Sen. Robert Menendez: If the commander in chief said to you, Gen. Petraeus, how many more years do American soldiers have to continue in Iraq, what would your answer to him be?
Gen. David Petraeus: I would give a forthright answer, Senator: I cannot predict that.
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John Kerry: I learned my lesson in 2004The 2004 Democratic presidential nominee talks about his blistering attack on John McCain in Wednesday's speech -- and what he should've done differently four years ago.
Biden -- and Kerry and Clinton -- go on the attack
Advice to Obama for his historic speechDenver's finest moment so far was the roll-call vote, for all it said about the Clinton and Obama camps' capacity for grace, forgiveness and smart politics.
Democrats have largely avoided discussions of the radicalism of the past eight years, and even more so personal attacks on John McCain. Is that wise?
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