European Commentators Give Kerry Edge in First Debate With Bush

[Born Free]

Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- European commentators declared John Kerry the winner of the first U.S. presidential debate, hailing the Democratic challenger's pledge to rebuild alliances that they said President George W. Bush trampled by invading Iraq.

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`The race is once again wide open,'' German television's Thomas Walde told a breakfast audience from the debating hall in Coral Gables, Florida. ``Before the debate Kerry was lagging far behind in the polls, but with his performance tonight he's gained ground.''

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``What you saw for the first time in a long time was President Bush on the defensive,'' the British Broadcasting Corp.'s Clive Myrie said from Coral Gables. ``John Kerry relentlessly made him have to defend his decision to go to war in Iraq.''

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[izzie]

1. Well that means nothing. We know those people are in the corner

where they think. Bush's base go on faith.