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Election Recycling: They're Going to Be Bored a Lot of the Time Edition
• Kerrycampaign makes largest ad buy in a presidential race with two 60-second biography spots designed to showcase leadership ability. [ NYT and WP and LAT ]
• Bushrides "Yes, American Can" bus, rallying supporters around themes of national security and jobs as though it were election eve. [ NYT and WP and LAT ]
•$1 billion could be spent on this race; "The numbers are phenomenal. Something's happening here. It's like the explosion of civic participation in fundraising," said a campaign finance expert. [ LAT ]
• Kerry: "The security of Israel is paramount. . . We will also never expect Israel to negotiate peace without a credible [Palestinian] partner. And it is up to the United States in my judgment to do a better job of helping the Arab world to help that partner to evolve and to develop." [WP ]
• Bush-connected veterans criticizeKerryfor releasing limited military records. [ WP and LAT ]
• Bushadministration criticized for using politics to determine secrecy. [ BG ]
•Getting on ballots is challenge forNader.[ WT ]
• Dean: "My goal is to get every single one of my supporters to vote forJohn Kerry."[WT ]
•Republican convention inspires artful protests; "There's going to be 15,000 journalists of various kinds in New York City for those four days, and they're going to be bored a lot of the time," said a Billionaire forBush."Right now what's sexier than politics?" asks actressHeather Grayson; Bloombergis confident. [ NYT and USAT ]
• Sharptonloses federal funding after exceeding personal spending limit. [ LAT ]
•Heinz Co. PAC gives more money to Republican candidates; equal amounts in presidential race. [ WP ]