John Kerry and his party, however, seem more in tune with Herbert Hoover on trade than with John Kennedy or Bill Clinton.

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That's still significantly better than Vice President Al Gore's 50 percent approval rating, and far higher than Republican candidate John McCain or Democratic candidate Bill Bradley register.

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Other candidates (think of Bill Clinton or John McCain) have similarly faced accusations of improper relations on the campaign trail, and weathered them.

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They would also be outlawed under American law in Senator John McCain's proposed bill prohibiting torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment by American military personnel or intelligence agents wherever they are.

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That had not been true of Bill Clinton, Al Gore, or John Kerry, she added.

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They often appear to flip-flop on issues, or will vote against a slightly different version of a bill--remember John Kerry's claim about voting for war funding before he voted against it?

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The great leveller is that whether you are an Oscar nominee like John Malkovich (directing A Celebration of Pinter) or a complete newcomer, you are effectively on the same bill.

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And then, they want to be - Bill Richardson, or Joe Biden, or Chris Dodd, or Tom Vilsack, or John Kerry - want to be the man standing when that happens.

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