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Top Democrats slapped back Sunday at a remark by House Speaker Dennis Hastert that al Qaeda leaders want Sen. John Kerry to beat President Bush in November. At a campaign rally Saturday in his Illinois district with Vice President Dick Cheney, Hastert said al Qaeda "would like to influence this election" with an attack similar to the train bombings in Madrid days before the Spanish national election in March. When a reporter asked Hastert if he thought al Qaeda would operate with more comfort if Kerry were elected, the speaker said, "That's my opinion, yes."

Thousands Crowd Capitol To Listen To Kerry Lucy Barnett, Staff Writer POSTED: 11:09 am EDT July 30, 2004 UPDATED: 10:20 pm EDT July 30, 2004 HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A crowd of 25,000-30,000 people came out to the state Capitol Friday night to hear what the Democratic presidential ticket had to say. Sen. John Kerry thanked his supporters for coming out. He spoke about his wife, running mate and family. Kerry talked about funding schools. "We're going to fund 'No Child Left Behind,'" Kerry said. He spoke of his time as a prosecutor, saying that he never met a child who...