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• Bushleads by 13 points, Gallup finds; Pew and Harris both say race is tied.Matthew DowdonKE04: "It doesn't look like the new consultants and strategies of attacks are the right ones."Bushconfident: "I want to win. And I know we are going to win." [ USAT , USAT , LAT ]
• Kerry, speaking to National Guardsman, saysBushlives in "fantasy world of spin" when it comes to Iraq.McCurry: "We sense that people are frustrated about the president's lack of clarity about what we're going to do in Iraq, not about service in Vietnam." [ WP , NYT , WSJ , LAT , USAT , LAT , BG ]
• Bushrides into Minnesota, Wisconsin hoping to forceKE04to defend blue territory.BushcallsKerry's health care plan "massive and it's big, and it puts the government in control of health care." [ WP , NYT , USAT ]
•Federal judge orders release of allBush-related Vietnam documents. [ USAT ]
• Bushoptimistic about Iraq despite intelligence suggesting major problems. [ USAT ]
• McCainwantsNaderon the ballot in Florida. [ NYT ]
• BC04attacks MoveOn ad claiming "quagmire." [ NYT , USAT ]
•AtKE04, influence shifts fromShrum, CahilltoLockhart, Sasso, Whouley.KerryblamesShrum, Cahillfor weak SBVFT response. [ WP ]
• Burkett, suspected CBS source, has good reputation in his conservative neighborhood. [ WP ]
• Ratherand critics settle into same roles. [ NYT , WT , WT ]
•527s spend little, get big play. [ WSJ ]
•Mother of soldier killed in Iraq arrested for trespassing atLaura Bushevent after shouting, "Why don't your children serve?" [ NYT ]
•Parties recruit lawyers for post-election legal fights. [ WSJ ]
•Candidates lose facts among heated rhetoric, offer different assessments of Iraq, health care. [ USAT , BG ]
•Campaigns think military votes will matter. [ LAT ]