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Tonight we zero in on the battleground state of Ohio as well as the labor vote...To
that end we talk to Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell (R) about what it will take
for either candidate to win...As a Republican Blackwell will be most interested in a
Bush formula for victory, I suppose...On the labor front we talk to Teamsters honcho
James Hoffa, Jr. about his Union's effort to get out the vote for Kerry...
David Shuster does a tick tock on "explosives" back and forth between Kerry & Bush
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4709-2004Oct28.html
Frank Rich from the New York Times and Stephen Hayes from The Weekly Standard stop by
to give us their take on the horserace and we'll also get an update from battleground
Florida...
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Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from deep inside the beltway...
Blackwell backgrounders
In Fierce Contest for Ohio Vote, Secretary of State Feels Scrutiny (The Washington
Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A448-2004Oct26?language=printer
A U.S. District Court judge yesterday effectively ended efforts by Republicans in Ohio
to challenge the eligibility of tens of thousands of voters in one of the most closely
contested states in this year's presidential race. (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A3731-2004Oct27?language=printer
Curry: On the trail with Kerry: Battling for Iowa...Shifting news shows
minute-to-minute nature of race's final days http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6350261/
With 5 days left, attacks getting more personal...Bush rips Kerry for lack of
consistency; Democrat says rival ducks all blame (AP)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6351451/
Democratic challenger John Kerry turned President Bush's own words into a weapon on
Thursday and said it was the Republican incumbent who had jumped to conclusions in
Iraq, disqualifying him from being commander in chief. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=4GWFLJL1XFPVWCRBAEZSFFA?type=topNews&storyID=6647999
Latest Polls http://www.realclearpolitics.com/polls.html
Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday that John Kerry had gotten the facts wrong in
criticizing the Bush administration for the disappearance of several hundred tons of
explosives in Iraq. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041028/D860I1C82.html
Sen. John Edwards, blaming President Bush for a missing cache of explosives in Iraq,
said Thursday that "our men and women in uniform did their job, George Bush didn't do
his job." (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041028/D860HR5O2.html
Policing is aggressive at Bush events...To some, protesters' arrests recall Vietnam
War era (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6348890/
Terrorists lying in wait to attack. Planes falling from the sky. Ships blowing up. The
candidates in the race for president are painting some scary scenarios to motivate
voters. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041028/D860IB382.html
Peter Roff's Analysis: The U.S. House in play? Maybe
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20041027-025101-8273r
Some missing...Florida ballots will be resent, Hundreds of absentee voters called to
complain (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6346293/
Count Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts among those Boston baseball fans who have
waited a lifetime to see the Red Sox win the World Series. President Bush says he's
excited, too. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&u=/ap/20041028/ap_on_el_pr/candidates_red_sox_1&printer=1
U.S. steps up pressure on Fallujah, Ramadi...Insurgents dig in for expected offensive;
GI killed in Baghdad (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6316493/
Gertz: Russian special forces troops moved many of Saddam Hussein's weapons and
related goods out of Iraq and into Syria in the weeks before the March 2003 U.S.
military operation, The Washington Times has learned.
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20041028-122637-6257r.htm
A grisly video released Thursday showed militants killing 11 Iraqi troops held hostage
for days, beheading one, then shooting the others execution-style. Another group
released a video of a kidnapped Polish woman, demanding Warsaw pull its troops from
Iraq. (AP) http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041028/D860HQKG0.html
Arafat said to be very ill; exact cause unknown...Palestinian officials say leader
will receive treatment abroad (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6329315/
Taiwan's government on Thursday applauded U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's
decision to back away from his earlier controversial claim that both China and Taiwan
favor unification. (AP)
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TAIWAN_US_CHINA?SITE=DCTMS&SECTION=HOME
Powell's Comments in China Rile Taiwan...In Apparently Unintended Remarks, Secretary
Says Island Is Not Independent (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A1564-2004Oct27?language=printer
Editor: Leaks Hastened Report on Missing Explosives (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3493-2004Oct27.html
Playing the numbers: The poll bowl...Your guy leading? Don't count on it (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6338051/
Hearing & talks in O'Reilly case...A legal faceoff in the Bill O'Reilly sex harassment
scandal was slated for tomorrow even as the two sides were deep in settlement talks.
(NY Daily News) http://www.nydailynews.com/news/story/246919p-211508c.html
Opinion/Editorial
Slate: A Consumer's Guide to the Polls...Read the ingredients before you buy.
http://slate.msn.com/id/2108778/
Pat: Kerry on judges: 'No pro-lifers need apply!'
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41127
Shafer: Al-Qaqaa Hits the Fan...The New York Times scoop raises as many questions as
it answers. http://slate.com/id/2108771/
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