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1 2 still standing in never-ending story Nation and World
WASHINGTON — It seems almost laughable to think that one of the bigger worries at the beginning of the Democratic presidential race was that it would end too soon.
5/7/2008 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
2 Which presidential candidates get the asterisk? Politics
In Tuesday's Potomac Primary, Obama and McCain came away with victories, but it was the strength and breadth of Obama's that was most notable. He won majorities of women, sizable numbers of blue-collar votes and captured nearly half the votes of all whites.
2/13/2008 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
3 Bush draws parallels between Iraq, Vietnam Nation and World
WASHINGTON — President Bush attempted Wednesday to drape war policy in Iraq in the lessons of World War II-era Japan and Vietnam as part of a broader argument for continuing the military campaign despite fierce opposition at home and abroad.
8/23/2007 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
4 Across U.S., voters' loud message: It's time for change Nation and World
A toxic stew of a war gone bad, politicians gone corrupt and issues not addressed left voters in a vengeful mood, clearly voting more against Republicans than for Democrats. Indeed, the Democrats essentially beat something with nothing.
11/8/2006 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
5 Analysis | Across U.S., voters' loud message: It's time for change Nation and World
A toxic stew of a war gone bad, politicians gone corrupt and issues not addressed left voters in a vengeful mood, clearly voting more against Republicans than for Democrats. Indeed, the Democrats essentially beat something with nothing.
11/7/2006 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
6 Across U.S., voters' loud message: It's time for change Nation and World
A toxic stew of a war gone bad, politicians gone corrupt and issues not addressed left voters in a vengeful mood, clearly voting more against Republicans than for Democrats. Indeed, the Democrats essentially beat something with nothing.
11/7/2006 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
7 Analysis | Across U.S., voters' message: Time for change Nation and World
A toxic stew of a war gone bad, politicians gone corrupt and issues not addressed left voters in a vengeful mood, clearly voting more against Republicans than for Democrats. Indeed, the Democrats essentially beat something with nothing.
11/6/2006 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
8 GOP looks nervously to its base Nation and World
WASHINGTON —Republicans consolidated power in the George W. Bush era by building a foundation based largely on the pillars of moral clarity and accountability. Now the scandal over alleged sexually predatory behavior that triggered the resignation of Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla.
10/3/2006 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
9 GOP looks nervously to its base Nation and World
WASHINGTON —Republicans consolidated power in the George W. Bush era by building a foundation based largely on the pillars of moral clarity and accountability. Now the scandal over alleged sexually predatory behavior that triggered the resignation of Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla.
10/3/2006 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
10 Will public back Bush on this emotional issue? Nation and World
WASHINGTON — In recent months, President Bush seems to have been steadily losing the public on one of the sturdy pillars of his presidency: the benefit of the doubt. On Monday, he asked for it again on the most contentious domestic issue: immigration.
5/15/2006 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
11 In speech, Bush softens style, not substance on Iraq war Nation and World
WASHINGTON — In the past five years, Americans have seen President Bush in many poses: tough, defiant, emotional. On Sunday night, in a rare Oval Office address, they saw another: humility. A president loath to concede mistakes did so.
12/18/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
12 Sluggish response raises questions Nation and World
Congressional leaders returning from summer vacation — Republican leaders — already have called for hearings when the crisis subsides, a tacit acknowledgement of the potential political fallout if an angry public assigns blame for the debacle on the party in power in Washington, D.C.
9/3/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
13 Speech displays big ambitions at time of deep division Nation and World
In ways highly personal — more wrinkles, more gray hair — and in ways grandly political — more peril ahead, more need for assertiveness and possibly more need to use force — the president who came to office in humble pose spoke yesterday of a second term of global ambition.
1/20/2005 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
14 Canadians give cool reception to President Bush Nation and World
The smiles between Bush and Martin were ready, but so too were their obvious disagreements about the U.S. importation of Canadian beef after a scare over mad-cow disease and a prolonged dispute over lumber trade. Bush said that Martin expressed a "great deal of frustration" about the U.S.
11/30/2004 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
15 Bush, Kerry tactics targeted divided nation's fear, anger Politics
Throughout his campaign, President Bush traded on fear, the threat of terrorism and a hot war in Iraq. Sen. John Kerry traded on anger — about the war and job losses — that was directed squarely toward the president. The U.S. electorate woke up worked up yesterday.
11/2/2004 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
16 Bush says world too dangerous to risk U.S. leadership change Nation and World
NEW YORK — If this election were about the economy, President Bush would be in trouble. If it were about the war in Iraq, the bag is decidedly mixed. If it were about progress in the war on terror, he would be on firmer but hardly solid ground.
9/2/2004 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
17 Sen. Kerry leans heavily on 4 months in Vietnam Nation and World
It's the one-word code he employs to connect him to the common man. That he, as a child of privilege, fought alongside foot soldiers, by choice. It says that when he had to pick a path, he chose the one that put him in harm's way. It says courage and strength.
7/29/2004 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
18 Bush 5-part plan for Iraq simple, yet challenging Nation and World
WASHINGTON — President Bush has made a political career of transforming his weaknesses into strengths. A lack of eloquence? He's a straight talker. Not much for nuance? He has a clear vision. Disdain for detail? He's a big-picture leader.
5/24/2004 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
19 Analysis: Bush stands firm, but remains sketchy on details Nation and World
WASHINGTON — In Iraq, a painful daily drip of bad news has been coming for weeks — horrific photos, escalating body counts and scenes of mob rule. At home, a commission examining the failures of the administration's law-enforcement and intelligence functions before the Sept.
4/13/2004 | seattletimes.com | find similar results
20 Likability still giving electability a good race Nation and World
On to the next series of primaries. On to a contest that removes the asterisk of regionalism or a crowded field and forces the top two Democrats to battle one-on-one. On to a decisive March 2, when the twin pillars of Democratic strength, New York and California, can likely settle the issue.
2/17/2004 | seattletimes.com | find similar results