Wednesday, June 30, 2004 Kerry calls for 1 million more college grads
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Tuesday called for an "education revolution" that he said would mean 1 million more college graduates in five years and, in particular, would target minorities and women. Tuesday, June 29, 2004 Chicago politician's dream girl? 66 and registered
Older women may not top the list of Chicago's most eligible bachelorettes, but they're No. 1 in something: By the time they reach the age of 66, they become the city's most reliable voters.
Kerry seeks minority support in Chicago stop
Seeking support from minority voters, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry pledged Tuesday to expand educational opportunity and see that 1 million more students graduate college during his first five years in office. Monday, June 28, 2004 Hispanics say candidates ignore their issues
PHOENIX -- A majority of U.S. Hispanics believe that political candidates are not talking about issues important to the Latino community, according to a poll released Sunday. Sunday, June 27, 2004 GOP replacement likely in 3 weeks
SPRINGFIELD -- Finding a replacement for Republican Jack Ryan in the U.S. Senate race is expected to take three weeks, and the third-place finisher from the March primary has emerged as a leading contender. Saturday, June 26, 2004 Kerry hits both coasts in campaign marathon
MASSILLON, Ohio -- Comedian Billy Crystal teased John Kerry, ''If you're having a good time, tell your face,'' but the dour-looking Democrat had an excuse for looking drawn Friday after scheduling 36 hours of nearly nonstop campaigning on both coasts plus a Midwest stop.
Sex scandal drives Ryan from race
After four days of humiliating media coverage over old allegations he took his wife to sex clubs, Republican Jack Ryan folded his U.S. Senate campaign Friday, saying he had no stomach for the "brutal, scorched-earth campaign" he would need to run to have any chance of winning. Friday, June 25, 2004 Hope of winning slim, but poll finds support for staying in race
headline:Hope of winning slim, but poll finds support for staying in race
Ryan quits Senate race
Blaming media that have “gotten out of control,” Republican Jack Ryan folded his bid for the U.S. Senate today, saying its coverage of old allegations he took his wife to sex clubs has made it impossible to wage “a vigorous debate on the issues.”
GOP lawmakers agree Ryan must go
Led by Illinois' most powerful Republican, House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, the state's 10 GOP members of Congress agreed Thursday that Jack Ryan cannot withstand the sex scandal dogging his campaign and needs to step down as the party's nominee for U.S. Senate. Thursday, June 24, 2004 GOP pols band together against Ryan
"There is almost a complete unanimity of opinion in all the leaders I spoke to saying, 'He needs to go and go quickly,' " said one top GOP leader. "But there is no way we can force it."
Ryan 'reassessing' bid
WASHINGTON—-Beleaguered Senate Republican candidate Jack Ryan is considering quitting the race in the uproar touched off by the release of his divorce records, a Republican source told the Chicago Sun- Times on Thursday.
Bush gives Vietnam help with AIDS
PHILADELPHIA -- President Bush made Vietnam the 15th nation eligible for help under his global AIDS program on Wednesday as he blended public policy in the inner city with re-election chores at a country estate.
Nader pushes Edwards for Kerry's ticket
WASHINGTON -- Democrat John Kerry is getting some advice on his choice for vice president from an unlikely source: rival Ralph Nader. Wednesday, June 23, 2004 Ryan digs in
Republican leaders are cringing over the seamy sexual allegations, raising questions about his honesty and wondering if they can get him off the ticket in November.
Kerry, Edwards hold quick meeting
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John Kerry held a brief, secretive meeting with potential running mate John Edwards on Tuesday, a spur-of-the-moment session that symbolized an unusual day of hurry-up-and-wait in the heavily scripted life of the Democratic presidential candidate.
Arizona Dems move to knock Nader off ballot
WASHINGTON -- Ralph Nader had a testy meeting Tuesday with black members of Congress and rejected their request he quit the presidential race. At the same time, Arizona Democrats prepared to challenge Nader's qualifications to appear on that state's ballot. Tuesday, June 22, 2004 Ex-wife says Ryan pushed sex clubs
Actress Jeri Ryan accused ex-husband Jack Ryan of insisting she go to "explicit sex clubs" in New York, New Orleans and Paris during their marriage -- including "a bizarre club with cages, whips and other apparatus hanging from the ceiling."
Kerry, Nobel winners accuse Bush of ignoring science
DENVER -- Democrat John Kerry, backed by 48 Nobel Prize winners, on Monday criticized President Bush for allowing ideology rather than facts to determine science policies and repeated his pledge to overturn the ban on federal funding of research on new stem cell lines.
Nader picks Green Party stalwart for ticket
WASHINGTON -- Presidential candidate Ralph Nader on Monday tapped longtime Green Party activist Peter Camejo to be his running mate, a move certain to boost the independent's chances of winning the Green Party's endorsement this week and its access to ballot lines in nearly two dozen states. Monday, June 21, 2004 Ryan releases divorce records
Republican Senate candidate Jack Ryan pressured his wife, actress Jeri Lynn Ryan, to have sex in clubs while others watched, she charged in divorce documents released Monday.
Campaign took money from Korean accused of tax evasion
WASHINGTON -- John Kerry's campaign collected a maximum $2,000 check from the recently arrested son of South Korea's disgraced former president, and some of its fund-raisers met several times with a South Korean government official who was trying to organize a Korean-American political group.
Edgar to head Bush campaign in Illinois
WASHINGTON -- The Bush-Cheney campaign is tapping former Gov. Jim Edgar as its Illinois campaign chairman, in a state where Democratic contender John Kerry is heavily favored.
Kerry kicks back on posh Nantucket
NANTUCKET, Mass. -- After a week of campaigning for the less fortunate, John Kerry went on vacation with the fabulously wealthy. Sunday, June 20, 2004 Howard Dean still running, this time for Kerry and Dems
First things first. This is Chicago, and Howard Dean wants to clear an opening in his political appearances to see the Cubs play the Oakland A's.
Ryans won't appeal order to release divorce records
Republican Jack Ryan said Friday that he and Hollywood actress Jeri Ryan will not appeal a judge's decision to release some documents from their child custody battle -- even though the judge admitted the papers could embarrass the Senate nominee and hurt their son.
Kerry wants minimum wage bumped up by $1.85
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Friday proposed raising the federal minimum wage to $7 an hour by 2007, arguing that such an increase could boost the wages of more than 15 million Americans. Saturday, June 19, 2004 Ryan won't fight release of divorce files
Republican Jack Ryan said Friday that he and Hollywood actress Jeri Ryan will not appeal a judge's decision to release some documents from their child custody battle -- even though the judge admitted the papers could embarrass the Senate nominee and hurt their son. Friday, June 18, 2004 Kerry will speak to PUSH
Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry and comedian Bill Cosby are among the scheduled speakers at this year's 33rd annual Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and Citizenship Education Fund Conference, opening June 26.
Reagan funeral, Iraq handover boost Bush's ratings
WASHINGTON -- President Bush got a boost from the recent focus on the funeral of Ronald Reagan and support for his Iraq policy spiked over the last month as the United States prepared to hand power over to Iraqis, according to a poll released Thursday.
Ryan won't fight release of divorce papers
Senate candidate Jack Ryan decided Friday not to appeal a California court's order unsealing potentially embarrassing child-custody records stemming from his 1995 divorce from television actress Jeri Lynn Ryan.
Edwards' lawyer friends pouring money into Kerry '04
WASHINGTON -- Wealthy and well-connected lawyers who fueled John Edwards' upstart White House bid have given at least $7 million to John Kerry since he secured the Democratic nomination, an important show of support for Edwards as Kerry weighs running mates.
Gephardt? Bayh? Kerry says only he knows about VP
WASHINGTON -- John Kerry sought to curb rampant speculation Thursday about his vice presidential search, taking issue with leaks from campaign aides ''who don't know what they're talking about.''
President tags Kerry as pessimist
WASHINGTON -- Facing criticism about more than a million jobs lost on his watch, President Bush took a sarcastic shot Thursday at Democratic presidential rival John Kerry. Thursday, June 17, 2004 Kerry intensifies VP search after Gephardt meeting
WASHINGTON-- John Kerry is intensifying his top-secret search for a running mate after meeting with one top candidate, Rep. Dick Gephardt, in a secluded Capitol office.
JonBenet's dad runs for Mich. House
CHEBOYGAN, Mich. -- John Ramsey greets voters at his campaign office with a handshake, a free hot dog -- and a book that declares he didn't kill his daughter.
Some of Jack Ryan's divorce files ordered open
A Los Angeles judge on Thursday ordered some of the sealed records from the 1999 divorce of Republican U.S. Senate nominee Jack Ryan and Hollywood actress Jeri Ryan opened for public scrutiny -- even though they "may be embarrassing" and "damaging."
From college freshman to Electoral College
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Kiran Patel is working at a fast-food restaurant this summer to pay for her freshman year of college, but she could have a much bigger job by winter: deciding who is president.
Pistons' celebration sidelines Kerry
LANSING, Mich. -- The Los Angeles Lakers weren't the only ones to lose out to the Pistons. The Detroit team's title also upset John Kerry's plans, something that didn't seem to bother the Democratic presidential candidate. Wednesday, June 16, 2004 Kerry, Bush take opposite sides on economy
CINCINNATI -- Democrat John Kerry said Tuesday there's no compassionate conservatism in the Bush administration's economic policies, which prompted the president to respond that the economy is strong and growing. ''I guess if you want to find something to be pessimistic about, you can find it,'' President Bush said.
Outrage at GOP made Kerry's wife switch sides
WASHINGTON -- Teresa Heinz Kerry says anger prompted her to become a Democrat. Sunday, June 13, 2004 In visit to Chicago, Nader rips Gore, Reagan and praises kids
headline:In visit to Chicago, Nader rips Gore, Reagan and praises kids
Gore's backing revved rivals, Dean says
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. -- In Howard Dean's assessment of his White House campaign, the beginning of the end came with the endorsement from former Vice President Al Gore.
Upbeat jobs news unnoticed by most Americans, poll finds
WASHINGTON -- The economy gained 1.2 million jobs in the last six months, a potential political boon for President Bush, but a development barely noticed by Lonnie Steele and hundreds of other voters surveyed by the Associated Press.
Voters want Edwards as Dem V.P. pick: poll
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John Edwards, the smooth-talking populist who emerged from the nominating campaign as John Kerry's chief rival, is favored among registered voters to be the Democratic vice presidential candidate, according to an Associated Press poll. Saturday, June 12, 2004 McCain tells Kerry he won't join ticket as VP
WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. John McCain has personally rejected John Kerry's overtures to join the Democratic presidential ticket and forge a bipartisan alliance against President Bush, the Associated Press has learned. Friday, June 11, 2004 McCain rejects Kerry's VP offer
WASHINGTON-- Republican Sen. John McCain has personally rejected John Kerry's overtures to join the Democratic presidential ticket and forge a bipartisan alliance against President Bush, The Associated Press has learned. Wednesday, June 9, 2004 In reality, Gephardt wants to be president
WASHINGTON -- A Gephardt is jumping into the presidential race -- the reality television series version.
Kerry staff vetting Iowa governor
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Aides to presidential candidate John Kerry have asked for hundreds of newspaper columns written by Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, one of the Democrats whose backgrounds are being checked as Kerry ponders a running mate.
Unions stall start of work on Democratic convention site
BOSTON -- Hundreds of union pickets sympathetic to a police labor dispute on Tuesday surrounded the site of the Democratic National Convention, delaying the start of preparations for the political gathering in July. Monday, June 7, 2004 Democratic lawmakers talking conservatism
CROWN POINT, Ind. -- In a county government dominated by Democrats, "conservatism" is the new buzzword as elected officials prepare annual budgets.
Kerry campaign breaks for Gipper
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry lauded Ronald Reagan's legacy of bipartisanship Sunday and canceled five days of campaign events in honor of the former president's death. Sunday, June 6, 2004 Judge to decide whether to release Ryan records
The $64,000 Question in Illinois politics has just moved one step closer to being answered. Saturday, June 5, 2004 Cheney stumps for Ryan in quick visit
Vice President Dick Cheney flew into Chicago on Friday just to attend a dinner honoring Republican Senate nominee Jack Ryan -- but the vice president spent more time praising President Bush and slamming Democratic challenger John Kerry.
Kerry launches campaign for vets' votes
MINNEAPOLIS -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry issued a call Friday for his fellow military veterans to support his presidential campaign because ''what we fought for is still at risk.''
Pope complains to Bush about Iraq
ROME -- President Bush got a sharp dose of Europe's opposition to his Iraq policy Friday, quietly in the halls of the Vatican from Pope John Paul II and loudly in the streets of Rome from thousands of demonstrators. Friday, June 4, 2004 Bush creating 'backdoor draft' by forcing GIs to stay on, Kerry says
headline:Bush creating 'backdoor draft' by forcing GIs to stay on, Kerry says
Lawmakers will meet to put Bush on ballot
SPRINGFIELD -- House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday called lawmakers back to the Capitol next week to advance legislation to fix a snafu in state law that prevents President Bush from being on the November ballot.
'Referee': Open some Ryan records
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge recommended Thursday that some records of the divorce and child-custody dispute involving Illinois U.S. Senate candidate Jack Ryan and his TV star ex-wife should be unsealed. Thursday, June 3, 2004 Courts may get Bush ballot issue
byline:BY LESLIE GRIFFY AND Sun-Times Springfield Bureau Wednesday, June 2, 2004 Kerry to discuss plan for preventing bioterrorism
TAMPA, Fla.-- After laying out a plan to reduce the potential for a terrorist attack with nuclear weapons, Democrat John Kerry turns his attention to what he says is the second gravest threat facing the country: bioterrorism. Tuesday, June 1, 2004 Bush, Kerry visit memorials for America's war dead
ARLINGTON, Va. -- President Bush declared Monday that ''America is safer'' because of its fighting forces while Sen. John Kerry went to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in somber Memorial Day tributes. Monday, May 31, 2004 Programmer wins Libertarian presidential nomination
ATLANTA -- Michael Badnarik, a computer programmer from Texas, won the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination Sunday. Sunday, May 30, 2004 New citizens recruited to vote
In the race to fill voting booths in November, volunteers are turning to new Americans eager to test the privileges of their citizenship. Friday, May 28, 2004 Kerry says Iraq war put Americans in more danger
SEATTLE -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry argued on Thursday that Americans face greater dangers because of the Bush administration's mishandling of Iraq and vowed that if elected president, he would ''never let ideology trump the truth.'' Thursday, May 27, 2004 'How dare they subject us to such dishonor!'
NEW YORK -- Al Gore delivered a blistering denunciation Wednesday of the Bush administration's ''twisted values and atrocious policies'' in Iraq and demanded the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice and CIA director George Tenet.
Kerry scraps plan to delay nomination amid furor
WASHINGTON -- Bowing to pressure, John Kerry decided Wednesday to accept the nomination at the Democratic presidential convention in July, scuttling a plan to delay the formality so he could narrow President Bush's public money advantage. Wednesday, May 26, 2004 Kerry to accept nomination at convention
WASHINGTON-- Bowing to pressure, John Kerry decided Wednesday to accept the nomination at the Democratic presidential convention in July, scuttling a plan to delay the formality so he could narrow President Bush's public money advantage.
Daley says Kerry went too far with joke about president's fall
headline:Daley says Kerry went too far with joke about president's fall
On road to White House, we haven't come a long way, baby
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. --Twenty years ago, Democrat Geraldine Ferraro became the first female to run for vice president from a major party and the only other woman who has gotten close to the job since is Glenn Close, who played a vice president in the 1997 movie "Air Force One." Tuesday, May 25, 2004 Kerry's convention change angers Boston
BOSTON -- The possibility that John Kerry may delay accepting the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention here is compounding the upset of city officials and business owners, who already are looking ahead to traffic tie-ups expected during the four-day gathering. Sunday, May 23, 2004 'Rare times' pit one Senate leader against another in South Dakota
headline:'Rare times' pit one Senate leader against another in South Dakota
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