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...DIED. ARTURO TOLENTINO, 94, vice-presidential running mate to late dictator Ferdinand Marcos during the Philippines' fraud-riddled 1986 snap elections; in Quezon City, Philippines. The vote led to the famous "people power" revolt against the Marcos regime and eventually to the dictator's ouster and exile. Months afterward, Tolentino declared himself President, and soldiers loyal to him took over the Manila Hotel. The Tolentino regime lasted only two days...
REUNITED Having finished his 50minute address, Kerry turns to embrace his running mate. In the speech, much of which he says he wrote himself, Kerry promised to reform U.S. intelligence, expand the armed forces and roll back tax cuts for the rich to invest in health care, education and job creation
...Bush's biggest vulnerability is on the domestic front, where voters believe the Democratic ticket would do a better job on everything from health care (Kerry and running mate John Edwards lead Bush and Cheney by 16 percentage points) to the economy (8 percentage points) to understanding working-class needs (8 percentage points). With Kerry and Edwards aiming so much of their rhetorical fire at the middle-class squeeze, Bush will offer a counterattack that he hopes will prove "he understands the challenges that people face every day," in the words of Bartlett. One of Bush's signature lines...
...selection of John Edwards as his running mate is the first truly significant step by John Kerry in his uninspired run for the presidency. DAVID BAGNARD Garden Valley, Idaho...
...totally disagree with your portrayal of Edwards as "the Natural" choice to be Kerry's running mate. My pick for the natural person to hold high elective office is President George W. Bush. He is not afraid to lead and make tough decisions. Edwards depends on his good looks and smooth speaking for support; Bush sticks to his principles. I will always back a candidate who has true values and stands by them. That is why I will be voting for Bush again this November. DOUG LE MAHIEU Pella, Iowa...