<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - John Kerry</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><description>John Kerry</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry's Need for Speed]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57454-2004Oct23.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57454-2004Oct23.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As Election Day approaches in this close contest, Kerry's reputation as a good closer will be put to the ultimate test.]]></description><author> Laura Blumenfeld</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Post Interview With Candidates Kerry and Edwards]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41211-2004Jul10.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41211-2004Jul10.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<em> Here are excerpts of an interview with Sens. John F. Kerry and John Edwards aboard the Democrats' campaign plane Friday. It opened with a question about the fundraising concert Thursday night in New York, where several entertainers sharply attacked President Bush, calling him "a thug" and suggesting he was a murderer. Kerry was asked about Republican criticism of the event and his statement that the performers reflected "the heart and soul" of the country.</em>]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bussing the Back Roads]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24377-2004Jul2.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24377-2004Jul2.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Reaching out to rural voters who backed George W. Bush four years ago, John F. Kerry kicked off a holiday weekend bus tour through the Midwest Friday, asking residents to help "bring an end to the Bush administration and march forward."]]></description><author> Jonathan Finer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Presidential Candidates Vie for New Hampshire]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54820-2004Jun19.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54820-2004Jun19.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With Bush winning so narrowly in the state in 2000, Kerry campaign officials see an opportunity for their candidate, who is well-known in the state after 20 years as a senator from neighboring Massachusetts.]]></description><author> Jonathan Finer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ad War Heats Up]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1278-2004May29.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1278-2004May29.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President George W. Bush and his Democratic rival John F. Kerry are taking their messages to popular Web sites, in hopes of reaching the millions of Americans who use the Internet.]]></description><author> Brian Faler</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign Policy Team Takes Center Stage]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1438-2004May29.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1438-2004May29.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[James P. Rubin has appeared on more than 60 national and foreign television shows over the past few weeks to outline Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry's positions on foreign policy issues, from Iraq to North Korea, terrorism to weapons proliferation.]]></description><author> Robin Wright</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry Stresses Security]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1443-2004May29.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1443-2004May29.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sen. John F. Kerry indicated that as president he would play down the promotion of democracy worldwide as a leading goal and focus instead on other objectives that he said are more central to the United States' security.]]></description><author> Glenn Kessler</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry Broadens Scope of His Pitch]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48488-2004May22.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48488-2004May22.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Sen. John F. Kerry (Mass.) has begun targeting swing voters and disaffected Republicans in an effort to expand the election battleground, a strategy that includes emphasizing centrist themes on the campaign trail while privately reassuring liberal constituencies he is committed to their core issues.]]></description><author> Jim VandeHei  and Dan Balz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry, Dean Adjust to New Realities]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38295-2004May19.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38295-2004May19.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[They were once the fiercest of rivals, the refined senator from Massachusetts and the scrappy ex-governor of Vermont, but for 24 hours this week, John F. Kerry and Howard Dean made it look as if they were the best of friends.]]></description><author> Dan Balz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Oregon, Kerry Assails Bush on Gas Prices]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37601-2004May18.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37601-2004May18.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sen. John F. Kerry attacked President Bush on Tuesday for failing to take action to prevent a steep rise in gasoline prices, which hit an average of $2 a gallon this week.]]></description><author> Dan Balz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry Urged to Put Gephardt on Ticket]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31699-2004May16.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31699-2004May16.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry should tap Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (Mo.) for vice president as a way to maximize union enthusiasm and turnout this fall, James Hoffa Jr., president of the Teamsters, said Sunday.]]></description><author> Jim VandeHei</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry Says He Opposes Same-Sex Marriage]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28118-2004May14.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28118-2004May14.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With his home state set to begin marrying same-sex couples on Monday, Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) reiterated his reservations to the idea Friday, even as he met with gay and lesbian groups to shore up their support.]]></description><author> Paul Farhi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry  Assails Bush  on Iraq]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22443-2004May12.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22443-2004May12.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sen. John F. Kerry blasted President Bush on Wednesday for running an "extraordinarily mismanaged and ineptly prosecuted war" and strongly suggested Bush is partly to blame for abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison.]]></description><author> Jim VandeHei</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry's Running Mate Still a Guessing Game]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12863-2004May9.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12863-2004May9.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack appears to be the hot name of the week in John F. Kerry's secretive search for a running mate, having been spotted with the right people recently.  But before anyone gets too excited, Kerry also spent time last week with others who often get the Big Mention.]]></description><author> Lois Romano</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Candidates' Views Blur]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11158-2004May8.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11158-2004May8.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[While both candidates characterize the 2004 election as a struggle between two visions, President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry are often advocating similar solutions to some of the nation's biggest problems.]]></description><author> Jim VandeHei</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry Urges Service]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11142-2004May8.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11142-2004May8.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Democratic presidential hopeful John F. Kerry implored college graduates Saturday to turn to careers in public service, so that they might help rehabilitate the United States' troubled image overseas.]]></description><author> Lois Romano</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Candidates' Ads Switch the Focus to Kerry]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11141-2004May8.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11141-2004May8.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It may be no accident that President Bush has spent much of his $60 million advertising barrage tearing down Sen. John F. Kerry.]]></description><author> Howard Kurtz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry Says Rumsfeld Must Go]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6833-2004May6.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6833-2004May6.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sen. John F. Kerry called Thursday for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and savaged the Bush administration over its handling of discovered abuses of Iraqi prisoners, saying that "as president, I will not be the last to know what is going on in my command."]]></description><author> Lois Romano</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry Decries Prison Abuse]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5573-2004May5.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5573-2004May5.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sen. John F. Kerry on Wednesday called the Bush administration's response to revelations that some U.S. soldiers had abused Iraqi prisoners "slow and inappropriate," but the Democratic challenger stopped short of demanding that President Bush issue a formal apology.]]></description><author> Lois Romano</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veterans Group Assails Kerry's War Record]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2143-2004May4.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2143-2004May4.html?nav=rss_politics/elections/2004/whitehouse/kerryjohn</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A group of Vietnam-era  Navy veterans on Tuesday criticized Sen. John F. Kerry's conduct during the war, and called on him to release all of his military and medical records.]]></description><author> Paul Farhi</author></item></channel></rss>