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In Tampa, Bush brought out a Gulf War hero, retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, who introduced Bush to about 8,000 people by drawing a sharp contrast between him and the Massachusetts senator.

"The difference between them and us is very simple: we do have a leader and that leader knows how to go about defeating terrorism," the retired general said.


Bush attacked Kerry as a tax-and-spend liberal, too inconsistent to be trusted to become the commander in chief. "He can run from his liberal record, but he cannot hide," Bush said. Continued ...

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