1.0 link 18891 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-boehlert/kerrys-painful-2004-leaso_b_18891.html It's interesting that when pressed over the weekend by NBC's Tim Russert to note the key misstep from his 2004 presidential campaign, Sen. John Kerry singled out his decision to accept federal campaign funds, in part because the funds came with some stringent strings attached. Kerry now says those strings hindered his ability to battle the Republican attack machine. Specifically, Kerry noted that by having their convention so much earlier than Republicans, Democrats were forced to wage a longer...

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