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PORTSMOUTH - While Howard Dean, Rep. Dennis Kucinich and the Rev. Al Sharpton may have more name recognition as "peace" candidates for president, Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., pointed out that he actually voted against the war in Iraq. "I am not a pacifist," Graham said. "In this instance, it was the wrong target." Graham acknowledged that war may be appropriate in some circumstances, but the federal government should be focusing on terrorist groups such as al-Qaida. The quest to depose Saddam Hussein has distracted the United States from higher priorities and energized terrorist groups against the U.S. military, Graham said...

We're all ready over-extended, it is vital we do what's needed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Adding Liberia to our list of responsibilities is insane. On the heels on the huge expanision of entitlements, this President is not doing what he should. He gets no credit for letting Ted Kennedy write the Education bill, $15 billion to African anti-Aids effots gets him nothing but dissed by Mandela. Sending our boys to Liberia will result in a Somailia or Beirut incident-- the American people and the military families don't want this. Also Bush will not win any points from the liberal media....

The Reverend Al Sharpton emphasized his support of slavery reperations and said he would ask the other Democratic Presidential hopefuls for their position on the matter, ABCNEWS.com reports.Sharpton did not deny that he would use whatever delegates he wins in the primaries to force the Democratic National Committee into granting him a primetime speaking slot during the party convention.Sharptons candidacy worries some Democrats who fear that his rabble rousing politics could distract other candidates who are trying to court black voters.