Of others seeking the presidency, Representative Duncan Hunter, Republican of California, talks often on the stump about his son, Duncan Jr., who served two tours in Iraq with the Marines and is on his third in Afghanistan.
Re "Kerry Needs to Sharpen His Attacks, Democrats Say" (news article, Sept. 1): In commenting on John Kerry's lost opportunities this past month in his run for the presidency, Representative Charles B. Rangel is quoted as saying, "I want him to be campaigning like his life depended on it".
WASHINGTON ― In the final weeks of Barack Obama's presidency, administration representatives held secret negotiations with Iranian officials, aimed at securing the release of American citizens imprisoned in Tehran.
7 13 p.m. | Updated Herman Cain will get protection from the United States Secret Service starting Thursday night as he continues to campaign for the presidency, representatives of the agency and Mr. Cain's campaign said.
Under Idi Amin's presidency (1971 79), representative institutions were abolished altogether, and, with the first of several military coups in 1985, the constitution was suspended.
"On his 72nd birthday, this is the guy's judgment of who he wants one heartbeat from the presidency?" said Representative Rahm Emanuel of Illinois, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, who said the selection smacked of political panic.
The formal seven-man presidency includes representatives of all the major factions.
The group is also expected to include Environment Minister Kjell Larsson of Sweden, whose country currently holds the rotating European Union presidency, and representatives of Belgium, which takes over from the Swedes in July.
It created a co-presidency, comprising representatives of Bosnia's different groups.
Four years ago, with scandals surrounding the Clinton presidency, Democrats like Representative Martin Meehan of Massachusetts said the Republicans were staging a "mud fight," hoping to bolster their hopes in the 2000 presidential voting.
The resulting American Constitution created a powerful executive presidency and a representative legislature and made possible the creation of a consolidated national debt, a national bank and eventually a strong military, all of which in time turned the United States into the superpower it is today.
