Democrats Open Convention with Call to Arms

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Democrats Open Convention with Call to Arms


Jul 26, 9:25 PM (ET)

By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
BOSTON (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton, opening the Democratic Party's national convention, praised John Kerry's leadership on Monday and vowed to be a "foot soldier in the fight" to drive President Bush from the White House.

Calling Kerry "a good man, a great senator, a visionary leader," Clinton said Kerry and Democrats would wage a positive campaign that would show Americans the way to a safer, more prosperous world.

"Tonight I speak as a citizen, eager to join you here in Boston as a foot soldier in the fight for our future, as we nominate a true New England patriot for president," Clinton said in prepared excerpts of his speech.

Clinton capped a night of speakers, including former President Jimmy Carter and former Vice President Al Gore, who condemned Bush's handling of Iraq and the economy and accused him of destroying U.S. credibility around the world.

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EDIT2: Yahoo!:
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1. Yep, a call against arms against the

GDF corporate whore press. BTW dear AP, great reporting on that BS "he said, she said" smear against Heinz this morning before you had the transcripts and any idea WTF was going on.

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2. Carter Assails Bush

Carter Assails Bush

BOSTON, July 26, 2004

(CBS/AP) Former President Jimmy Carter, addressing the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, accused President Bush of squandering the international goodwill that flowed to the United States in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

"Unilateral acts and demands have isolated the United States from the very nations we need to join us in combating terrorism," Mr. Carter told delegates gathered at the FleetCenter in Boston.

Earlier, Al Gore criticized Mr. Bush, the man who beat him in the 2000 race for the White House, for his handling of Iraq and the economy, and urged Democrats to channel anger over that disputed election into victory for John Kerry this fall.

"When policies are clearly not working, we can change them. If our leaders make mistakes, we can hold them accountable — even if they never admit their mistakes," said the former vice president, who won the popular vote in 2000 but lost the decisive electoral vote.

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Story just updated (while I'm posting this) to:

Clinton Rallies Dems For Kerry

BOSTON, July 26, 2004

"The state that gave us John Adams and John Kennedy has now given us John Kerry, a good man, a great senator, a visionary leader."
former President Clinton




(CBS/AP) Former President Clinton, declaring himself a "foot soldier" in John Kerry's battle for the presidency, asked voters on Monday to rally against President Bush and a Republican Party that believes in an America "run by the right people — their people."

In a prime-time address opening the Democratic National Convention, the twice-elected former president said, "Democrats and Republicans have very different ideas on what choices we should make, rooted in fundamentally different views of how we should meet our common challenges at home, and how we should play our role in the world."

Mr. Clinton added his voice to a chorus of big-name Democrats recommending Kerry to the American public. President Bush's approval ratings have fallen, but Kerry advisers believe they still must make a case to voters during their four-day convention that their candidate would be an acceptable alternative to the wartime president.

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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/07/25/politics/main631657.shtml