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Election Recycling: Where Is Our Karl Rove Edition
• Cheneysays ifKerryis elected, "we'll be hit in a way that will be devastating from the standpoint of the United States, and that we'll fall back into the pre-9/11 mind-set, if you will, that in fact these terrorist attacks are just criminal acts and that we are not really at war."BushconnectsKerry's new slogan toDean. [ WP , NYT , LAT , BG , WT , BG , USAT ]
• Bushskipped two guard commitments, reexamination shows. [ BG ]
•Pentagon releases 17 pages of records regardingBush's guard service; he flew 336 hours and ranked in the middle of his class. [ NYT ]
• BC04unlikely to accept debate in Missouri with audience of undecided voters. [ WP ]
• Kerry: The "only legitimate reason" for invading Iraq was WMDs. [ WT ]
•CBO says it is nearly impossible to halve the deficit within five years, asBushpledged;Kerryattacks. [ NYT , BG ]
•In August,Kerryrepeatedly played into Republicans' hands.Kerrymay apologize for comments during Vietnam War protests.Coelho: "You are paying these guys a lot of damn money. IfKerryis screwing up, where is ourKarl Rove?" [ WP ]
• Johnson, Lockhart, Wolfson, Whouleytake leave from consulting firms to helpKE04. [ WP ]
• Bushselectively usesKerry's quotes in campaign rhetoric. [ NYT ]
• Bushincreasingly taking a page fromTruman. [ LAT ]
•Crop of advisors shift from 527s to official campaigns.Shays: "It smells real bad." [ NYT ]
•New 527 group to questionBush's guard service in new ad campaign. [ LAT , USAT ]
• Senator Grahamaccuses White House of covering up ties between Saudi Arabia and 9/11 hijackers. [ NYT ]
• Cheneykeeps calm, reserved presence on trail. [ LAT ]
• Kitty Kelleyset for three-part interview on "Today," as well asMatthews, Imus, possiblyO'Reilly;Newsweekdeclines excerpts over sourcing.Bartlett: "Kitty Kelley's allegations makeMichael Moorelook like a factual documentarian." [ WP ]
•Florida vote could depend on satisfaction of hurricane aid. [ WSJ ]
•Log Cabin Republicans won't endorseBushorKerry. [ NYT , LAT ]
• CarterblastsMillerfor "unprecedented disloyalty." [ WP ]