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VP candidates push presidential agend ■ DEBATE Continued from page 1 opening moments of the debate. He said that in addition to mismanaging the war in Iraq, the administration had Osama bin Laden cornered in the mountains of Afghanistan at one point but turned over the hunt for the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to Afghan warlords. “The senator has got his facts wrong,” said Cheney. “We’ve never let up on Osama bin Laden from Day One. We’ve actively and aggressively pursued him.” In rebuttal to Edwards’ charges on the war, Cheney repeatedly criticized the Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. John Kerry, for shifting positions on the conflict. Referring to Kerry’s debate with President Bush last week, Cheney said the four-term Massachusetts senator had declared he would submit American military commitments overseas to a global test. He said that was part of a record that led Kerry to oppose the first Persian Gulf War in 1991 and to “always being on the wrong side” of defense issues. On domestic issues, Edwards said Bush has presided over a loss of jobs during his administration — the first president to do so since Herbert Hoover sat in the White House. He also said more Americans are in poverty and living without health insurance than when the president took the oath of office in 2001. But Cheney said jobs are being created and said a Kerry-Edwards administration would seek to raise taxes. Edwards denied that even before the vice president said it, noting that the Democratic proposal calls for rolling back the Bush tax cuts on only those earning $200,000 or more a year. Cheney, whose daughter, Mary, is a lesbian, spoke supportively about gay relationships and said that “people ought to be free to choose any arrangement they want.” At the same time, Bush supports passage of a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, and Cheney said, “He sets policy for this administration, and I support him.” Edwards said it was obvious that the Cheneys loved their daughter and that “you can’t have anything but respect” for them. “I believe marriage is between a man and a woman and so does John Kerry,” Edwards said. But, he added, “We should not use the Constitution to divide this country.” Edwards also charged that Cheney, as the chief executive officer of Halliburton, pushed to lift U.S. sanctions against Iran, did business with countries that were “sworn enemies of the United States,” and that Halliburton paid millions of dollars in fines for providing false information “just like Enron and Ken Lay,” the now indicted former chief. Just who is the vice president? While some students gathered to watch the debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and U.S. Sen. John Edwards Tuesday night, others remained unaware of •the political face-off as it unfolded on television sets across the nation. Still others said they chose not to watch the debate. First-year psychology student Lutece Coates sat on a bench on the second floor of the Russell House as the candidates’ voices blared in the background. She said she couldn’t remember the name of President Bush’s vice president and running mate. Nearby, Jenny Honeycutt, a second-year psychology student waited in line for ice cream from the newly opened Marble Slab. Honeycutt identified Cheney as the vice president and Edwards as his opponent. She said she plans to participate in the upcoming election and that she’ll vote Republican. She added that she wasn’t watching the debate because of Cheney’s position on certain issues. “I’m not happy with Cheney, how he decided to be pro-gay marriage," she said. First-year public relations student Brent Duncan identified Student Government officer Yvonne Miller as vice president. “Oh, of the United States yeah,” he said. “Cheney.” He explained his reasons for skipping the debate between spoonfuls of vanilla ice cream. “It's the first night of Marble Slab, so I’d rather be here,” he said. Andy Murphy, a fourth-year electronic journalism student, said he missed the debate because he didn’t know when it aired. He said he plans to vote Republican in the coming election. “What Kerry says seems to change every time the wind Wows,” he said. — Michael LaForgia LcTi: ivioaeraior ciweii mu aniiuuiiees> me sian otine vice presidential debate between Vice President Dick Cheney, left, and Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards. 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