Kerry, Edwards Spar at Debate; the Session Comes Just 5 Days Before the Biggest Primary Night of the Season

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › February 27, 2004

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Democratic rivals John Kerry and John Edwards differed on the use of the death penalty Thursday night, but found common ground in opposing gay marriage in a debate five days before the biggest primary night of the campaign season.

Confronted with a question about a child killer, Kerry said his instinct "is to want to strangle that person with my own hands." But the Massachusetts senator, a former prosecutor, quickly added that he favors the death penalty only for cases of terrorism.

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Kerry, Edwards Spar at Debate; the Session Comes Just 5 Days Before the Biggest Primary Night of the Season

Edwards, a Southern-bred politician, differed, saying there are other crimes that "deserve the ultimate punishment." He cited as an example the killers of James Byrd, a black man who was dragged to death from a...

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