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[John Kerry]'s comments: Responses to "Kerry: Republicans 'crooked,' 'lying,' " News, March 11 On the day Kerry knocked John Edwards out of the race, [Bush-Cheney] showed great goodwill and class by calling Kerry and congratulating him. So far, the only smear attac...

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Published inThe Atlanta journal-constitution (2001)
Main Author MARIA EMORY, CLAY WATERFILL, BEVERLY CONWAY, MIKE MEJIA, LEO SHEPPARD, DAVID GRAF, JOHN BELL
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Atlanta, Ga Atlanta Journal Constitution, LLC 12.03.2004
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Summary:[John Kerry]'s comments: Responses to "Kerry: Republicans 'crooked,' 'lying,' " News, March 11 On the day Kerry knocked John Edwards out of the race, [Bush-Cheney] showed great goodwill and class by calling Kerry and congratulating him. So far, the only smear attacks are from the Democrats --- and if this is the starting point, I hate to see what it will be like after the convention. Rather than be grateful for the generous prescription drug benefit recently enacted, he bellyaches about having to contribute a small fraction of the actual cost. His gripe with having paid 1.45 percent of his salary for Medicare during his working years won't get much sympathy; those of us still working continue to pay Medicare taxes, and will likely pay a higher percentage as more baby boomers retire.
ISSN:1539-7459