08-23-2004, 09:40 PM
<a href='http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040823/pl_afp/us_vote_kerry_veterans_040823225520' target='_blank'>Dole defends attack on Kerry's military record as 'political hardball'</a>
Quote:The attack from Dole, who was severely wounded during World War II, came as the Kerry campaign redoubled its efforts to link US President George W. Bush (<a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/manual/*http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?fr=news-storylinks&p=%22President%20George%20W.%20Bush%22&c=&n=20&yn=c&c=news&cs=nw' target='_blank'>news</a> - <a href='http://us.rd.yahoo.com/DailyNews/manual/*http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=web-storylinks&p=President%20George%20W.%20Bush' target='_blank'>web sites</a>) to the attacks by "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth."
But Kerry aides and supporters have not been able to cite any firm evidence that the president or his top strategist are behind the accusations, which have put the Democrat on the defensive ahead of the November 2 elections.