Monday, January 17, 2005

Kerry Addresses Voter Disenfranchisement: Will He Challenge Election Results ?

Sen. John Kerry, in some of his most pointed public comments yet about the presidential election, invoked Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy on Monday as he criticized President Bush and decried reports of voter disenfranchisement.The Massachusetts Democrat, Bush's challenger in November, spoke at Boston's annual Martin Luther King Day Breakfast. He reiterated that "at this time" he would not challenge the election results, but "thousands of people were suppressed in the effort to vote." As news of Kerry's attack reached the White House,President Bush responded to the speculation of an unprecedented challenge to election results uttering "Bring 'em on".

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