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This is an adaption of my 'A Different Path' TL, which proved popular on AH.com. The PoD is that John Kerry never says "I was for it before I was against it", lessening attacks on him for being a flipflopper, and so he wins the 2004 US election, creating a different path for the US and the world. ------------------------------------------ NEW BIN LADEN TAPE TAUNTS BUSH, UPSETS ELECTION
BUSH, KERRY REJECT BIN LADEN
BUSH CAMPAIGN RECIEVES BUMP IN POLLS FOLLOWING TAPE
POLLS TIED, CLOSE ELECTION LOOMS
EXIT POLLS BLEAK FOR BUSH
If the exit polls are right, the president is headed for a landslide defeat, with solid GOP states such as Mississippi and South Carolina too close to call. Republicans dispute the polls but worry their supporters will be demoralised and stay home.[2]
KERRY DEFEATS BUSH!
DEM 284 ELECTORAL VOTES 49.4% OF THE POPULAR VOTE
REP 254 ELECTORAL VOTES 49.6% OF POPULAR VOTE
[2]This is just like the exit polls IOTL. After a bitter, heated campaign, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry and his running mate John Edwards have reclaimed the White House for the Democrats. The faltering economy and divisive Iraq war alienated many Americans from Bush. Partisan divisions are unlikely to be soothed, as Bush won the popular vote and the Republicans gained seats in both houses. There are rumors Bush will contest the result. PRESIDENT BUSH CONTESTS RESULT
-NOVEMBER 3,2004 OHIO RECOUNT BEGINS
-NOVEMBER 4,2004
SENATE MINORITY LEADER DASCHLE(D-SD)LOSES RE-ELECTION
SENATOR SPECTER(R-PA)RE-ELECTED
MURKOWSKI WINS ALASKA SENATE SEAT
OHIO RECOUNT STIRS FEELINGS
FALLUJAH CAPTURED IN HEAVY FIGHTING
-NOVEMBER 13,2004
KERRY VICTORY VALIDATED BY RECOUNT-NOVEMBER 29,2004 BUSH CONCEDES DEFEAT, URGES AMERICANS TO UNITE
-NOVEMBER 30,2004 
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TSUNAMI SWAMPS ASIA![/SIZE][/CENTER]
COLOMBIAN REBEL LEADER/DRUG LORD SIMON TRINIDAD EXTRADITED TO US
GOVERNOR ROMNEY APPOINTS THOMAS REILLY TO KERRY’S SENATE SEAT
-JANUARY 1,2005 Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, a Republican, appointed Attorney General Thomas Reilly, a Democrat, to President-Elect Kerry’s Senate seat that he resigned from last week. Romney was forbidden from appointing a Republican by the Democrat legislature. PRESIDENT KERRY INAUGURATED
-JANURY 20,2005
KERRY APPROVAL RATING AT 54%
PRESIDENT PASSES EXCUTIVE ORDER FUNDING STEM CELL RESEARCH
-JANUARY 22,2005
IRAQI ELECTIONS POSTPONED FOR "SECURITY REASONS"
-JANUARY 25,2005 REPUBLICANS LAMBAST KERRY ON IRAQ
KERRY CABINET NOMINEES
PRESIDENT JOHN KERRY VICE-PRESIDENT JOHN EDWARDS SECRETARY OF STATE RICHARD HOLBROOKE TREASURY SECRETARY DONALD KOHN DEFENSE SECRETARY LEON PANETTA ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR LARRY ECHO HAWK SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TOM VILSACK COMMERCE SECRETARY GARY LOCKE TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD SECRETARY OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT SHAUN DONOVAN VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY CHARLIE GONZALES SECRETARY OF HEALTH&HUMAN SERVICES JEANNE SHAHEEN SECRETARY OF LABOR BEN CAYETANO ENERGY SECRETARY TONY KNOWLES HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY DANIEL INOUYE CHIEF OF STAFF DAVID WADE VETERANS AFFAIRS SECRETARY ERIC SHINSEKI EPA ADMINISTRATOR CAROL BROWNER CONGRESS CONFIRMS KERRY NOMINEES
BROWNER NOMINATION ATTACKED
CATHOLIC CHURCH EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT WITH PRESIDENT'S POSITION ON ABORTION
-FEBRUARY 1, 2005
ANONYMOUS BISHOP CALLS FOR EXCOMMUNICATION
PRESIDENT URGES CONGRESS TO RATIFY KYOTO PROTOCOL-
FEBRUARY 2,2005 REPUBLICAN LEADERS REJECT PROTOCOL
-FEBRUARY 3,2005 FORMER LEBANESE PM HARIRI KILLED IN BOMBING-
FEBRUARY 14,2005
KYOTO GOES INTO EFFECT, NOT FOR US&AUSTRALIA
LANDMARK SUPREME COURT DECISION ENDS EXECUTION OF MINORS
-MARCH 1,2005
ENVIRONMENTALIST BROWNER CONFIRMED-MARCH 3,2005
NEW BIN LADEN TAPE MOCKS 'COWARDLY INFIDEL'-
MARCH 4,2005
In an appeal to Sunni Iraqis, Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden mocked President Kerry and referencing the decision to postpone elections, called his enemies cowards. He also said "Even if they want to, the infidel cannot provide security. But they do not want to as it would hurt their greedy and lustful ambitions to our land" The tape has been authenticated by the White House. Meanwhile, 3 US soldiers were killed in a bombing in Baghdad.
KYOTO RATIFICATION CHANCES DEAD- SAY PUNDITS
US TROOPS FIRE ON CAR OF ITALIAN HOSTAGE
-MARCH 4,2005
INSURGENCY IN BALOCHISTAN!-MARCH 8,2005PAKISTANI REGION SEES FIRST INSURGENCY SINCE 1978
KERRY APPROVAL RATING AT 49%, 47% DISAPPROVE
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MARCH 10,2005
IRAQI ELECTIONS SCHEDULED FOR MAY
The Iraqi parliamentary elections will be held in May 1 and after a constitution has been created, elections will again be held on February 28, 2006. This is due to the fact attacks have dulled since January, with average 55 attacks per month instead of the previous 70.
CONTROVERSIAL TERRI SCHIAVO CASE ENDS WITH EUTHANASIA
KERRY WELCOMES RESULT
-MARCH 15,2005
FLOWERS BLOSSOM IN KYRGYZSTAN'S TULIP REVOLUTION-
MARCH 24,2005
TAIWANESE PROTEST AGAINST CHINA
-MARCH 26,2005
PRESIDENT KERRY VISITS TAIWAN, CALLS FOR CALM BETWEEN NATIONS
-APRIL 1,2005
POPE JOHN PAUL II DIES-
APRIL 2,2005
CATHOLIC KERRY COMMEMORATES POPE
US TROOPS FEND OFF ASSAULT ON ABU GHRAIB BY THE SKIN OF THEIR TEETH
-APRIL 2,2005
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PRESIDENT URGES CONGRESS TO TACKLE IMMIGRATION REFORM-APRIL 6,2005[/CENTER] President Kerry joined with a bipartisan group of Senators, including Ted Kennedy, Mel Martinez, John McCain and Arlen Specter in pushing for immigration reform. Congress is expected to vote on the issue within the next few months.
RIGHT-WING STRIKES BACK AGAINST REFORM
Right-wing Republicans are determined to prevent immigration reform from passing, with talk radio assaulting it as 'amnesty.' With only 45 Democrat Senators, reform will need at least 15 Republican votes to overcome the expected filibuster. However, with the Republican base rallying against the bill, its chances are dying by the day.
BENEDICT XVI NEW POPE
-APRIL 19,2005 NEW VIDEO WEBSITE EMERGES
- APRIL 23,2005 SYRIANS BOOTED OUT OF LEBANON
-APRIL 26,2005 
Syria has promised to withdraw all its forces from Lebanon by April 30 and will let a United Nations team verify the pullout, a U.N. envoy said Sunday.
Damascus ordered the withdrawal, demanded by a U.N. Security Council resolution seven months ago, after coming under intense international pressure over the Feb. 14 assassination of a Lebanese former prime minister, Rafik al-Hariri.
The U.N. envoy, Terje Roed-Larsen, said Syrian Foreign Minister Farouq al-Shara had told him "all Syrian troops, military assets and the intelligence apparatus will have been withdrawn fully and completely ... by April 30, 2005.
Lebanese opposition figures hailed the announcement, which fulfilled one of their key demands.
Syria first sent troops to Lebanon in 1976, early in its 1975-90 civil war, but in recent years had reduced numbers to about 14,000 from a peak of 40,000.
U.N. Resolution 1559, sponsored by the United States and France, demanded the departure of all foreign forces, the disbanding of all Lebanese militias and respect for Lebanon's political independence.
"Syria by its full withdrawal from Lebanon would have implemented its part of resolution 1559," Shara said.
The declared timetable means all Syrian forces will have left before Lebanon holds parliamentary elections. The polls were due to have taken place in May, but might be pushed back because of political turmoil since Hariri's killing.
IRAQI ELECTIONS HELD- MOSTLY SUCCESSFUL BUT LOW SUNNI TURNOUT
-MAY 1,2005
Iraq has held its first ever democratic elections in a public rebuke to Al-Qaeda. President Kerry praised the elections, calling them ' proof of freedom's power'. Despite this rhetoric, most of the large Sunni minority did not vote. Iraq's new parliament will create a new constitution before elections in 2006 and selecting a prime minister to run the government.
BRITISH ELECTIONS: BLAIR ALIVE BUT WOUNDED
-MAY 5,2005
In the British elections, pro-Iraq War PM Tony Blair won re-election but is in an increasingly fragile position as involvement in Iraq becomes more and more unpopular.
DNC CHAIRMAN HOWARD DEAN: REPUBLICANS KILLING REFORM
-MAY 20,2005
WAR OF WORDS TO CONTINUE: MEASURE TO END SENATE DEBATE ON IMMIGRATION FAILS
-MAY 24,2005 CLOTURE FAILS AGAIN
-MAY 26,2005 Voting 52-45, the Senate failed to end debate on the immigration bill, preventing it from being passed. This is another defeat for the President's agenda. WHITE HOUSE LAMBASTS 'REPUBLICAN OBSTRUCTIONISM'
-MAY 31,2005 After having its legislative agenda on Kyoto and now immigration defeated, the administration lashed out at 'obstructionism' from congressional Republicans. MAY WAS BLOODIEST MONTH IN IRAQ SINCE INVASION
PUNDITS WRITE OFF IMMIGRATION REFORM AS DEAD
Following the failure of immigration reform in the Senate, pundits widely blame the right-wig's efforts to kill reform for its failure and say congressional Republicans were driven right by talk radio. Special report:
The global housing boom
In come the waves
The worldwide rise in house prices is the biggest bubble in history. Prepare for the economic pain when it pops
Jun 16th 2005 | From the print edition
ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERING NEW COURSE ON IRAQ AS WAR SOURS
LIBERALS URGE WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQ
IRAQI POLICE"PARTIALLY ABLE AT BEST"
KERRY APPROVAL RATING AT 47%, 51% DISAPPROVE
-JUNE 26,2005
3 SEALS, 16 SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCE SOLDIERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN
-JUNE 28,2005
60% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE INVADING IRAQ WAS WRONG DECISION
LIVE 8 CONCERTS HELD
-JULY 2,2008
TERROR STRIKES LONDON-
JULY 7,2005PRESIDENT SAYS 'THIS EVIL WILL NOT STAND'
HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER TOM DELAY ALLEGES KERRY WEAKNESS CAUSED ATTACKS
-JULY 8,2005
WHITE HOUSE CONDEMS DELAY, SAYS HE 'POLITICISED TRAGEDY'
ISLAMIC JIHAD KILLS CIVILIANS IN NETANYA,ISRAEL
-JULY 12,2005
RESORT TOWN IN EGYPT BOMBED BY TERRORISTS
-JULY 23,2005
ISRAEL PULLS SETTLERS OUT OF GAZA, ENDS OCCUPATION OF GAZA STRIP
-AUGUST 23,2005
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Post by lordroel on Apr 9, 2016 20:35:10 GMT
Great timeline. keep up the work.
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Post by pericles on Apr 9, 2016 20:36:56 GMT
Great timeline. keep up the work. Thanks. It's been a very successful TL on AH.com so hopefully I can make it a successful TL here too and even add in some stuff I forgot in the main TL. |
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Post by lordroel on Apr 9, 2016 21:18:13 GMT
Great timeline. keep up the work. Thanks. It's been a very successful TL on AH.com so hopefully I can make it a successful TL here too and even add in some stuff I forgot in the main TL. Well lets hoop it becomes as successful as it was on AH.com, i only hoop i am not tempted to go to the timeline on AH.com and be spoiled into knowing what is going to happen in the next updates. |
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Post by pericles on Apr 9, 2016 21:20:12 GMT
Thanks. It's been a very successful TL on AH.com so hopefully I can make it a successful TL here too and even add in some stuff I forgot in the main TL. Well lets hoop it becomes as successful as it was on AH.com, i only hoop i am not tempted to go to the timeline on AH.com and be spoiled into knowing what is going to happen in the next updates. OK, great. I'll post the next update soon. |
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Post by lordroel on Apr 9, 2016 21:26:12 GMT
Well lets hoop it becomes as successful as it was on AH.com, i only hoop i am not tempted to go to the timeline on AH.com and be spoiled into knowing what is going to happen in the next updates. OK, great. I'll post the next update soon. I like how you have created this timeline so far, i think Kerry is going to be in for a very rough ride as president. |
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Post by pericles on Apr 9, 2016 21:38:21 GMT
GOVERNMENT DECLARES LOUISIANA A DISASTER AREA IN FACE OF HURRICANE-AUGUST 28,2005 HURRICANE KATRINA MAKES LANDFALL ON NEW ORLEANS
-AUGUST 29,2005 KATRINA BURSTS LEVEES, NEW ORLEANS DROWNED
FEMA DIRECTOR CRAIG FUGATE PLEDGES 'SWIFT ACTION'
-AUGUST 30,2005 [/CENTER] DISASTER IN NEW ORLEANS AS STRANDED CITIZENS BEG FOR HELP
[/CENTER] US SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE WILLIAM REHNQUIST DIES
-SEPTEMBER 1,2005 PRESIDENT KERRY INVOKES INSURRECTION ACT, TROOPS ENTER NEW ORLEANS TO RESTORE ORDER
-SEPTEMBER 3,2005 [/URL] [/CENTER] PRESIDENT KERRY RIDES NEW ORLEANS IN SPEED BOAT
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2005 KERRY TO NEW ORLEANS"I'M HERE TO HELP YOU!" GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO KATRINA CRITICISED
Congressional Republicans, many seeking to undermine the president in the 2006 elections and elections in November, have criticised the response to Katrina. While Kerry did appear in New Orleans and has been seen to lead the relief effort, Republicans have been quick to deride this as a 'photo-op'. Indeed, this may have value, as there were reports of unrelieved suffering in the city, though these turned out to be exaggerated. 50% of Americans consider the president handled the disaster 'fair' or 'poorly' while 46% believe it was 'good' or 'excellent', according to a Zogby poll. |
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10 US SOLDIERS, 34 CIVILIANS KILLED IN IRAQ BOMBING-OCTOBER 28, 2005 REPUBLICAN JERRY KILGORE WINS VIRGINIA GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION-NOVEMBER 8, 2005
THOMAS REILLY ELECTED TO KERRY SEAT-
NOVEMBER 8,2005 SURPRISINGLY NARROW VICTORY WORRIES DEMOCRATS
170 CASUALTES AS TERRORIST BOMBS WEDDING IN AMMAN, JORDAN
-NOVEMBER 9, 2005 JORDANIANS ALIENATED FROM AL-QAEDA SHI'ITE MOSQUES ATTACKED IN SUICIDE BOMBINGS
-NOVEMBER 18, 2005 SENATE CONFIRMS SOTOMAYOR
-NOVEMBER 23, 2005 60-39 CONFIRMATION CAUSES MIXED FEELINGS AMONG DEMOCRATS CHRISTIAN PEACEMAKERS HELD HOSTAGE
-NOVEMBER 26, 2005
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Post by lordroel on Apr 10, 2016 8:22:40 GMT
So the Kerry world (like the name) word goes still as OTL for some parts.
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Post by pericles on May 10, 2016 5:36:55 GMT
ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES TIMETABLE FOR US WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQALL US TROOPS OUT BY 2008PLAN DIVIDES EXPERTS & POLITICIANS; IS IT 'LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL' OR 'SURRENDER'? PRESIDENT KERRY GIVES STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS-JANUARY 30, 2006 In his State of the Union Address, the president called for a continued globalised fight against terrorism. He condemned 'extremists' and urged Congress to stop 'obstruction and blatant partisanship', urging the parties to work across the aisle. The president addressed immigration reform-lamenting its failure, global warming and energy independence, urging for increased use and investment in renewables. He called on Congress to pass a healthcare law that 'stops insurance companies from profiting off human misery' and makes health insurance 'universal, affordable for all.' Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida and brother to former president George W Bush gave the Republican response, condemning Kerry for 'partisanship and extremism' and urging the president to 'give the American people the governance and leadership they deserve.' This increased speculation among pundits that Jeb will run for president in 2008. If he ran, he would be the third president from the Bush family. |
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Post by pericles on May 10, 2016 5:58:05 GMT
The wikibox for TTL 2004.  |
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Post by lordroel on May 10, 2016 14:50:12 GMT
The wikibox for TTL 2004. Nice wikibox, if i did no better it could be a original what you see on Wikipedia itself. |
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