Kerry Pledges to Run Hard Against Bush

By Robert Siegel,

Published March 2, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

Sen. John Kerry addresses his supporters after his California primary win gave him a near-sweep of Tuesday's 10 presidential contests. Kerry says he will stand up to any attacks from President Bush if he should face him in the 2004 election, as seems likely. Kerry's main rival, Sen. John Edwards, is expected to withdraw from the race Wednesday. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Scott Horsley.

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Robert Siegel

Prior to his retirement, Robert Siegel was the senior host of NPR's award-winning evening newsmagazine All Things Considered. With 40 years of experience working in radio news, Siegel hosted the country's most-listened-to, afternoon-drive-time news radio program and reported on stories and happenings all over the globe, and reported from a variety of locations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. He signed off in his final broadcast of All Things Considered on January 5, 2018.

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Scott Horsley

Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent. He reports on ups and downs in the national economy as well as fault lines between booming and busting communities.

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Kerry Pledges to Run Hard Against Bush

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