A Different Path

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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.

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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

[lordroel]

Great timeline. keep up the work.

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Apr 9, 2016 20:35:10 GMT lordroel said:

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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Apr 9, 2016 20:36:56 GMT pericles said:

Apr 9, 2016 20:35:10 GMT lordroel said:

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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Apr 9, 2016 21:18:13 GMT lordroel said:

Apr 9, 2016 20:36:56 GMT pericles said:

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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Apr 9, 2016 21:20:12 GMT pericles said:

Apr 9, 2016 21:18:13 GMT lordroel said:

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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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

　 

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DISASTER IN NEW ORLEANS AS STRANDED CITIZENS BEG FOR HELP

 

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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

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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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So the Kerry world (like the name) word goes still as OTL for some parts.

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ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES TIMETABLE FOR US WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQ
ALL US TROOPS OUT BY 2008
PLAN 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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The wikibox for TTL 2004.

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May 10, 2016 5:58:05 GMT pericles said:

The wikibox for TTL 2004.

Nice wikibox, if i did no better it could be a original what you see on Wikipedia itself.