Election Recycling: So Sick of Those Damn DNC "Mission Not Accomplished" Emails Edition
•Convention will showcaseBushas war leader.McCain, Giulianito talk of 9/11. [ WP , NYT , USAT ]
•200,000 demonstrators hit the streets in celebratory mood; 1,000 flag-draped boxes as coffins. [ WP , WP , NYT , NYT , LAT ]
• BC04heavily focused on turnout of Christian base, not swing vote. [ WSJ , BG ]
• Bushencourages supporters to persuade Dems, independents; convention speech said to be "evolutionary rather than revolutionary." [ WP , LAT , WSJ ]
• Bushin his own words: goals versus achievements. [ USAT ]
•Gallup poll showsKerryslips in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania. [ USAT ]
• Kerrywould offer ultimatum for Iran, saysEdwards. [ WP , NYT ]
•Undecided voters desperate for specifics, according to poll. [ LAT ]
•Campaigns focus on local issues important to swing states. [ WP ]
•Perception ofBush's leadership style varies along party lines: impatient, simplistic, arrogant versus decisive, steadfast, determined. [ WP ]
• McCainturns 68, won't look back in anger; writes "not yet" regarding 2008 run. [ WP , LAT ]
•Log Cabin Republicans honorPataki, Specter, Bloomberg, say GOP has been "hijacked by the radical right." [ WP , LAT , LAT ]
•Gay advocates disappointed byMary Cheney, her father's closest confidante; groups to run TV spot featuring vice president's comments. [ NYT , NYT ]
• Clintonson the offensive.Hillary: "Smear" campaign "goes to the heart of their pathetic campaign." [ NYT , LAT , WT ]
•DNC line: "Mission not accomplished." [ USAT ]
• Matthew Dowdplays expectations game, predicts win barring economic downturn or "some huge undercutting on strength." [ NYT ]
•History says aBushwin could do him harm, writesBrownstein. [ LAT ]
• Bloombergbehaving as "father of the bride." [ NYT , LAT ]
• Schwarzeneggerseeks credibility, inclusion, image as political leader;Shriverwill be spectator. [ NYT , LAT , LAT ]
•Those looking towards 2008 skirt the issue;Cheney's poor health provides a clear shot. [ NYT , WSJ ]
•GOP in gray area, careful of overstepping on 9/11. [ USAT ]
•Some African-Americans complain about whiteness of convention speakers list. [ NYT ]
•Police restraint praised as effective by protest advocates. [ NYT ]
• Kerryrests in Nantucket. [ USAT ]
•Financial firms ring inBC04. [ WP ]
•BackToTheMainstream.org seeks to be moderate conservatives' answer to MoveOn.org. [ WSJ ]