Election Recycling: More Complex Than People Perceive Edition

• Bush, withMcCain, callsKerry's recent remarks on Iraq a "new nuance."Kerrydefends vote, says internationalization "is not a sign of weakness" [ WP , NYT , LAT , WT , USAT ]

• BushnominatesGossto head CIA; Democrats question his independence. [ WP , WP , WP ]

•New Medicare prescription drug plan doesn't helpBushpolitically;Kerrymakes inroads with elderly voters. [ WP , NYT , LAT , WSJ , BG ]

• Kerrypromises to oppose Yucca Mountain plan; Dems allegeBushmislead Nevada voters by supporting the plan in office. [ WP , NYT , LAT , BG , USAT ]

•Seniors increasingly polarized; 72% of 65 to 74 year-olds voted in 2000. [ LAT ]

• McCainseen as electrifying force of GOP base. [ BG ]

• Kerryhas raised more money in California thanBushhas in Texas. [ LAT ]

•Protesters eye Central Park. Coordinator: "Exiling a rally to a remote sun-baked highway makes a mockery of the constitutionally protected right to assemble." [ WP , NYT , NYT ]

• Lauraappeals to voters concerned withTeresa.Laura: "The fact is, all of the women who have been married to presidents have been much more complicated or complex than people perceive." [ WP ]

•International observers may monitor election. [ LAT ]

• Clark, Hillaryto be surrogates during Republican convention. [ NYT ]

•New Hampshire Republicans accused of helpingNader; petitions circulated atCheneyrally in Iowa. [ BG , USAT ]

• KE04site received 771,000 visitors during convention. [ WP ]

• Arnold's impact on campaign debated. [ USAT ]

• KaplanonScarboroughattendingBushrally: "It was good for the profile of the show to remind people he has an inside view of politics." [ NYT ][ REUTERS/Mike Segar US ELECTION ]