Election Recycling: Eroding Morale Edition

 
 • Kerry,on defensive about medals and ribbons, attacks the military service ofBush. Cheney: "The senator from Massachusetts has given us ample grounds to doubt the judgment and the attitude he brings to bear on vital issues of national security."Kerry: "This comes from a president who can't even show or prove that he showed up for duty in the National Guard. And I'm not going to stand for it." [WP and NYT and LAT and LAT ]

•President of Westminster College, whereCheneyspoke, sends campus-wide letter and invitesKerryto speak after being "surprised and disappointed thatMr. Cheneychose to step off the high ground and resort toKerry-bashing for a large portion of his speech." [ LAT ]

• McAuliffe: Cheneyis "attack dog in chief." [ BG ]

•Witness saysKerrythrew his war decorations. [ BG ]

• Bushannounces bite-size proposals on fuel cells, broadband, and medical records, taking a page fromClinton.[ WP and LAT ]

• Kerrypresents six-point plan to fix the global trading system: "We will not turn a blind eye to clear trade violations when American jobs are on the line." [ WP and LAT ]

•Democratic Convention organizers may stage spontaneity to get television coverage. [ BG ]

• Clinton'smemoir, "My Life," to be published in late June with a first printing of 1.5 million. [ WP and NYT ]

•Buzz: Powellwants to head World Bank. [ NYT ]

•Problems with military mail ballots persist, possibly eroding morale. [ LAT ]

[ AP Photo/Steven Senne ]