Election Recycling: Overslept a Bit Edition
•The horse race won't let up.Kerryachieves slight lead overBushin new WP/ABC poll. Majority believeKerryis better able to serve, fewer doubt his ability to fight terrorism, but voters desire his specific plans.Kerryis preferred on many issues; respondents believe he is more trustworthy thanBush.[ WP , NYT , LAT , USAT ]
• Bushcalls for new intelligence post, new counterterrorism center: "We are a nation in danger. We're doing everything we can in our power to confront the danger." [ WP , NYT , NYT , LAT , USAT ]
• Kerrycalls for special session of Congress to confront commission recommendations: "If the president had a sense of urgency. . . he would call the Congress back and get the job done now. . . The time to act is now, not later." [ WP , NYT , LAT , USAT ]
• Kerryworks to undermineBush'sstrength on terrorism, the current top issue.Dowdpredicts polls will return toBush'sside, noting "they said 'strong, strong, strong,' for four or five days. They closed the gap some."Edwards: "I guarantee you, if we went house to house, there would be almost nobody here that knows what they're supposed to do if a terrorist attack occurred. And this is where leadership is needed -- desperately needed." [WP , WSJ ]
• Bushdefends war: "We still would have gone to make our country more secure. . . He had terrorist ties. The decision I made was the right decision." [ LAT ]
• Kerrysays internationalization of Iraq effort is "reasonable" expectation for first term, describes plan to halve deficit as "a goal." [ LAT ]
•Unions anticipate tens of thousands to rally near Republican Convention. Union leader: "George Bushis the working person's worst nightmare." [ NYT ]
• Teresato protesters: "Four more years? They want four more years of hell." Crowd chants "three more months." [ WP ]
•Evangelical Christian leaders petitionBushto aid Sudan. [ WP ]
• Cheney, in Colorado: "We saw a foe whose hate for us is limitless. This is, to put it simply, an enemy we must vanquish. And we will vanquish this enemy." [ LAT ]
• Edwards, in Florida, favors easing travel restrictions to Cuba. [ LAT ]
• Bush, Kerryvie for veterans' votes. [ NYT ]
• Kerry, Edwardsexpect frequent intelligence briefings. [ NYT ]
• Kerry, Edwards, Teresadriven by lessons of lives lost.Kerryunable to speak about lost comrade;Edwardsvisited son's grave before convention. [ BG ]
• Bushto campaign in Texas, Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire. [ BG ]
•"Silly" voter drives could tip election; organizers sell creative accessories. [ USAT , USAT ]
•"Shove it" mentioned by media 381 times last week. [ WT ]
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