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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Check out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.
BUSH'S ARMOR: John Kerry sought yesterday to define himself as a committed veteran as he charged that President Bush rushed into Iraq a year ago without making sure US forces had enough body armor and other protection from insurgent attacks. The Boston Globe: Kerry blasts Bush on protecting troops
CONVENTION FLAP: Governor Mitt Romney offered some unsolicited advice to the Democrats yesterday: Move your July national convention from the FleetCenter to the new convention center in South Boston.The Boston Globe: Romney says convention should move
$10 MILLION IN 10 DAYS: Former President Clinton, who despite his enormous popularity among Democrats played little part in the 2000 campaign, on Tuesday launched a 10-day effort to raise money for John Kerry's White House bid.The Los Angeles Times: Clinton opens fundraising campaign to assist Kerry
VOTER ANGER: Sunday's stunning electoral defeat for the ruling party of Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, one of President Bush's closest European allies, reflected a late surge of public anger over the government's support for the U.S.-led war in Iraq triggered by the attacks and by the sense the government sought to exploit the bombings for political gain, according to political analysts and voters. The Chicago Tribune: Voters make their anger felt
BUSH BOOST: Democrats who cringed publicly upon Ralph Nader's entry into the presidential race are finding merit to their fears, as the independent candidate is cutting a wide swath into the party's base. A CBS-New York Times poll released yesterday had President Bush pulling ahead of Sen. John Kerry by three percentage points in a head-to-head matchup, a statistical dead heat. But when Mr. Nader was added to the mix, Mr. Bush's lead bounced to eight points. The Washington Times: Nader campaign gives Bush a boost in polls
AT THE FRONT: A year after ordering the invasion of Iraq, President Bush is moving the war to the forefront of his re-election effort with a weeklong barrage of speeches, an orchestrated set of interviews with senior Pentagon officials and a new television advertisement questioning Senator John Kerry's support of the troops. The New York Times: Bush's campaign emphasizes role of leader in war
GETTING PERSONAL: The presidential election took a sharply personal turn Tuesday, as President Bush aired a new television ad accusing Democrat John Kerry of turning his back on troops in Iraq while Kerry accused the administration of creating a "credibility gap" by misleading the public on issues including weapons of mass destruction and the cost of a new Medicare drug benefit. The Washington Post: Campaign gets more personal
BUSH AD ZEROS IN ON KERRY VOTES: President Bush launched a television ad yesterday accusing Democratic rival John F. Kerry of undermining U.S. troops in Iraq as the president's campaign manager accused the senator from Massachusetts of living in a "parallel universe." The Washington Post: Ad attacks Kerry vote on Iraq funds
REV IT UP: With his campaign lagging, John Kerry turned to Mary Beth Cahill to rev it up. The Washington Post: The motor in Kerry's bandwagon
Compiled by Heather Riley
