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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PROLIFE who wrote (371351)	3/14/2003 11:04:03 PM
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Kerry Lashes Out at Bush in California By ERICA WERNER, Associated Press Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry (news, bio, voting record) accused President Bush (news - web sites) on Friday of treating California as "foreign territory" and said the Bush administration has worked against the state's interests. "There have been repeated efforts by his administration to undo or block efforts of Californians to meet their needs, whether it is care for children, or whether it is drilling offshore or, obviously, dealing with the price of fuel," the Massachusetts Democrat told reporters on the first day of the annual California Democratic Party convention at the Sacramento Convention Center. Kerry, who was addressing delegates at an evening banquet, was the first of six presidential hopefuls appearing at the weekend event. Reliably Democratic California is home to more campaign dollars and electoral votes than any other, making it a key destination for candidates. Kevin Sheridan, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee (news - web sites), dismissed Kerry's comments. "Californians need to know they have a president who has cut their taxes, reformed their children's education and is protecting the homeland," he said. Kerry released a letter he sent to Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham (news - web sites) calling for a federal investigation of record-high gas prices across the nation. Energy Department spokesmen did not immediately return a call seeking comment. Kerry also renewed his criticism of what he termed "some of the most bizarre, arrogant, ineffective diplomacy that I've seen in a long, long time" by the Bush administration on Iraq (news - web sites), while insisting he did not regret his own vote last fall in favor of a congressional resolution authorizing force in Iraq. "I have always believed that proliferation is one of the greatest challenges we face in our country," he said. Concern over Iraq was evident as some 1,800 convention delegates prepared for speeches Saturday by North Carolina Sen. John Edwards (news, bio, voting record), former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and Al Sharpton, and appearances Sunday by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (news, bio, voting record) of Ohio and former Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley Braun. The party's resolutions committee was discussing an Iraq resolution Friday calling on Bush "to initiate military action only with the approval of the United Nations (news - web sites) Security Council." The resolution was expected to be approved, after some modification, by delegates Sunday. Eight months before the Iowa caucuses and a year before California's primary, analysts say California's voters are up for grabs. Kerry, however, has made strong inroads, particularly in the Silicon Valley. He raised $900,000 at a San Francisco fund-raiser Thursday night, aides said. He also got a boost from two polls Friday suggesting he is the front-runner.