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Election Recycling: The Fear of the Liberal Intelligentsia Edition
• Kerrysteps up campaign to counter effects ofBushads.Rove: "This campaign will be close until the very end. But perceptions have begun to gel." [NYT and LAT ]
• Kerrydiscloses meetings with lobbyists since 1989, posts limited military records online: "Now it's theBushcampaign's turn to release the list of oil company lobbyists inCheney'ssecret energy task force that rewrote our energy policy."[ WP and WP and NYT and LAT ]
• Bush: "Well, I understand why they think they're going to get hit again. This is a hard country to defend. . . Our intelligence is good. It's just never perfect is the problem."Myerssays war funding will run short by August. [ NYT ]
• Woodwardrecounts first night of war: "For the peace of the world and the benefit and freedom of the Iraqi people. I hereby give the order to execute Operation Iraqi Freedom. May God bless the troops. . . We're ready to go. Let's win it," saidBush. Rice, Card, Bartlett, Fleischerwatch TV inRice'soffice. [ WP ]
•With new ads,Bushis negative,Kerryis positive. [ WP ]
• Bush: "The development of a nuclear weapon in Iran is intolerable, and a program is intolerable. . . Otherwise, they will be dealt with, starting through the United Nations."[WP ]
•Administration warns Taiwan that seeking independence could bring a military response. [ WP ]
• Hagelseeks debate on the draft to equalize the burden of responsibility. [ WP ]
•Weighing the impact of No Child Left Behind, says principal: "Some young teachers only know the world of data. I want teachers to see faces, not numbers." [ WP ]
• Naderraises $600,000 to qualify for matching funds; far more than 2000. Flak: "We're doing better than last time despite the fear of the liberal intelligentsia. And we're starting to establish ourselves as the only clear antiwar campaign."
•Heinz Company supportsBush.[ WT ]
•Sierra Club runs ad criticizingBush'srecord on mercury; three other environmental groups unite to defeatBush[ LAT and WT ]
[Oh, and we laaaaaughed. REUTERS/Larry Downing ]