Election Recycling: Clintons' Message, "You Must Love Me" Edition

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 •Convention speakers contrast candidates.Clinton: "We Democrats will bring the American people a positive campaign, arguing not who's good and who's bad, but what is the best way to build the safe, prosperous world our children deserve"Hillary: "He will lead the world, not alienate it. Lower the deficit, not raise it. Create good jobs, not lose them. Solve a health care crisis, not ignore it." [WP , BG , NYT , USAT ]

•Voters want specific plans, ideas fromKerry,according to WP/ABC poll.Bushis gaining traction; race remains tied; voter interest high. [ WP ]

• Teresaboils media, and vice versa.Hillary: "A lot of Americans are going to say, 'Good for you, you go, girl,' and that's certainly how I feel about it." Press team "quietly delighted" by "shove it" comment. [BG , BG , NYT , USAT ]

•RNC "war room" operates two blocks from FleetCenter.Gillespie: "We know we're swimming upstream and that our quotes are going to be on the jump page. But we don't want to let charges go unanswered. . ." [WP , NYT , BG , LAT ]

• Kerry: "We need a president who believes in science, and who is prepared to invest America's efforts to cure Parkinson's and AIDS and diabetes and Alzheimer's and do stem cell research. Let's go forward." [NYT , WP , USAT ]

• Bush,in Crawford, dives into findings of 9/11 report.Bushflips over bike while riding: "We've got thrills, spills