Fear tactics in campaign widen the election divide
Vice President Cheney warned of another terrorist attack if Kerry wins while Bush supporters warn of new wars in a second term. Analysts cite fearmongering, political standoffs, and calls for coercive measures against Iran and North Korea. The Pew poll shows 51 percent fear another major conflict if Bush remains in office.
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Dick Cheney
United States
John Kerry
White House
Bush
Joseph Carafano
West Point
Conservative Heritage Foundation
House
Dennis Hastert
R-Il
DeKalb
Ill
al-Qaida
Afghanistan
Iraq
Pew Research Center
Loren Thompson
Lexington Institute
Thompson
Kerry
Iran
North Korea
Ted Galen Carpenter
Libertarian
Cato Institute
Carpenter
Syria
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Pentagon
Iroq
South Korea
Carafano
Michael O’hanion
Brookings Institute
Exporters press Congress on stalled corporate tax bill
Washington exporters frustrated by delays in repealing tax breaks that shield U S exports in Europe. Tariffs rising to 17 percent threaten sales, with 400 companies urging action. Farm and metal goods face penalties as lawmakers clash over tax provisions and post election timing.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
Pat Wolff
Federation
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Vermont
Florida
California
Charles Grassley
Senate Finance Committee
Grassley
Iowa
Gary Hufbauer
Institute For International Economics
John Kerry
House
Senate
Firesfighter from Lawrence recalls Iraq tour and near miss
Rick Morris, a Lawrence native now in Knob Noster Missouri, reflects on war frontline dangers in Iraq including a near 70 foot rocket strike near his location at the Green Zone. He recounts a dispute with a superior over aiding the wounded and says it spurred his transfer to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey.
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Knob Noster
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Morris
Iraq
Incirlik
Bush
China completes transfer of power amid Jiang resignation
The aging Jiang Zemin steps down as both military chief and party elder in 2002 with Hu Jintao taking over the leadership. Xinhua notes Hu succeeds Jiang in the military as Jiang writes a farewell letter asserting the fourth generation can lead through reform and opening up.
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China
Zhu Rongji
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