Edwards says Bush is a Liar
/John Edwards accused President Bush re-election
campaign of lying in television ads about John Kerry's Vietnam War
service and his plan to reform health care. "They will absolutely lie
about anything," the Democratic vice presidential candidate said Monday
at a rally in Victory Park attended by hundreds of well-wishers. A Bush
health care ad claims that Kerry would put health care decisions in the
hands of government "bureaucrats" at a cost of $1.5 trillion.
Independent analysts estimate the cost at $895 billion over 10 years,
which Kerry says he would pay for by repealing Bush's tax cuts for the
wealthiest 2 percent of Americans. "There's not a single new government
program in our health care plan," which calls for strengthening
existing government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, giving tax
breaks to employers that provide health insurance, and allowing
Americans to buy prescription drugs from Canada, Edwards said. [more 
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