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Ronald Reagan called out “welfare queens” for bilking the government. The Bushes brought down their opponents by igniting incipient racial and cultural resentments. Michael Dukakis fell to the vicious Willie Horton ad. The infamous Swift Boat attacks...
The National Popular Vote bill could disenfranchise Connecticut voters. In 2004, Connecticut’s Electoral College votes would have gone to President George W. Bush, winner of the national popular vote, though the state voted for Sen. John Kerry, 54...
He's not writing New York Times columns with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , on the dangers of climate change or working with the likes of the late Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy and onetime GOP maverick in chief Sen. John McCain of Arizona on comprehensive...
They account for the George W. Bush-era red-blue divide, which Mr. Bell says endures—and, he adds, red has the advantage: "There was one state in 2000 that Bush carried that I would say was socially left of center, and that was New Hampshire," the only...
West decried "Swift Boat" tactics when he heard that foes might run attack ads using soldiers who had served under West. West accused Democratic Rep. Ron Klein of "planning a 'Swift boat' type assault against me" and added: "We have seen this type of...
And so on. The logic goes that if Obama, or any candidate for that matter, doesn’t respond in kind, he is sunk. There is some precedent. In Sen. John Kerry’s race against President George W. Bush, he was what became known as “swift boated.” A political...
Graham of South Carolina isn’t deriding town hall hecklers as a bunch of “angry white guys” or branding as losers the conservative activists who criticize him at the S.C. GOP’s convention. Starting his 18th year in Congress, Graham also is not writing...
He's not writing New York Times columns with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , on the dangers of climate change or working with the likes of the late Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy and onetime GOP maverick in chief Sen. John McCain of Arizona on comprehensive...
He's not writing New York Times columns with Sen. John Kerry on the dangers of climate change, or working with the likes of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy and one-time GOP maverick-in-chief Sen. John McCain on comprehensive immigration reform. Midway...
2012-02-16T22:03:16Z More News WASHINGTON — These days, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham isn't deriding town hall hecklers as a bunch of "angry white guys" or branding as losers the conservative activists who criticize him at the state convention. He's...
The Boss, who stumped for Obama in 2008 and John Kerry in 2004, said it is less likely that he will hit the campaign trail this year. "I got into that sort of by accident. The Bush years were so horrific that you couldn't just sit around. "I never...
Bachus violated Securities and Exchange Commission laws that prohibit individuals from trading stocks and options based on “material, non-public” inside information. He may be the worst, but Bachus is by no means alone in his shenanigans. The activities...
Except for CBS(and NBC which is a tie),Obama was polling better last year at this time. Has Zogby given up as a pollster? He will see the people rise! #5-SUSEYQUE Zogby is still ariund,but was terribly discredited in the 2004 Presidential Race by his...
The state is currently represented by Brown, a Republican, and John Kerry, a Democrat. "You add that up and combine it with the fact that a lot of people don't know still who Elizabeth Warren is, or if they've heard of her name they're not sure about...
“It’s no secret that since ideologues took over the House, even the most serious and bipartisan Senate efforts to deal with climate change have been slowed,” Kerry said in a prepared statement. “That’s why continued
But, he added, "I'm not a professional campaigner and every four years I don't think that I'm going to go and pick a guy and go after him. "I prefer to stay on the sidelines. I genuinely believe an artist (is) supposed to be the canary in the coalmine,...
If the economy improves, Mitt Romney will look like a deer in the headlights of the Obama Bus coming for another victim. He is the republican John Kerry. Seriously, you cannot tell me that Mitt Romney believes in individual liberty or small government...
Romano has covered eight presidential campaigns and has profiled such figures as former President George W. Bush, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. John Kerry. "She's the real deal," Harris says. "She understands politics, she understands...
House speaker Newt Gingrich goes further, deeming this race the most crucial “since 1860.” “This is certainly the most important election in my lifetime — not just because I’m running,” candidate Barack Obama said in 2008. And in his 2004 Democratic...
John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American politician who is currently the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Full Article
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) arrives prior to the start of U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech on January 24, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama said the focal point his speech is the central mission of our country, and his central focus as...
View Photo »Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , left, talks with Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass. , right, and Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, prior to the start of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. Kerry recently suffered a broken nose while...
View Photo »Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , right, talks with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, as they wait for President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, for a ceremony where the president honored the 2010-2011 Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins hockey...
View Photo »Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , points to his eyes as he speaks with Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, right, as they wait for President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan 23, 2012, for a ceremony where the president honored the 2010-2011 Stanley Cup...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) makes a statement to members of the press on the failure of the 'supercommittee' November 21, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction has issued a statement saying 'it will not be...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) (C) talks to reporters November 21, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction has issued a statement saying 'it will not be possible to make any bipartisan agreement available to the...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) speaks as he is interviewed by the media November 21, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction has issued a statement saying 'it will not be possible to make any bipartisan...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), a member of the 'Super Committee', or Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, returns to his Senate office November 21, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Members of the committee have struggled to come up with a plan...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 21: U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) (C) is followed by reporters as she arrives for a meeting between Republican and Democratic members of the 'Super Committee', or Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, in U.S. Sen. John Kerry's office November 21, 2011...
View Photo »CORRECTS TO SENATE MINORITY WHIP - Supercommittee members, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz. , left, and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , right, greet each other on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, as the deficit reduction panel's deadline approaches with little expectation...
View Photo »U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) (C) departs with aides after meeting with his fellow Democratic members of the 'super committee' at the U.S. Capitol in Washington November 16, 2011. With a deadline less than a week away, members of a 12-member "super committee" tasked with finding $1.2...
View Photo »U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA) talks to reporters after meeting his fellow Democratic members of the so-called 'super committee' at the U.S. Capitol in Washington November 16, 2011. With a deadline less than a week away, members of a 12-member "super committee" tasked with finding $1.2...
View Photo »Supercommittee member Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, as he emerges from a closed-door meeting with fellow Democratic members of the Supercommittee.
View Photo »Supercommittee member Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , emerges from a closed-door meeting with fellow Democratic members of the Supercommittee, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
View Photo »Oxfam America activists dressed as members of the Congressional Super Committee, L-R: Sen. John Kyl,R-AZ, Sen. John Kerry,D-MA, and Rep. Dave Camp, R-MI, scratch their 'heads' as they pose October 26, 2011 in front of the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Oxfam activists adorned with capes...
View Photo »Senator John Kerry (D-MA) arrives at a state dinner in honor of the state visit of South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak at the White House in Washington October 13, 2011.
View Photo »Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) waves at Senator John Kerry (D-MA) as judges of the Supreme Court look on before U.S. President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 24, 2012.
View Photo »President Barack Obama greets, from second from left, Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass. , and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, after delivering his State of the Union address.
View Photo »FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama greets, from second from left, Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass. , and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , on Capitol Hill in Washington, after delivering his State of the Union...
View Photo »US Senator John Kerry listens to opening remarks as the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction begins a full committee hearing on considering the rules and organizing the committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 8, 2011.
View Photo »Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. , right, and Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, left, arrive for the start of the opening meeting of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, often called the "supercommittee", on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. Made up of six Republican and...
View Photo »AMMAN, JORDAN - JANUARY 10: In this handout image supplied by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) meets with Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) on January 10, 2012 in Amman, Jordan. Abbas arrived in Jordan,...
View Photo »US Senator John Kerry gives a press conference at the US embassy in Kabul on May 15, 2011. Influential US Senator John Kerry met Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul late on May 14, the president's office said, ahead of Kerry's visit to Pakistan after the killing of Osama bin Laden.
View Photo »US Senator John Kerry talks to foreign media representatives during a news conference after meeting with Pakistani military and political leaders in Islamabad on May 16, 2011. Pakistan and the United States sought on May 16 to smooth a damaging row caused by Osama bin Laden's killing,...
View Photo »Commerce Department General Counsel Cameron Kerry, left, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) General Counsel Austin Schlick, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 29, 2011, before the Senate Commerce Committee hearing to examine privacy and data security, focusing...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 24: U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) arrives prior to the start of U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech on January 24, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama said the focal point his speech is the central mission of our country, and his central focus as...
View Photo »We all appreciate how deeply this tragedy has affected the Pakistani people, and we have conveyed our heartfelt condolences through multiple channels ... Ultimately, the only way to move the ball forward is to focus on areas where our interests align and where we can really make progress. Our two countr...
It is amazing. People like John Kerry worked for this. Hillary Clinton, and eventually President Clinton did some extraordinary stuff renegotiating the prices of these very expensive drugs down. But George Bush kind of knocked it out of the park.
I think there's a lot of poetry in it. There's a lot of anger, a lot of social energy in it. And I think you'd better listen to it pretty carefully, 'cause it's important ... it's a reflection of the street and it's a reflection of life.
Senator Kerry did not plan to attend the conference because of his work on the Deficit Reduction Committee, which was expected to continue through December.
I think it's a serious challenge. (We) have a lot of concerns
This past week Sen. John Kerry explained that tax increases are necessary due the current federal government's revenue shortfall
It's very serious. It's very complicated
He's certainly been a national figure in politics and second only to Senator Kerry as being a well-known figure from Massachusetts
She has done a solid job as ambassador
In that sense, Newt is just like [former Democratic presidential candidates] Al Gore and John Kerry ... Swing voters never much liked them even if they agreed with them, and they don't take to Newt especially well either.
No one’s ever doubted for a minute what Barney Frank thinks or where he stands, and if you weren’t sure, trust me, he’d tell you. That’s the special quality that has made Barney not just beloved and quotable, but unbelievably effective as an advocate and a legislator. He’s brave, he’s bold, and he’s rid...
I’ll talk and work until the last dog dies, as they say ... There are some serious hurdles.
What’s important now will be accountability for the grave human rights abuses that have occurred, irreversible reforms, and enforcement
Republican lockstep stalling of Don’s nomination was a case study in cynicism and one awful example of how not to govern ... The president did the right thing making this a recess appointment.
We got totally hung up by people who were insisting that not only could they not raise any additional revenue from the wealthiest people in the world, but they wanted to give them an additional tax cut
I respect the Pakistani government's decision, but Ambassador Haqqani's wisdom and insights will be missed here in Washington as we continue to work through the ups and downs of our relationship
Grover has been the 13th member of the (super committee) without being there ... I can't tell you how often we hear about the pledge.
