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Election Recycling: More Excuses Than Jobs Edition
• Dan Ratheracknowledges doubts, encourages media to askBushabout guard service. [ WP , NYT , LAT , USAT , WT ]
• McClellanexpects more documents to be released. CBS' documents traced to Kinko's in Texas, likely to ex-Guardsman;Rep. Cox's (R-Calif.) request for investigation denied. [ WP , NYT , USAT , WT ]
• KerrytoImus: Bushhas "misled America about what we're achieving today and what is happening on the ground in Iraq. . . What's your plan, Mr. President, to stop these kids from being killed?" [ WP ]
• Kerry: "This president has created more excuses than jobs." [ NYT , LAT , WSJ , USAT , BG ]
•Debate commission seeks agreement by Monday. [ WP ]
•Candidates are press shy on the trail. [ WP ]
• BC04request for injunction against FEC to stop liberal 527s denied. [ WP ]
• Bush: "As governments fight the enemies of democracy, they must uphold the principles of democracy. . . [I'm] concerned about the decisions that are being made in Russia that could undermine democracy in Russia." [ WP , WT ]
• KE04shifts into position: Lockhartdirects message,Cahillmanages campaign,Sassonow top advisor;Lockhart"scratchedKerry's itch" to attackBush. [ NYT ]
• Bushuses language such as "culture of life" to signal conservative and religious beliefs without scaring moderates or foreign leaders.Frum: "If you asked me how I would describeGeorge Bush's religious expressions in a word, I would say 'gentle.' He's never harsh, and abortion is an example." [ WP ]
• Edwards: "There will be no draft whenJohn Kerryis president." [ USAT ]
• Edwardsstrikes harsher tone, responding to Democratic complaints. [ NYT ]
•Democrats increase ads directed at blacks and Hispanics;Bushappeals to Hispanics. [ USAT , BG ]
•With Iraq and economy,Bushturns weaknesses to political assets. [ USAT ]
• Teresato hurricane relief volunteers: "Clothing is wonderful, but let them go naked for a while, at least the kids. Water is necessary, and then generators, and then food, and then clothes." [ USAT ]
•Chamber of Commerce attacks candidates in 25 states seen as bad for business. [ WSJ ]
•Arizona, formerly red, now swings 10 electoral votes. [ LAT ]
•Deferments likeCheney's considered normal. [ LAT ]
•New "Daily Show" book hailed as the "devil's own comedic handiwork, a side-splitting guide to the abuses and absurdities built into our political processes and institutions." [ NYT ]