Tuesday, Oct 26, 2004
Tuesday, Oct 26, 2004 |
| International | ||||
|
News:
Front Page |
National |
Tamil Nadu |
Andhra Pradesh |
Karnataka |
Kerala |
New Delhi |
Other States |
International |
Opinion |
Business |
Sport |
Miscellaneous |
Advts: Classifieds | Employment | Obituary | International
By Sridhar Krishnaswami
WASHINGTON, OCT 25. With exactly a week to go for the U.S. electoral showdown and most national polls still showing it a dead heat, the Republican candidate, George W Bush, and his Democratic challenger, Senator John Kerry, are rolling out the big guns in the key States that are going to have an impact on November 2. The former President, Bill Clinton, will visit Pennsylvania and Florida with Mr. Kerry on Monday. The 58-year-old popular ex-President who is recovering from a quadruple coronary bypass surgery brushed aside health concerns saying, "I want to do this." Mr. Clinton said his wife, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, was worried that it was too soon for him to campaign and that she did not want him to do "too much." He said, "I don't either," according to a transcript of an interview that is scheduled to be aired later this morning. "...you know there's only so much anyone else can do in a campaign that he or she is not the candidate in. But I want to do this. Senator Kerry asked me to do this. And I want to do it."
Focus on terrorism
The Republicans have their final week's plan cut out as well and the idea is to focus on the war on terrorism. Mr. Bush will be in Colorado later this morning along with the New York, Mayor Rudy Giullani, who is generally seen as a strong voice on terrorism. Mr. Bush will also visit Iowa and Wisconsin. With Ohio still a major battleground, the Republicans are bringing out the Governor of California, Arnold Schwarnegger, on a high-profile swing of the State. This despite his differences with Mr. Bush on stem cell research — Mr. Schwarzenegger supports an initiative in his State to fund human embryonic stem cell research whereas Mr. Bush only backs a restrictive federal funding.
Printer friendly
page
News:
Front Page |
National |
Tamil Nadu |
Andhra Pradesh |
Karnataka |
Kerala |
New Delhi |
Other States |
International |
Opinion |
Business |
Sport |
Miscellaneous |
|
|
The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription Group Sites: The Hindu | Business Line | The Sportstar | Frontline | The Hindu eBooks | Home |
Copyright © 2004, The
Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of
this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of
The Hindu
|
