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...tradition of Democrats opposing abortion is Missouri, where Jean Carnahan lost her race against Senator-Elect Jim Talent. Historically, there is a net benefit of approximately 80,000 votes to the candidate who opposes abortion in state-wide races in Missouri. Additionally, Senator Max Cleland (D-Ga.), a wounded Vietnam Veteran who lost three of his limbs, was defeated in a pro-military state by an opponent of abortion, Republican Rep. Saxby Chambliss...
...Memorial Church was dedicated on Nov. 11, 1932, to the memory of the members of Harvard University killed in World War I. Monuments have since been added to the church commemorating those members of the University killed in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam...
...Republican victories in the 2002 election were widespread and, in some places, outright shocking. In Massachusetts, 45 percent of voters supported a ballot question that would eliminate the state income tax, cutting $40 billion from the state budget. In Georgia, Democratic Sen. Max Cleland, a widely respected Vietnam veteran, was defeated on the issue of homeland security. In countless other close races—for the senate in Minnesota and Missouri, for the governor’s office in California—Democrats fared very poorly, and in several cases lost contests that were eminently winnable...
Standing with his shipmates from his time in the Vietnam War, Kerry made no mention of the gubernatorial race, focusing largely on issues of national policy—particularly the prospect of war with Iraq...
...Cleland to demonstrate how Cleland hasn’t been supportive enough of the Bush administration’s national security policy. It would be hard for most to understand how attacking Cleland, who is a well-respected war hero who lost both legs and an arm in Vietnam, would win Chambliss points in military-oriented Georgia. Nevertheless, since Chambliss has been on attack mode, he has been steadily closing the poll gap. Across the isle, Democrats across the nation have run similar ads trying to scare senior citizens into believing that Republicans wish to dismantle Medicare and Social Security...