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GOP Attacks, Kennedy Stands by Iraq Views

WASHINGTON - Republicans stepped up attacks on Sen. Edward Kennedy (news, bio, voting record) on Tuesday for his stinging criticism of President Bush (news - web sites)'s policy in Iraq (news - web sites), with one branding the senator's remarks "hate speech." Kennedy said he won't back down.

"Kennedy's brand of hate speech has become mainstream in the Democratic Party," said House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas. "Senator Kennedy owes the president and the country an apology, but we all know no apology will come."

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Any time somebody speaks out criticizing this administration or its policies, there is this orchestrated concerted effort to attack those who criticize," said Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle. "Criticizing those who are vocal in their personal criticism, their approach, their concerns, is McCarthyesque."


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