CNN Headline News has been running this video clip, here reported by
ABC [and earlier
diary]:
John Edwards accused President Bush's re-election campaign of lying in television ads about John Kerry's Vietnam War service and his plan to reform health care.
"They will absolutely lie about anything," the Democratic vice presidential candidate said Monday at a rally in Victory Park
AP reports that Edwards will speak after a debate-watching rally in downtown Columbus, OH on Thursday evening.
Edwards refused to cross a firefighter picket line today in Providence, at a Democratic fundraiser,
link and
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Sen. John Edwards skipped a Democratic fund-raiser held Monday in Providence for himself and presidential contender John Kerry due to a firefighter's union demonstration.
An Edwards spokeswoman said the vice presidential candidate does not cross picket lines.
9/27,
Providence, RI
In Manchester, NH (diary report) , Edwards was accompanied by a 9/11 widow, link:
"When John Kerry is President we will find these leaders of terrorism, leaders of al-Qaeda, and we will crush them," Edwards said.
... Accompanying him was Kristen Breitweiser, of New Jersey , who lost her husband to the Sept. 11 attacks at the World Trade Center .
She apologized to the crowd because she voted for Bush in 2000, and said she is angry that citizens in Iraq and Americans solidiers have died "in the name of her husband even though Iraq has absolutely nothing to do with Sept. 11th."
9/27, Manchester, NH
9/23, Davenport, IA