Bush, Kerry clash over Iraq in first TV debate 10 years ago this hour (Sep 30 2004)


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(Thursday, September 30, 2004, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry met at the University of Miami tonight for their first presidential debate, with Kerry accusing Bush of a “colossal error in judgment” in ordering the invasion of Iraq and the president noting that Kerry had voted to authorize the military action.