UN PRAIRIE, Wis. - Dick Cheney urged ''swift retaliation'' against those responsible for the apparent suicide bombing of a US destroyer, an attack that is presumed to have killed 17 sailors. ''Any would-be terrorist out there needs to know that if you're going to attack, you'll be hit very hard and very quick,'' Cheney said after a speech at a senior citizens center. ''It's not time for diplomacy and debate. It's time for action.'' Cheney was campaigning near Madison, Wisconsin's state capital. The apparent terrorist bombing of the USS Cole near Yemen has provided Cheney with a potent anecdote in calling for a stronger national defense. While not assigning blame in Thursday's attack on the Navy ship, Cheney said, ''it's still a hostile and dangerous world out there.'' (AP)
Lieberman attacks Bush on poverty
LA JOYA, Texas - Joseph Lieberman walked down the muddy streets of El Flaco Colonia with Felipe and Irene Gonzalez yesterday, asserting that if George W. Bush would come and see their tiny plywood home, ''he would do more than he's done'' to improve conditions. ''Al Gore and I are not saying Governor Bush is a bad person. We are saying he has bad priorities,'' said Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential candidate. Bush, the Texas governor, has never visited one of the colonias, which many of Texas' poorest citizens call home near the Mexican border. But Bush aides say he's done plenty to help, pointing to spending of $600 million. (AP)
Nader will appear on Ohio ballots
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal judge has ruled that presidential hopeful Ralph Nader's name must appear on the Nov. 7 Ohio ballot as the Green Party candidate and ordered the Secretary of State to put the Green Party label on all ballots. Nader joins three other third-party candidates already on the ballot with their party label: Reform Party candidate Patrick J. Buchanan, Natural Law Party candidate John Hagelin, and Libertarian Party candidate Harry Browne. (AP)
