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Election Recycling: Sound-Bite Lady Edition
• E minus 8 Kerrypicks apartBush's suggestion that national security is "up in the air."BC04to roll out final, 60-second ad touting president's leadership.Bush: " I think you're going to find that there's a lot of interesting states that some have not considered to be in play, in play," such as Michigan and Hawaii. Rallying his base,Bushoffers "record of reform and a record of results" whileKerryis increasingly positive to target specific audiences, discusses faith as "values to live by." [ WP , NYT , USAT , WSJ , LAT , BG , WT ]
•Some U.N. ambassadors deny they met withKerrybefore vote to authorize force, asKerryhas claimed; he talked to some members individually. [ WT ]
• Clintonjoins trail today, hits Pennsylvania, Florida. [ NYT ]
•Republicans nearly certain to hold majorities in House. Analyst: "There's not a chance in the world, I don't think, of the House turning over." [ WP ]
•A day on the campaign trail, to the theme of "Top Gun" and "Air Force One" forBC04, "Beautiful Day" forKE04. [ USAT ]
• Kerrybuilds regular, tough guy image. Strategist: "If you try to communicate too many things, you end up communicating nothing." [ LAT ]
• Giulianito campaign forBushin final days. [ WT ]
• Goreencourages blacks in Florida to turnout: "Turn all of that energy and all of these feelings into a nonstop effort between now and the time the polls close at 7 p.m. on November 2." [ WP , NYT ]
•Scorn, major damage would be caused by disputed election. Scholar: "How can we run a foreign policy. . . arguing that we are the shining example of what it means to be a democratic government when on the most basic element of democracy, the casting and counting of votes, we get it wrong twice in a row?" [ LAT ]
•E-voting still under heavy scrutiny for reliability, security; election expected to be more accurate than 2000, which saw 1.9m disqualified ballots. [ WP , USAT , WT ]
•It's do-or-die for Diebold. [ WSJ ]
• Hughes: "I'm the sound-bite lady, I guess." [ NYT ]
•MoveOn PAC runs ad aboutRobertsoncomment. [ LAT ]
•Voters to decide on 163 ballot measures in 34 states, including hot topics such as gay marriage and funding of stem-cell research. [ WSJ ]
•Candidates at least mention goal of energy independence. [ NYT ]
•Race in New Mexico overshadowed by ballot issues. [ WP ]
•Nevada receives surprising attention from campaigns: "The attention this state is getting is just incredible." [ NYT ]
•Undecideds holding out. [ NYT ]
•Campaigns look at same economy and see different picture; polls trending inBush's favor though 52% continue to believe economy is heading into trouble. [ WSJ ]
• Bush's response to 9/11 tipped scale of Muslim voters toKerry[ WP ]
•Hispanics will not be voting as a bloc. [ BG ]
•Partisan anxiety reaches fevered pitch.The New Yorkermakes its first endorsement;The Nation's circulation has nearly doubled underBush. [ WP , WP ]
•Bookers scurry to find interviewees. [ NYT ]
• DeVito, Sheen, Hartnett, DiCaprio, Alfre Woodard, Sharon Stone, Julianna Margulies, and stars of "The O.C." volunteer forKE04. [ LAT ]