Primaries and caucuses

2004 Presidential Primaries

Primary and caucus results

Full Mass. primary results

Latest delegate totals

	Total
Kerry	2,377
Edwards	530
Dean	156
Clark	73
Kucinich	27
Sharpton	25
Lieberman	2
Gephardt	2
Other	1
Uncommitted	0
Needed to nominate: 2,162

Source: Associated Press

Convention-week detours eyed

(By Mac Daniel and Anthony Flint, Globe Staff)

The major alternative routes for traffic detoured from Interstate 93 during the Democratic National Convention will probably be Route 128 and the Ted Williams Tunnel, shifts that would pack tens of thousands of additional cars onto those roads.

Downtown businesses scramble to make plans

Safety precautions draw complaints

GLOBE EDITORIAL: Convention wisdom

Kerry can't recall being at '71 parley

(By Michael Kranish, Globe Staff)

Senator John F. Kerry said through a spokesman this week that he has no recollection of attending a November 1971 meeting of Vietnam Veterans Against the War at which some activists discussed a plot to kill some US senators who backed the war.

TORN TENDON: Kerry has shoulder surgery

MARTIN A. SULLIVAN: The right target on corporate taxes

FUND-RAISING WATCH: GOP accuses Kerry camp and groups of illegal coordination

Clarke protests anti-Bush ads

7 months to election, campaigns fight like 11th hour

On stump, a thrust-and-parry ritual

John Kerry's Veepstakes

With Sen. John Kerry's presidential nomination all but official, the buzz turns to who he will pick as his vice presidential running mate. Take a look at some of the possible candidates.

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Delegate Count

(By The Associated Press, AP, 4:28 p.m.)

The current breakdown of the presidential preferences of delegates to the Democratic and Republican national conventions. The numbers are based on party and state rules, delegate interviews and analysis of election results by The Associated Press. The first column shows the delegate total for each candidate the others show delegates gained or lost during the last day, week and month. ...

Bush Saw Falluja Images, Is Undeterred -W. House (Reuters, 12:23 p.m.)

Kerry recovering after complication-free shoulder surgery (AP, 12:17 p.m.)

Bush collects $1.5M at D.C. fund-raiser (AP, 10:12 a.m.)

Comedians on the political campaign (AP, 8:33 a.m.)

Kerry recovering after shoulder surgery (AP, 3:11 a.m.)

More political news from the wires

Campaign Fuel
(3/30/04 6:37 p.m., Shannon Ogden reports) President Bush and democratic candidate John Kerry exchanged blows over the nation's energy policy Tuesday. Senator Kerry called on the President to stop pumping oil into the nation's emergency stockpile. But the Bush administration does not plan to change its plans to fill these reserves and disputes charges that the policy is contributing to high gas prices.

Kerry Unveils Economic Plans (3/26/04 1:16 p.m.)

Dean Endorses Kerry (Shannon Ogden reports, 3/25/04 5:20 p.m.)

Bush Swoops Into John Kerry's Hometown (Scot Yount reports, 3/25/04 9:09 p.m.)

President Bush Visits New England (Brad Puffer reports, 3/25/04 5:11 p.m.)

Bush, Kerry Tackle National Security (Shannon Ogden reports, 3/17/04 6:14 p.m.)

Here Comes the Mud: Negative Political Ads Start (Greg Wayland reports, 3/12/04 10:20 p.m.)

Critics Blast Bush Ads (Alison King reports, 3/4/04 6:36 p.m.)

Kerry Focuses On Bush, Edwards Quits Race (Alison King reports, 3/3/04 6:13 p.m.)

And Then There Was One... (3/3/04 8:43 p.m.)

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Reebok league facing hiatus (By Peter May, Globe Staff, 3/31/04)

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TELEVISION REVIEW: MTV offers new glimpses of Kerry (By Joanna Weiss, Globe Staff, 3/30/04)

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Seize the moment, Boston (By Paul G. Kirk Jr., Boston Globe, 3/29/04)

Kerry emphasis shifts from war cry to policy (By Patrick Healy, Globe Staff, 3/29/04)

VETERANS AFFAIRS: Funding dispute not a simple matter (By Brian Faler, Washington Post, 3/28/04)

KEY KENTUCKY RACE: Finance law shifts tactical landscape (By Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 3/28/04)

Bush team works to get under Kerry skin (By Anne E. Kornblut, Globe Staff, 3/28/04)

A PLEA FOR OPENNESS: Kerry urges Rice to testify on 9/11 (By Patrick Healy, Globe Staff, 3/28/04)

Minority firms struggled for 2000 party contracts (Boston Globe, 3/28/04)

Surgery set on shoulder (Boston Globe, 3/28/04)

Unconventional wisdom (By Keith Reed, Globe Staff, 3/28/04)

'Buddies' prepare to meet and greet (By Michael Levenson, Globe Correspondent, 3/28/04)

Kerry says his plan would trigger 10 million jobs (By Patrick Healy, Globe Staff, 3/27/04)

POLITICS IN BRIEF: Poll gives Kerry slim edge on Bush (Boston Globe, 3/27/04)

Halliburton lobby costs see big drop (By Maud S. Beelman, Globe Correspondent, 3/27/04)

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DAN PAYNE: What did they know and when, etc? (By Dan Payne, Boston Globe, 3/27/04)

Johnston gets post at convention (By Matthew Rodriguez, Globe Correspondent, 3/27/04)

Democrats chide Bush for joke on weapons hunt (Boston Globe, 3/27/04)

Card says book 'more fiction than fact' (By Kevin Joy, Globe Correspondent, 3/27/04)

GOP focusing on Clarke's past testimony (By Charles Babington and Walter Pincus, Washington Post, 3/27/04)

Bush pushes home ownership opportunities for minorities (By Wayne Washington, Globe Staff, 3/27/04)

Governor and mayor meet about convention (By Frank Phillips and Rick Klein, Globe Staff, 3/27/04)

SHARING PRESIDENT'S STAGE: Local prodigy tickles ivories for Bush (By Kevin Joy, Globe Correspondent, 3/26/04)

A SHOW OF UNITY: Democratic VIPs boost Kerry, raise record $11m (By Patrick Healy, Globe Staff, 3/26/04)

PROTESTERS: Billionaires for Bush? Well, yes and no (By Donovan Slack, Globe Correspondent, 3/26/04)

Bush adds to coffers in Kerry's backyard (By Wayne Washington, Globe Staff, 3/26/04)

WELCOMING PARTY: GOP greets Bush; so do 2 Democrats (By Scott S. Greenberger and Frank Phillips, Globe Staff, 3/26/04)

THE ECONOMY: Tax cut is part of Kerry plan (By Jim VandeHei, Washington Post, 3/26/04)