<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Latest Wires</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/latestap?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><description>Latest Wires</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[Edwards's Term Charmed]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15414-2004Feb28.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15414-2004Feb28.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When John Edwards came to Washington 5 years ago as a novice politician, the Senate turned to issues perfectly tailored to his legal background: a president's impeachment and proposals to help Americans fight for health benefits.]]></description><author> Charles Babington  and Helen Dewar</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry's Spending, Tax Plans Fall Short]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15415-2004Feb28.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15415-2004Feb28.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry repeatedly assures voters he can pay for his top domestic priorities and cut the federal deficit, all by rolling back President Bush's tax cuts for top income earners and shutting down corporate tax loopholes.]]></description><author> Jim VandeHei  and Brian Faler</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shuffling  Candidates, Cards in Maryland]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15210-2004Feb28.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15210-2004Feb28.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Independent-minded, centrist Democrats make up a key constituency for the candidates seeking a Super Tuesday win.]]></description><author> Matthew Mosk</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry Criticizes Bush on Foreign Policy]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12301-2004Feb27.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12301-2004Feb27.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts senator issued a broad condemnation of President Bush's foreign policy Friday, accusing him of alienating allies and stoking anti-American sentiment around the world.]]></description><author> Rene Sanchez  and Glenn Kessler</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edwards Courts Minnesotans]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13541-2004Feb27.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13541-2004Feb27.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Returning to Minnesota on Friday for his second visit in a week, Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) predicted "big movement" in the state, based in part on support from former backers of ex-candidate Howard Dean.]]></description><author> John F. Harris</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dennis Kucinich, Still Waiting to Be Called On]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13699-2004Feb27.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13699-2004Feb27.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[He knows that we know that he knows that we <em>don't</em> know why he is still running, and so here sits Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), all the way at the end of Larry King's temporary CNN conference table, under the now familiar heat of television wattage.]]></description><author> Hank Stuever</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dean's Advice: Paint Bush as Radical]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10896-2004Feb26.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10896-2004Feb26.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Former Vermont governor Howard Dean, who failed to win a single Democratic primary contest before exiting the presidential race, said  the only way his party can defeat President Bush is to stand strong for its principles and paint the Republican as a radical ideologue.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry Touts Experience, Edwards Stresses Electability]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10620-2004Feb26.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10620-2004Feb26.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sen. John F. Kerry (Mass.) and Sen. John Edwards (N.C.) clashed over the death penalty, trade, special interests and their chances against Bush in a lively debate in Los Angeles on Thursday.]]></description><author> Dan Balz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ohio a Test for GOP's Dominance]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10504-2004Feb26.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10504-2004Feb26.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Tuesday's Democratic presidential primary in Ohio is taking place against a background of unmatched political futility -- and remarkably high hopes that the party's long losing streak may end in November.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edwards Presses On Despite Disadvantage]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10439-2004Feb26.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10439-2004Feb26.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Edwards faces a giant hurdle in his bid to stay alive for the Democratic nomination: matching Kerry's organizational muscle as the race wears on.]]></description><author> Paul Farhi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry Talks Jobs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8246-2004Feb26.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8246-2004Feb26.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[]]></description><author> Howard Kurtz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry, Edwards Attack Bush on Workers' Woes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6929-2004Feb25.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6929-2004Feb25.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry accused the Bush administration Wednesday of indifference to the plight of U.S. workers who have seen their jobs shipped overseas and offered steps to deal with a problem that has dominated this year's Democratic campaign.]]></description><author> Dan Balz and Paul Farhi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry Donors Include 'Benedict Arnolds']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6884-2004Feb25.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6884-2004Feb25.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Senator likens companies that move jobs overseas to the notorious traitor of the American Revolution, but his campaign has accepted money from top executives at companies that fit that description.]]></description><author> Jim VandeHei</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Welcome Diversion for Democrats]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7335-2004Feb25.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7335-2004Feb25.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Maybe it's good news for the Democrats that Ralph Nader decided to run. In a culture geared to short-lived reality shows there is no way we could have tolerated Sen. John F. Kerry's noble visage and orotund orations for the next nine months without craving some nuthouse distraction.]]></description><author> Tina Brown</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Laid-Back Race in California]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6950-2004Feb25.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6950-2004Feb25.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It may be the state with the most people (35 million) and more delegates (370) in Tuesday's primaries than any other, but California is getting the ho-hum treatment from the presidential candidates -- and vice versa.]]></description><author> Evelyn Nieves</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kerry Labels Bush a 'Contradiction']]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3443-2004Feb24.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3443-2004Feb24.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lampooned by President Bush on Monday as a waffling politician, Democratic front-runner John F. Kerry responded Tuesday by accusing Bush of being a "walking contradiction" who routinely says one thing and does another.]]></description><author> Dan Balz and Paul Farhi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Md. Democrats Throw Support To Kerry's Camp]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3682-2004Feb24.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3682-2004Feb24.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A parade of prominent Maryland Democrats endorsed Sen. John F. Kerry's presidential campaign Tuesday, saying that the candidate's national security experience best positions him to challenge President Bush in the fall.]]></description><author> Paul Schwartzman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats  Play Nice in  N.Y. Primary]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3343-2004Feb24.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3343-2004Feb24.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[For fans of politics as blood sport, a terrible thing has happened this year to New York Democratic presidential primary voters:  They've gone peaceful and pragmatic.]]></description><author> Michael Powell</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battleground States  Focus on Pocketbook]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3348-2004Feb24.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3348-2004Feb24.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Battleground-state governors of both parties see the presidential election as an extremely close battle, likely to be dominated by economic issues.]]></description><author> David S. Broder</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Outlines Platform]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A677-2004Feb23.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A677-2004Feb23.html?nav=rss_world/latestap</guid><pubDate>Mon, 9 May 2005 0:01:42 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Casting himself as a candidate for the first time, the president launched his opening attack on Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) Monday night, asserting that his likely opponent would raise taxes, while weakening America's defenses.]]></description><author> Mike Allen</author></item></channel></rss>