http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/28/politics/campaign/28TRAI.htmlKerry Accuses Bush Camp of Intolerance for Criticism
By JODI WILGOREN
Published: March 28, 2004
ANSAS CITY, Mo., March 27 — Joining a debate that has dominated Washington for days, Senator John Kerry on Saturday accused the Bush administration of "character assassination" against critics and said that the national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, should publicly testify under oath about the Sept. 11 attacks.
"Every time somebody comes up and says something that this White House doesn't like," Mr. Kerry said, "they don't answer the questions about it or show you the truth about it, they go into character-assassination mode."
He said: "I don't think people want questions about character. I think they want questions about our security to be answered."
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