July 1
The compulsive drama that is set to be the Saddam Hussein trial begins.
It really is anyone's guess at the moment whether what looks to be a protracted courtroom event will have on the November election, even though Saddam himself seems in no doubt, according to CNN:
"This is all a theater" designed by President Bush, whom he called a criminal, to win re-election, said Saddam, looking around the court with a half-smile during one outburst.
President Bush himself, meanwhile, marked the 40th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act with an eye towards increasing the 9 per cent of black voters he managed to attract in 2000.
The RNC has named the 62 "super rangers" who have raised at least $300,000 for the Bush re-election effort.
On the Democratic side, according to ABC News' The Note:
Yesterday morning, top political aides to at least several candidates who are thought to be leading contenders [for Kerry's VP] were contacted by a member of Jim Johnson's vice presidential search team and asked to provide detailed contact information for their principles, as well as their schedules over the next 10 days.
Several sources close to the process tell ABC News that the campaign has plans to introduce the country to Kerry's pick by the middle of next week. Advance teams have scouted out a half dozen locations in states like Missouri, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Iowa. Tuesday, July 6 will probably not bring the official announcement speech; Kerry has two, long-planned addresses in Indiana and Washington. Wednesday, July 7 is wide open.
The Note also ponders whether the Bush team might roll out some kind of Iraq or foreign policy development in order to limit any bounce the Dems might gain from a Kerry announcement.
In the interim, you can try your hand at selecting a running mate using the Post's Veep-O-Matic engine.
Meanwhile, Howard Dean is preparing to debate Ralph Nader on the thorny topic of whether or not Nader should actually run.... hmmm.
The compulsive drama that is set to be the Saddam Hussein trial begins.
It really is anyone's guess at the moment whether what looks to be a protracted courtroom event will have on the November election, even though Saddam himself seems in no doubt, according to CNN:
"This is all a theater" designed by President Bush, whom he called a criminal, to win re-election, said Saddam, looking around the court with a half-smile during one outburst.
President Bush himself, meanwhile, marked the 40th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act with an eye towards increasing the 9 per cent of black voters he managed to attract in 2000.
The RNC has named the 62 "super rangers" who have raised at least $300,000 for the Bush re-election effort.
On the Democratic side, according to ABC News' The Note:
Yesterday morning, top political aides to at least several candidates who are thought to be leading contenders [for Kerry's VP] were contacted by a member of Jim Johnson's vice presidential search team and asked to provide detailed contact information for their principles, as well as their schedules over the next 10 days.
Several sources close to the process tell ABC News that the campaign has plans to introduce the country to Kerry's pick by the middle of next week. Advance teams have scouted out a half dozen locations in states like Missouri, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Iowa. Tuesday, July 6 will probably not bring the official announcement speech; Kerry has two, long-planned addresses in Indiana and Washington. Wednesday, July 7 is wide open.
The Note also ponders whether the Bush team might roll out some kind of Iraq or foreign policy development in order to limit any bounce the Dems might gain from a Kerry announcement.
In the interim, you can try your hand at selecting a running mate using the Post's Veep-O-Matic engine.
Meanwhile, Howard Dean is preparing to debate Ralph Nader on the thorny topic of whether or not Nader should actually run.... hmmm.
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