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Through the past, darkly
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The money wave: Bush's visit to Missouri gave his re-election campaign a record-breaking payoff.
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CNN's Dana Bash on Bush's fund-raising new-year trips.
Bill Bradley endorses Howard Dean in New Hampshire on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Check out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.
• MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS: President Bush raised $2.8 million last night at a St. Louis fund-raiser -- the most raised at a single political event in Missouri. Bush laid out how he will frame his policies in political terms.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Bush touts record, lays out goals for 2nd term
• DIGGING INTO THE GOVERNOR'S PAST: New York Times looks into a 1993 state audit that questioned the role of one of then-Governor Howard Dean's cabinet members in awarding a contract to an H.M.O. the aide once represented as a lobbyist.
New York Times: Vermont auditors faulted Dean aide on contract in '92
• FULL-COURT PRESS: Former-Senator Bill Bradley formally endorses Howard Dean this morning in a joint appearance in New Hampshire.
L.A. Times: Ex-Sen. Bradley to give Dean another key endorsement
• FORGET NUMBER ONE: In Iowa, John Edwards and John Kerry are battling for the second, third, even fourth spot. This race is not about winning, right?
New York Times: In Democratic pack, the race is on for No. 3 and maybe No. 4
• THE BRADLEY PLAY: A look into the strategy behind Bill Bradley's endorsement.
Arizona Republic: Dean called 'real Democrat'
• SHHHHH DON'T TELL: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says Dean and other Vermont officials wrongly made public secret protection plans for a nuclear power plant in Vermont in the wake of 9/11.
Boston Herald: Nuke flap dogs Dean
• BUT HOPE IS ALIVE: Nevertheless, the Kerry camp sees potential for a top finish in Iowa yet with support from veterans, firefighters and undecided voters.
The Union Leader: Kerry finding new life in Iowa campaign
• CLARK'S TAX SOLUTION: Clark outlined his tax cut plan for working- and middle-class families in a speech in New Hampshire yesterday.
Washington Post: Clark unveils $30 billion tax-cut plan
• NEED MORE GREEN TO PAY FOR THE ORANGE: In an interview with the Associated Press on Monday, Dick Gephardt points to the "failure" of the administration in helping local governments pay for going into different terror alerts.
USA Today: Gephardt: Alerts costly for local police
• ARNOLD TALKS: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger delivers his first State of the State address today at 5:00 p.m. local time in the California Assembly in Sacramento. Schwarzenegger will discuss issues of job creation and California's workers' comp system in a 20-minute speech sure to pump you up.
L.A. Times: Governor readies for crucial speech
• THUNE IS IN: Former-Rep. John Thune vows to take on Sen. Tom Daschle in the 2004 Senate race. Although refering to him, Thune doesn't mention Daschle's name once in a speech to announce his intentions Monday night. (Thune left his sick bed to speak at Lincoln County's Lincoln Day Dinner).
The Argus Leader: Thune aims to unseat Daschle
• WHAT YOU DIDN'T LEARN IN SCHOOL: On its two-year anniversary, Presidential candidates join educators to attack the bipartisan No Child Left Behind education reform bill.
Boston Globe: Democrats broaden attack on school law
• THE LABOR CANDIDATE: Dick Gephardt makes new hires in Iowa to beef up his campaign there. Among those joining the payroll: Donnie Fowler and Shari Fitzgerald.
Boston Globe: Gephardt reinforces his crew
• C'MON, TELL US WHO YOU LIKE: Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin has not yet announced whom he'll endorse for the 2004 Democratic nomination, but will make a decision this week. Gov. Tom Vilsack, meanwhile, remains mum until the Iowa caucuses.
Des Moines Register: Harkin yet to make endorsement choice
Compiled by Shirley Zilberstein
