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Gore '00 lawyer David Boies & TV legend Norman Lear on his involvement in Democracy
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NBC poll: 'As close to dead-even as it comes'...72 percent think outcome will have
major impact on them http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6283969/
The President continues to outperform Kerry on fighting terrorism, and some numbers
have moved in his direction on Iraq -- including a 4-point uptick in his job approval
on foreign policy, and the fact that more voters now say they feel more confident
about success in Iraq...NBC/Journal pollster Bill McInturff (R) suggests that across
the course of the debates, voters determined that Bush laid out a rationale for what's
important and why success is necessary in Iraq. Also, he said, the debates themselves
moved the media's and voters' focus away from the war. And on top of that, most of
Bush's campaign ads lately have tied a need for vigilance at home to vigilance in
Iraq. (NBC's First Read Memo) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3626796/
Bush: Kerry Unable to Win War on Terror (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041020/D85R9EMG0.html
Kerry: Bush Isn't Leader He Claims to Be (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041020/D85R8E900.html
Clinton will hit the trail with Kerry...Former president to appear at Monday rally in
Philly (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6289244/
Rice hitting the road to speak...National security adviser's trips to swing states
break precedent (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6285609/
Democrat John Kerry on Wednesday was charging that the war in Iraq demonstrates that
President Bush is not the leader he claims to be. A Bush aide said the president is
"more than happy to continue to debate .. how is best to win the war on terror."
(MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6288142/
Kerry stresses support of allies...Democrat sees multiple lessons in Vietnam war (The
Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6285590/
Candidates' ads push factual envelope....Bush, Kerry battling caricatures (The
Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6285491/
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry says he would discontinue the color-coded
terror alerts issued by the Department of Homeland Security and find "some more
thoughtful way of alerting America," according to an interview in Rolling Stone
magazine. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041020/D85R99H01.html
Sinclair will not air entire anti-Kerry film...In retreat, broadcaster to show parts
of documentary (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6287678/
Armies of lawyers gear up for election battles...Both parties recruiting help in case
of another ballot dispute (Reuters) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6282404/
Legal Battle for Presidency Underway...Lawsuits Over Election Rules Pending, With Both
Sides Gearing Up for More (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46230-2004Oct19.html
Billionaire currency trader George Soros, in his quest to unseat President Bush, has
given millions of dollars to a coalition of anti-Bush organizations whose nationwide
voter-registration drive has been targeted by state and federal authorities for
possible widespread fraud. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20041020-121530-1018r.htm
Curry: 10 keys to the presidential election...Weather, Nader, hawkish Democrats all
play a role http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6281130/
Kerry Slow to Energize Black Vote...John Kerry was making promises the other day. That
African-Americans would not be deprived of their votes. That his "voter protection
dream team" would make sure of it. That 2004 would not be a repeat of 2000. (USA
Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-10-19-kerry-black-vote_x.htm
Italian Official: Kerry Changes His Mind Too Much (Reuters)
http://reuters.myway.com/article/20041020/2004-10-20T104719Z_01_L20682890_RTRIDST_0_POLITICS-ITALY-USA-KERRY-DC.html
Pessimistic Kerry supporters predict Bush will be the victor...American voters, while
split over who should be the next president, overwhelmingly predict that President
Bush will vanquish Sen. John Kerry, an expectation that could affect the outcome of a
close election. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20041020-121512-3016r.htm
A Fox News Channel producer who filed a sex harassment lawsuit against talk show host
Bill O'Reilly filed new accusations Tuesday, alleging she has lost her job because she
complained to Fox about her alleged mistreatment. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041020/D85R56JG1.html
Bill O'Reilly accuser turned down $2 million to make her sexual harassment complaint
disappear, sources told the Daily News. (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/244148p-209250c.html
Campaigning with Leonardo DiCaprio...He wanted to talk about the environment in Tampa.
His adoring fans had other ideas. (St. Petersburg Times)
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/10/20/Decision2004/Campaigning_with_Leon.shtml
Hometown hottie Matt Damon doesn't rest when it comes to politicking for his
presidential pick John Kerry - even whilst in Germany! ``I would pay $1 million to
have Kerry in the White House,'' the actor said at the premiere of ``The Bourne
Supremacy'' in Berlin the other night. (The Boston Herald)
http://thetrack.bostonherald.com/moreTrack/view.bg?articleid=49734
Opinion/Editorial
Pat: Kerry's Self Inflicted Wound: http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41006
Illana: Kerry's Cowardly Convergence http://www.antiwar.com/mercer/
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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