I think that he -- his character is one which is very strong. He's a man of integrity. His word is his bond. He says what he means. He means what he says. And his strong principled leader both on the war against terror and in bringing our…

The president and our party should be uniting all Republicans and all Americans, not dividing them.

I've given thought to '08, 12, 16, 20, but not really. I've given only thought to my reelection efforts in the state of Arizona.

The war on terror is a vital -- the vital aspect of our future as a nation, and I believe that President Bush has led with strength and clarity.

Of course we're friendly. Of course. And do you consider the president of the United States a, quote, 'friend'? I don't know exactly how you describe that, but we certainly have an excellent relationship.

I'm doing this because I think it's right, and my ambitions right now are to be reelected to the United States Senate. And I hope that people that know me well would not accept that this, that I'm doing this for any crass political…

Today's actions fall short.

And the census figures are facts. They're not political diatribe. They don't have a political label on them. They're facts, statistics, and they tell a story when you add them all up.

I'm absolutely telling you the God's honest truth about what happened and what took place over there.

He is satisfied, that he's appreciative of what the president has done.

He said that the Bush campaign was going to take legal action to make sure those political groups, outside groups, would not run those political ads.

He said that they were going to try to clamp down on that. If that didn't happen, they would use some sort of legislative action.

Does Kerry now want to keep the controversy alive?

Today Senator Kerry accused the president of using, in his words, the tactics of smear and fear.

Kerry blasts Bush for a fear-and-smear campaign.

Next week, at Madison Square Garden, the Republican convention will focus on slogans, excuses, and attack politics. And mark my words, they're going to bend over backwards with last-minute proposals and last-minute promises to make up for…

The Bush campaign and its allies have turned to the tactics of fear and smear, because they can't talk about jobs, health care, energy, independence, and rebuilding our alliances.

Labor representatives and the Kerry campaign say the move amounts to a pay cut for six million Americans.