Kerry Vows to Do Work for Wis. Primary
MILWAUKEE - John Kerry (news - web sites) says he will "do the work" necessary to win Wisconsin's Democratic presidential primary Tuesday, even though he has a hefty lead in the polls and emerged largely unscathed from debate with rivals trying to make a likely last stand.
Howard Dean (news - web sites) and John Edwards (news - web sites) were given several chances to criticized Kerry during a 90-minute debate Sunday night, but they seldom took advantage.
Dean in particular was uncharacteristically lenient on his leading rival. At one point, Dean rose to defend Kerry from Republican attacks that he is beholden to special interests, even though Dean himself has leveled similar charges.
"I think George Bush has some nerve attacking anybody about special interests," the former Vermont governor said.
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Kerry Vows to Do Work for Wis. Primary