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...Americans seem to take pride in giving themselves one of two labels, Republican or Democrat. On the occasion of Reagan's death, it was refreshing to witness the divisive labels dropped for a common descriptor: American. As a Canadian, I was moved by the displays of Americans' patriotism?men and women placing hands over hearts as the coffin passed by and the frequent singing of national songs. Days later, I found myself still humming God Bless America. Kathleen Graves Calgary, Canada...
...There's lingering doubt as to whether he gets it," says Kevin Peterson, who runs a voter-registration group in Boston. Kerry is well remembered for saying, in a 1992 speech, affirmative action was "an inherently limited and divisive program" that "kept America thinking on racial terms." Though a Democrat, Massachusetts state representative Byron Rushing has said he will not campaign for Kerry until he sees a strategy that will energize black voters. "People want to like Kerry. People want to be enthusiastic about him. But for whatever reason, they're not," says Julianne Malveaux, a Washington-based black activist...
Americans seem to take pride in giving themselves one of two labels, Republican or Democrat. On the occasion of Reagan's death, it was refreshing to witness the divisive labels dropped for a common descriptor: American. As a Canadian, I was moved by the displays of Americans' patriotism--men and women placing hands over hearts as the coffin passed by and the frequent singing of national songs. Days later, I found myself still humming God Bless America. KATHLEEN GRAVES Calgary, Alta...
Another moderate party figure who will be speaking in prime time is John McCain, who has clashed with the Administration on a number of issues and was even talked of as a vice-presidential candidate for the Democrats. He is expected to voice strong support for the Iraq war. One real Democrat, retiring Georgia Senator Zell Miller, who has often broken with his party to back Bush, will also speak at the convention. Secretary of Education Rod Paige will remind voters of Bush's record on education. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will open the festivities. His predecessor Rudy...
...Vulcans--a campaign 2000 nickname for George W. Bush's hawkish national security team--went Krakatoa last week. Dick Cheney erupted on the Senate floor, deploying the F word against Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy, who had been belaboring the Vice President over the no-bid deals that Cheney's old company, Halliburton, had scored in Iraq. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz suffered a meltdown in a House Armed Services Committee hearing, blasting the press for "sitting in Baghdad" and "printing rumors." (He later apologized.) And the White House was forced to acknowledge that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld had approved...