" work ahead to protect itself from future terrorist attacks. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040807/ts_alt_afp/us_vote_bush_books | A bevy of books on Bush due in bookstores before balloting (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - With less than 100 days to go to the US presidential election, dozens of new books criticizing President George W. Bush are about to flood US bookstores. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - With less than 100 days to go to the US presidential election, dozens of new books criticizing President George W. Bush are about to flood US bookstores. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040807/ap_on_el_se/colorado_senate | Colo. Seeing Tough Senate Primary Battles (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - The conventional wisdom was that Peter Coors, the wealthy beer baron with a face for TV, would coast to the Republican nomination for Colorado's open Senate seat. And that Attorney General Ken Salazar, a veteran campaigner touting himself as a folksy farmer with deep Colorado roots, would grab the Democratic nod without a fight. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - The conventional wisdom was that Peter Coors, the wealthy beer baron with a face for TV, would coast to the Republican nomination for Colorado's open Senate seat. And that Attorney General Ken Salazar, a veteran campaigner touting himself as a folksy farmer with deep Colorado roots, would grab the Democratic nod without a fight. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040807/ap_on_re_us/east_chicago_election | Court Orders New Chicago Mayoral Primary (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday ordered a new Democratic mayoral primary in East Chicago, saying the 2003 election in which the longtime mayor claimed victory was fraught with corruption. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:51:37 | AP - The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday ordered a new Democratic mayoral primary in East Chicago, saying the 2003 election in which the longtime mayor claimed victory was fraught with corruption. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040806/us_nm/campaign_kerry_vietnam_dc | Wartime Comrade Questions Kerry's Vietnam Record (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - One of presidential candidate John
Kerry's Vietnam war comrades, who had appeared to back off his
criticism of Kerry's war record, recanted on Friday and said,
yes, in fact he did question whether the U.S. senator deserved
his medals. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - One of presidential candidate John
Kerry's Vietnam war comrades, who had appeared to back off his
criticism of Kerry's war record, recanted on Friday and said,
yes, in fact he did question whether the U.S. senator deserved
his medals. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040806/pl_afp/us_vote_kerry_oil | Kerry would cut US dependence on foreign oil (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - Presidential hopeful John Kerry said he would diversify US energy sources and cut US dependence on foreign oil. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - Presidential hopeful John Kerry said he would diversify US energy sources and cut US dependence on foreign oil. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040806/pl_nm/campaign_jobs_dc | Poor Jobs Figure a Sharp Blow to Bush - Analysts (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Disappointing job creation figures
issued Friday were a sharp blow to President Bush, making it
much more difficult for him to argue on the campaign trail that
the economy has turned the corner, analysts and pollsters said. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Disappointing job creation figures
issued Friday were a sharp blow to President Bush, making it
much more difficult for him to argue on the campaign trail that
the economy has turned the corner, analysts and pollsters said. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040806/pl_afp/us_vote_economy_bush | Bush: "More to do" on US economy (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - US President George W. Bush declared that anemic job creation in July showed that there is "more to do" to help the US economy and urged voters to give him a second four-year term. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - US President George W. Bush declared that anemic job creation in July showed that there is "more to do" to help the US economy and urged voters to give him a second four-year term. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040806/us_nm/campaign_military_dc | Pentagon Moves to Improve Troubled Military Voting (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Stung by voting problems four years
ago, the Pentagon announced on Friday it was pressing to
improve absentee balloting by the U.S. military and civilians
overseas in what could be a close 2004 presidential election. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:51:48 | Reuters - Stung by voting problems four years
ago, the Pentagon announced on Friday it was pressing to
improve absentee balloting by the U.S. military and civilians
overseas in what could be a close 2004 presidential election. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040806/pl_nm/campaign_california_poll_dc | Poll: John Kerry Enjoys Wide Lead in California (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Democratic presidential nominee
John Kerry has a strong lead over President Bush in California,
a state that has voted Democratic in recent national elections,
according to a poll released on Friday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Democratic presidential nominee
John Kerry has a strong lead over President Bush in California,
a state that has voted Democratic in recent national elections,
according to a poll released on Friday. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040806/pl_nm/campaign_kerry_rowdy_dc | Kerry, Edwards Swap One-Liners with Hecklers (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - From the platform of the same
train car from which U.S. President Harry Truman gave
Republicans "hell" in 1948, John Kerry and John Edwards caught
fresh jeers. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - From the platform of the same
train car from which U.S. President Harry Truman gave
Republicans "hell" in 1948, John Kerry and John Edwards caught
fresh jeers. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040806/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_ad_wars | Kerry's $80 Million in Ads Buys Him Cover (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - John Kerry shelled out $80 million over five months to plaster television screens with campaign ads trumpeting his biography and priorities. So what did all that money get him? An even race. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - John Kerry shelled out $80 million over five months to plaster television screens with campaign ads trumpeting his biography and priorities. So what did all that money get him? An even race. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040806/ap_on_el_pr/fec_press_exemption | Anti-Kerry Group Seeks Press Exemption (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - A conservative group that complained about television ads for Michael Moore's anti-Bush documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" now wants an exemption from campaign finance laws so it can advertise a book on John Kerry. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:51:55 | AP - A conservative group that complained about television ads for Michael Moore's anti-Bush documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" now wants an exemption from campaign finance laws so it can advertise a book on John Kerry. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040806/ap_on_el_pr/powell_politics | Powell Rejects Kerry Assertion on Iraq (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - Secretary of State Colin Powell dismissed assertions Thursday by Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry that failed diplomacy by the Bush administration deprived the United States of Arab and European support in the Iraq war. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Secretary of State Colin Powell dismissed assertions Thursday by Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry that failed diplomacy by the Bush administration deprived the United States of Arab and European support in the Iraq war. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040805/pl_afp/us_vote_bush_hispanics | Bush campaign unveils new Spanish ad (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - US President George W. Bush's campaign launched a new Spanish television spot as the Republican battles for the Hispanic vote against Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - US President George W. Bush's campaign launched a new Spanish television spot as the Republican battles for the Hispanic vote against Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040805/ap_on_el_pr/bush_hispanic_ads | Bush to Air Spanish Ads in Colorado (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - President Bush's re-election campaign added Colorado to the list of states where it's advertising in Spanish as it rolled out a new television commercial Thursday that says America has "opened its heart" to Hispanics under the Republican. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:51:59 | AP - President Bush's re-election campaign added Colorado to the list of states where it's advertising in Spanish as it rolled out a new television commercial Thursday that says America has "opened its heart" to Hispanics under the Republican. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040805/ap_on_el_pr/republican_donor | Texan Bankrolls Anti-Kerry Vets Group (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - A wealthy Texan and prolific Republican donor is helping bankroll a television ad assailing Democrat John Kerry's decorated military record in the Vietnam War. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:00 | AP - A wealthy Texan and prolific Republican donor is helping bankroll a television ad assailing Democrat John Kerry's decorated military record in the Vietnam War. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040805/ap_on_el_pr/kennebunkport_kerry | Democrats Stake Presence in Kennebunkport (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - There's an unmistakable campaign sign for president on the way to the Bush family estate on Maine's rocky coast. Its message? Kennebunkport is for Kerry. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - There's an unmistakable campaign sign for president on the way to the Bush family estate on Maine's rocky coast. Its message? Kennebunkport is for Kerry. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040805/pl_afp/us_vote_bush_kerry_moore | Republicans strike back at Kerry's criticism of Bush's Sept. 11 response (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - Republicans struck back at John Kerry after the Democratic presidential candidate criticized President George W. Bush for sitting in a Florida classroom for seven minutes after being informed about the September 11, 2001, attacks. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - Republicans struck back at John Kerry after the Democratic presidential candidate criticized President George W. Bush for sitting in a Florida classroom for seven minutes after being informed about the September 11, 2001, attacks. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040805/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_mccain | McCain Condemns Anti-Kerry Ad (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - Republican Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, called an ad criticizing John Kerry's military service "dishonest and dishonorable" and urged the White House on Thursday to condemn it as well. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Republican Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, called an ad criticizing John Kerry's military service "dishonest and dishonorable" and urged the White House on Thursday to condemn it as well. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040805/pl_nm/campaign_kerry_media_dc | Kerry Opposes Media Consolidation Trend (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Democratic presidential nominee John
Kerry said on Thursday he opposes the push for media
consolidation and would pursue a policy aimed at broad and
diverse ownership of media outlets. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Democratic presidential nominee John
Kerry said on Thursday he opposes the push for media
consolidation and would pursue a policy aimed at broad and
diverse ownership of media outlets. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040805/pl_afp/us_vote_ads | White House repudiates anti-Kerry ad (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - The White House distanced itself from a commercial by a controversial veterans' group that accuses Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry of lying about his service in Vietnam. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - The White House distanced itself from a commercial by a controversial veterans' group that accuses Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry of lying about his service in Vietnam. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040805/ts_afp/us_vote_music | Springsteen breaks partisan neutrality, backs John Kerry (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - Rock legend Bruce Springsteen, overcoming a career-long aversion to partisan politics, laid out his case for ousting President George W. Bush in an editorial in the New York Times' latest issue. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - Rock legend Bruce Springsteen, overcoming a career-long aversion to partisan politics, laid out his case for ousting President George W. Bush in an editorial in the New York Times' latest issue. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040805/ap_on_el_pr/heinz_kerry | Kerry's Wife Considered Key Campaign Asset (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - Forget polite sensibilities. Many women along the Democratic campaign trail are telling Teresa Heinz Kerry to keep speaking her mind. To them, the sassy, gabby wife of presidential candidate John Kerry is a key part of the package they want to put in the White House. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Forget polite sensibilities. Many women along the Democratic campaign trail are telling Teresa Heinz Kerry to keep speaking her mind. To them, the sassy, gabby wife of presidential candidate John Kerry is a key part of the package they want to put in the White House. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040805/us_nm/campaign_springsteen_dc | Springsteen Gets Political with Attack on Bush (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Rocker Bruce Springsteen has stayed
out of party politics for 25 years, but now he says the stakes
are too high and he's urging fellow Americans to vote President
Bush out of office in November. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Rocker Bruce Springsteen has stayed
out of party politics for 25 years, but now he says the stakes
are too high and he's urging fellow Americans to vote President
Bush out of office in November. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040805/ap_on_el_pr/new_jersey_poll | Kerry Has Double-Digit Lead in N.J. (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - John Kerry has reclaimed a healthy lead in Democratic-leaning New Jersey, where he holds a double-digit lead over President Bush, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - John Kerry has reclaimed a healthy lead in Democratic-leaning New Jersey, where he holds a double-digit lead over President Bush, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040805/ap_on_el_pr/bank_robberies | 3 Banks Robbed During Bush, Kerry Visit (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - Three banks were robbed while President Bush and Democratic nominee John Kerry were speaking just blocks away from one another Wednesday morning. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Three banks were robbed while President Bush and Democratic nominee John Kerry were speaking just blocks away from one another Wednesday morning. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040805/pl_afp/us_vote_powell_rumsfeld | Top non-political US cabinet members team up to rebut Kerry (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - Two formally non-political members of George W. Bush's cabinet have fired a double-barreled shot in the direction of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, rebutting his criticism of the president's foreign policy and the conduct of the war in Iraq. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - Two formally non-political members of George W. Bush's cabinet have fired a double-barreled shot in the direction of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, rebutting his criticism of the president's foreign policy and the conduct of the war in Iraq. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040804/pl_nm/food_campaign_environment_dc | Bush Moves to Keep Sensitive Land Out of Crops (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Farmers will get an early chance to
re-enroll the more than 16 million acres due to leave the
Conservation Reserve beginning in 2007 -- half of the land in
the long-term reserve, President (George W.) Bush said on
Wednesday during a Midwest tour. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:19 | Reuters - Farmers will get an early chance to
re-enroll the more than 16 million acres due to leave the
Conservation Reserve beginning in 2007 -- half of the land in
the long-term reserve, President (George W.) Bush said on
Wednesday during a Midwest tour. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040804/ts_nm/campaign_corn_dc | In Iowa Fight, Kerry Waves Corn, Bush Eats It Raw (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Competing for votes in
corn-growing Iowa, John Kerry waved to crowds with one ear in
each hand. Not to be outdone by his Democratic rival, President
Bush ate one raw. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:20 | Reuters - Competing for votes in
corn-growing Iowa, John Kerry waved to crowds with one ear in
each hand. Not to be outdone by his Democratic rival, President
Bush ate one raw. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040804/pl_nm/campaign_robberies_dc | Iowa Robbers Get Busy During Candidates' Visits (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Figuring Davenport police were
preoccupied with simultaneous visits by President Bush and
Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry, three bank robbers
went to work on Wednesday, police said. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:22 | Reuters - Figuring Davenport police were
preoccupied with simultaneous visits by President Bush and
Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry, three bank robbers
went to work on Wednesday, police said. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040804/ap_on_el_pr/conventions_parties | N.Y. Probes Democrat Convention Parties (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - A state watchdog organization is investigating whether parties and events thrown by three companies at last week's Democratic National Convention violated state law, a source told The Associated Press. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:23 | AP - A state watchdog organization is investigating whether parties and events thrown by three companies at last week's Democratic National Convention violated state law, a source told The Associated Press. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040804/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_map | Kerry Trip Includes GOP Strongholds (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - The stops on John Kerry's cross-country campaign trip are hardly Democratic bastions. So much so, that on Wednesday he and President Bush campaigned just a few blocks from each other in this Iowa city. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - The stops on John Kerry's cross-country campaign trip are hardly Democratic bastions. So much so, that on Wednesday he and President Bush campaigned just a few blocks from each other in this Iowa city. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040804/ts_alt_afp/us_vote_kerry_business | Kerry picks up endorsement of some 200 business leaders (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry picked up endorsements from some 200 business leaders as he sought to boost his standing on economic issues. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry picked up endorsements from some 200 business leaders as he sought to boost his standing on economic issues. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040804/ap_on_el_pr/convention_fec | Taxpayers Pay for FEC Convention Trips (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - The three Democrats at the agency responsible for enforcing campaign finance rules attended last week's Democratic convention at taxpayers' expense, and Republican members of the Federal Election Commission plan to do the same later this month. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:27 | AP - The three Democrats at the agency responsible for enforcing campaign finance rules attended last week's Democratic convention at taxpayers' expense, and Republican members of the Federal Election Commission plan to do the same later this month. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040804/ts_alt_afp/us_vote_democrats | Kerry promises to cut budget deficit by half (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry promised to cut in half the size of the US budget deficit in his first term in office and accused the administration of President George W. Bush of conducting an irresponsible fiscal policy. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry promised to cut in half the size of the US budget deficit in his first term in office and accused the administration of President George W. Bush of conducting an irresponsible fiscal policy. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040804/ap_on_el_pr/democrats_bush | Democrats Roll Out 'Bush Truth Squad' (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - Democrats rolled out a "Bush truth squad" Tuesday to state the facts as they see them and challenge the president's assertions at every turn of the campaign. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:30 | AP - Democrats rolled out a "Bush truth squad" Tuesday to state the facts as they see them and challenge the president's assertions at every turn of the campaign. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040804/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_politics_of_fear | Terror Alerts Knock Democrats Off Balance (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - The politics of terrorism has Democrats tied in knots. Each time President Bush raises fears of a possible attack, the political debate shifts from his most troublesome issue (Iraq) to one of his strongest (the war on terrorism) while Democrats fight their impulse to question the president's motives. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:30 | AP - The politics of terrorism has Democrats tied in knots. Each time President Bush raises fears of a possible attack, the political debate shifts from his most troublesome issue (Iraq) to one of his strongest (the war on terrorism) while Democrats fight their impulse to question the president's motives. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040804/pl_nm/campaign_missouri_dc | Missouri Dumps Governor, Bans Gay Marriage (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Missouri voters on Tuesday
narrowly unseated Gov. Bob Holden as the Democratic party's
candidate for the November governor's race, and also approved a
constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Missouri voters on Tuesday
narrowly unseated Gov. Bob Holden as the Democratic party's
candidate for the November governor's race, and also approved a
constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040803/pl_nm/campaign_kerry_phishing_dc | Online Scams Pose as Kerry Campaign Fund-Raisers (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Scam artists posing as fund-raisers
for Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry are trying to
trick Internet users into sending them money, an Internet
security firm said on Tuesday. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:33 | Reuters - Scam artists posing as fund-raisers
for Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry are trying to
trick Internet users into sending them money, an Internet
security firm said on Tuesday. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040803/ap_en_tv/tv_convention_coverage | Newsview: Networks Cede DNC Coverage (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - Last week's message to the world from John Kerry: "Reporting for duty!" | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:34 | AP - Last week's message to the world from John Kerry: "Reporting for duty!" | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040803/ap_on_el_pr/heinz_kerry_interpreter | Heinz Kerry Interprets Portuguese Query (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - Teresa Heinz Kerry knows what her role is on the campaign — and she says it's not interpreter. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:36 | AP - Teresa Heinz Kerry knows what her role is on the campaign — and she says it's not interpreter. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040803/ap_en_tv/nielsens | CBS Wins Last Week's Ratings Race (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - In a week disrupted by nine hours of prime-time coverage of the Democratic National Convention, CBS emerged as the clear ratings winner. But the conventions didn't make much of a showing. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:37 | AP - In a week disrupted by nine hours of prime-time coverage of the Democratic National Convention, CBS emerged as the clear ratings winner. But the conventions didn't make much of a showing. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040803/us_nm/crime_snipper_dc | New Hampshire 'Snipper' Suspect Jailed Again (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - The primary suspect in New Hampshire's
"Jack the Snipper" scare has been jailed again on charges of
trying to break into a woman's apartment in the middle of the
night, police said on Tuesday. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:38 | Reuters - The primary suspect in New Hampshire's
"Jack the Snipper" scare has been jailed again on charges of
trying to break into a woman's apartment in the middle of the
night, police said on Tuesday. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040803/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_iraq_deal | Critics Attack Kerry's Iraq Troops Plan (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - John Kerry says he can "put a deal together" as president to drastically reduce U.S. troop strength in Iraq, a pledge reminiscent of Richard Nixon's secret plan to end the Vietnam War and Dwight D. Eisenhower's promise to stop fighting in Korea. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:39 | AP - John Kerry says he can "put a deal together" as president to drastically reduce U.S. troop strength in Iraq, a pledge reminiscent of Richard Nixon's secret plan to end the Vietnam War and Dwight D. Eisenhower's promise to stop fighting in Korea. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040803/ap_on_el_pr/presidential_polls | Polls Mixed on Kerry Post-Convention Gain (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - The jury is out on whether presidential nominee John Kerry got a 'bounce' in the polls after the Democratic National Convention. Some surveys suggest he did; in others, he did not. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:40 | AP - The jury is out on whether presidential nominee John Kerry got a 'bounce' in the polls after the Democratic National Convention. Some surveys suggest he did; in others, he did not. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040803/ts_alt_afp/us_vote_poll_reax | Kerry campaign satisfied with post convention polls (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - The Democratic National Convention that took place last week in Boston, Massachusetts, has allowed Americans to learn more about the party's presidential nominee, John Kerry, and bolstered his image as a future commander-in-chief, the Kerry campaign said late Monday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - The Democratic National Convention that took place last week in Boston, Massachusetts, has allowed Americans to learn more about the party's presidential nominee, John Kerry, and bolstered his image as a future commander-in-chief, the Kerry campaign said late Monday. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040803/pl_nm/energy_saudi_kerry_dc | Saudis Unfazed by U.S. Talk of Energy Independence (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Saudis are not alarmed about Democratic
presidential nominee John Kerry's pledge to end U.S. dependence
on Saudi oil and believe Washington will remain reliant on the
kingdom, industry experts said Tuesday. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:43 | Reuters - Saudis are not alarmed about Democratic
presidential nominee John Kerry's pledge to end U.S. dependence
on Saudi oil and believe Washington will remain reliant on the
kingdom, industry experts said Tuesday. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/variety/20040803/va_tv_ne/a_presidential_contest_short_on_star | A presidential contest short on star power (Variety) | null | U.S. | Variety - VIRTUALLY NO ONE is neutral about Bill Clinton, but even detractors acknowledge the former president's oratorical powers and seductive charm. His address at the Democratic National Convention dazzlingly displayed that smoothness, doubtless putting half the audience in a mood to disrobe. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:43 | Variety - VIRTUALLY NO ONE is neutral about Bill Clinton, but even detractors acknowledge the former president's oratorical powers and seductive charm. His address at the Democratic National Convention dazzlingly displayed that smoothness, doubtless putting half the audience in a mood to disrobe. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040803/ap_en_ot/obama_book | Obama Attention Renews Interest in Memoir (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - The surge of interest in Barack Obama after his speech to the Democratic National Convention is spilling over to a book he wrote a decade ago, with a first edition copy going for $255 on eBay and pre-release orders for a new edition already putting it on best-seller lists. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:44 | AP - The surge of interest in Barack Obama after his speech to the Democratic National Convention is spilling over to a book he wrote a decade ago, with a first edition copy going for $255 on eBay and pre-release orders for a new edition already putting it on best-seller lists. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040803/pl_nm/campaign_kerry_heinz_dc | Heinz Kerry: Four More Years of 'Hell' if Bush Wins (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Teresa Heinz Kerry, the outspoken
wife of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, pulled no
punches on Monday in telling a rally what she thought of the
Bush administration -- hell. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:46 | Reuters - Teresa Heinz Kerry, the outspoken
wife of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, pulled no
punches on Monday in telling a rally what she thought of the
Bush administration -- hell. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040802/pl_nm/campaign_films_dc | 'Fahrenheit 9/11' Propels Wave of Political Films (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - Want to get away from the Iraq war,
slanted news reporting and the mud-slinging presidential
election campaign that probably lies ahead? | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Want to get away from the Iraq war,
slanted news reporting and the mud-slinging presidential
election campaign that probably lies ahead? | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040802/pl_nm/campaign_bounce_dc | Not Much Bounce for Kerry After Convention (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - John Kerry's turn in the spotlight
at last week's Democratic convention did not give him much of a
bounce in opinion polls, but analysts said on Monday it was a
sign of the times rather than a danger sign for Kerry. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - John Kerry's turn in the spotlight
at last week's Democratic convention did not give him much of a
bounce in opinion polls, but analysts said on Monday it was a
sign of the times rather than a danger sign for Kerry. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/variety/20040802/va_tv_ne/tuning_in | TUNING IN (Variety) | null | U.S. | Variety - (Variety) The Democrats just convened in Boston to try and spark John Kerry's presidential aspirations, but for some reason I'm still fixated on the convention I attended the week before in San Diego --- one where, among other things, fans temporarily breathe life into dormant show-business careers. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:50 | Variety - (Variety) The Democrats just convened in Boston to try and spark John Kerry's presidential aspirations, but for some reason I'm still fixated on the convention I attended the week before in San Diego --- one where, among other things, fans temporarily breathe life into dormant show-business careers. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040802/pl_nm/campaign_wallst_kerry_dc | Wall St. Sees Little to Fear from Kerry Presidency (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - It might be too early to say Wall
Street's money managers are warming to the idea of John Kerry
as president, but an increasing number are taking the idea
seriously. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - It might be too early to say Wall
Street's money managers are warming to the idea of John Kerry
as president, but an increasing number are taking the idea
seriously. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040802/ap_en_ot/people_armstrong | Armstrong's Bracelet Worn by Bush, Kerry (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - John Kerry wears one. President Bush has one, too. So do several celebrities. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:52 | AP - John Kerry wears one. President Bush has one, too. So do several celebrities. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040802/ap_on_el_pr/democrats | Kerry Decries Bush Anti-Terror Policy (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry said Monday that President Bush has responded too slowly to the terrorist threat three years after the Sept. 11 attacks and has adopted policies that have encouraged terrorism. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:53 | AP - Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry said Monday that President Bush has responded too slowly to the terrorist threat three years after the Sept. 11 attacks and has adopted policies that have encouraged terrorism. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040802/ap_on_el_pr/kerry_god_and_guns | Kerry Talks Openly About Faith and Guns (AP) | null | U.S. | AP - John Kerry is talking more openly about his personal connection to God and guns as he kicks off the general election campaign asking for support from conservative-leaning independent voters. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:52:53 | AP - John Kerry is talking more openly about his personal connection to God and guns as he kicks off the general election campaign asking for support from conservative-leaning independent voters. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040801/pl_afp/us_vote_democrats_hawks | US election is hawks versus hawks, as Democrats flex muscles (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - The program was crammed with aging combat veterans and retired military brass. The presidential candidate strode up to the podium, snapped off a crisp salute and announced he was reporting for wartime duty. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - The program was crammed with aging combat veterans and retired military brass. The presidential candidate strode up to the podium, snapped off a crisp salute and announced he was reporting for wartime duty. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040801/ts_alt_afp/us_vote_ohio | Ohio is belle of the US election ball (AFP) | null | U.S. | AFP - Packing a comely 20 electoral college ballots and offering a flirtatious swing of its polarised vote, the state of Ohio is driving Republicans and Democrats to distraction in this year's US presidential election. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AFP - Packing a comely 20 electoral college ballots and offering a flirtatious swing of its polarised vote, the state of Ohio is driving Republicans and Democrats to distraction in this year's US presidential election. | 12U.S.
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Yahoo Elections | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/elections/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040801/pl_nm/campaign_kerry_poll_dc | Post-Convention Polls Mixed on Kerry Bounce (Reuters) | null | U.S. | Reuters - New polls gave a mixed picture on
whether Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry got a
"bounce" from the party's convention, and a CNN-USA Today
Gallup poll on Sunday even showed the Democratic ticket
trailing the Republicans' among likely voters. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - New polls gave a mixed picture on
whether Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry got a
"bounce" from the party's convention, and a CNN-USA Today
Gallup poll on Sunday even showed the Democratic ticket
trailing the Republicans' among likely voters. | 12U.S.
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Reuters U.S. | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=5976527&src=rss/domesticNews§ion=news | Dazed Floridians Cope After 'Hell of a Storm' | null | U.S. | PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (Reuters) - Carolyn Kauffman burst into tears as she got out of her car and saw that Hurricane Charley had reduced her home to a pile of rubble. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (Reuters) - Carolyn Kauffman burst into tears as she got out of her car and saw that Hurricane Charley had reduced her home to a pile of rubble. | 12U.S.
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Reuters U.S. | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=5977300&src=rss/domesticNews§ion=news | Hurricane, Tropical Storm Form in Atlantic | null | U.S. | MIAMI (Reuters) - While Florida tallied the devastation from Hurricane Charley, another hurricane and a tropical storm gathered strength in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | MIAMI (Reuters) - While Florida tallied the devastation from Hurricane Charley, another hurricane and a tropical storm gathered strength in the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday. | 12U.S.
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Reuters U.S. | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=5977106&src=rss/domesticNews§ion=news | U.S. to Pull 70,000 Troops from Europe, Asia | null | U.S. | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to withdraw about 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia in a major realignment of American military presence prompted by the end of the Cold War and the beginning of the war on terrorism, U.S. officials said on Saturday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to withdraw about 70,000 troops from Europe and Asia in a major realignment of American military presence prompted by the end of the Cold War and the beginning of the war on terrorism, U.S. officials said on Saturday. | 12U.S.
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Reuters U.S. | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=5976931&src=rss/domesticNews§ion=news | Bush to Visit Hurricane-Damaged Florida | null | U.S. | SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Reuters) - President Bush wrapped up a five-day campaign swing with a rally in the battleground state of Iowa on Saturday and scheduled a quick trip to Florida to survey hurricane damage in a state he needs to win in the November election. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Reuters) - President Bush wrapped up a five-day campaign swing with a rally in the battleground state of Iowa on Saturday and scheduled a quick trip to Florida to survey hurricane damage in a state he needs to win in the November election. | 12U.S.
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Reuters U.S. | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=5976881&src=rss/domesticNews§ion=news | Kerry Asks Campaign Workers to Help Charley Victims | null | U.S. | HOOD RIVER, Ore. (Reuters) - Democrat John Kerry on Saturday asked his presidential campaign workers in Florida to help in recovery efforts after Hurricane Charley, but said he had no immediate plans to visit the devastated communities. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | HOOD RIVER, Ore. (Reuters) - Democrat John Kerry on Saturday asked his presidential campaign workers in Florida to help in recovery efforts after Hurricane Charley, but said he had no immediate plans to visit the devastated communities. | 12U.S.
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Reuters U.S. | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=5976437&src=rss/domesticNews§ion=news | One Fla. County Says Charley Did $3 Billion Damage | null | U.S. | MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Charley battered multimillion-dollar houses on exclusive islands off southwest Florida, prompting an initial damage estimate of $3 billion in one county alone, an official said on Saturday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | MIAMI (Reuters) - Hurricane Charley battered multimillion-dollar houses on exclusive islands off southwest Florida, prompting an initial damage estimate of $3 billion in one county alone, an official said on Saturday. | 12U.S.
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Reuters U.S. | http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=5977143&src=rss/domesticNews§ion=news | Troops Patrol Florida After Storm Kills 13 | null | U.S. | PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (Reuters) - National Guard troops in Humvees patrolled devastated southwest Florida to prevent looting on Saturday as rescuers searched for victims of Hurricane Charley which killed at least 13 people, shredded mobile homes and damaged thousands of buildings. | 5 | 2004-08-18 23:53:18 | PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (Reuters) - National Guard troops in Humvees patrolled devastated southwest Florida to prevent looting on Saturday as rescuers searched for victims of Hurricane Charley which killed at least 13 people, shredded mobile homes and damaged thousands of buildings. | 12U.S.
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