In Texas, Bush Ends A Pause; Kerry Sets Off to Cover 22 States
Saturday, July 31, 2004; Page A01
SCRANTON, Pa., July 30 -- Seeking to sustain the energy from their national convention in Boston, the newly minted Democratic ticket arrived here Friday at the start of a two-week, coast-to-coast campaign trip, with John F. Kerry telling a throng of supporters that they "deserve a president who fights as hard for your job as he fights for his job."
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More than 10,000 people greeted Kerry and John Edwards and their families midafternoon here in Scranton, many having waited for several hours as the Democratic team and its 17-vehicle caravan launched a bus, boat, plane and train trip that will take the two candidates to 22 states in pursuit of their goal of denying Bush a second term.
"These are dangerous times today," Kerry told the audience. "We're living in a world that's changed dramatically from the world of four years ago, and we deserve leadership that tells the truth to the American people and helps America act like a beacon to the world."
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Edwards said he had learned on arrival that Scranton was home to a museum dedicated to escape artist Harry Houdini and added, "Well, John and I are going to make something disappear."
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