DNC Ad Uses Misleading Information on Job Losses - 12 August 2004
An ad from the Democratic National Committee indicates that 2.7 million manufacturing jobs have been lost since George W. Bush became president. That's true, but the statement ignores the fact that manufacturing jobs started their decline three years before Bush took office, according to a report at factcheck.org. Read more...
Campaign Restores Cheney's Visibility - 8 August 2004
Vice President Dick Cheney displays a veteran campaigner's glee in forsaking "undisclosed locations" for high-profile barnstorming across the country to tout President Bush and support Republican candidates for the House and Senate. Read more...
Democratic Representative Switches Party - 7 August 2004
Rep. Rodney Alexander, a conservative Louisiana Democrat who won an unexpected victory in a GOP-leaning district two years ago, decided Friday to seek re-election as a Republican. Read more...
Economy Shows 11 Straight Months of Job Gains - 6 August 2004
The economy has posted job gains for each of the last eleven months - creating 1.5 million jobs since August 2003, including 32,000 new jobs in July according to payroll survey statistics released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS also released new household survey data showing a much larger gain of 629,000 new jobs in July, with a total of 2.3 million jobs added since August 2003. Read more...
Doctors Diagnose Kerry As High Risk - 5 August 2004
At a recent town-hall meeting in Grand Rapids, Mich., a doctor told John Kerry that many physicians oppose the Democratic presidential candidate because they think he wouldn't curb costly medical-malpractice lawsuits. Read more...
Gun Owners Shot Down Missouri Gov's Reelection Bid - 5 August 2004
Missouri Gov. Bob Holden, a Democrat, is one of the few sitting governors ever to lose a primary election. But Holden should have seen it coming because of his anti-gun stand, a Second Amendment group said on Wednesday. Read more...
Supporting America's Farmers and Conserving America's Land - 4 August 2004
Today, President Bush visited the Katzenmeyer Farm in Le Sueur, Minnesota, to highlight his continued commitment to improving the environment and the strong conservation ethic of America's farmers and sportsmen - by announcing three important new conservation initiatives that will help protect wildlife, water, and precious land resources. Read more...
Kerry Missed Most Hearings as Member of Intelligence Committee - 4 August 2004
Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry has criticized President Bush's response to the 9/11 Commission report, insisting that he would do a better job of fighting the war against terror. But according to the Republican National Committee, Kerry missed most of the public hearings when he sat on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence between 1993 and 2000. Read more...
Is Kerry's Emphasis on Global Alliances Outdated? - 4 August 2004
Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry is promising that if elected, he would "work aggressively to rebuild the relationships frayed and shredded by the Bush administration." But there is debate over whether the international alliances envisioned by Kerry would make a difference in Iraq. Read more...
