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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Check out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.
COUNTEROFFENSIVE ON CLARK: As his advisers tell it, President Bush had tired of the White House playing defense on issue after issue. So this week, his aides turned the full power of the executive branch on 9/11 whistleblower Richard Clarke. The Washington Post: White House fights Clarke fire with fire
TACKLING CORPORATE TAXES: Responding to widespread anxiety about the movement of American jobs overseas, John Kerry plans to propose on Friday a sweeping revision of international corporate taxes intended to prompt companies to invest more money in the United States.The New York Times: Kerry to propose eliminating a tax break on U.S. companies' overseas profits
UAW SIGNS ON: The UAW's formal endorsement of John Kerry for president Thursday warmed the stage for his Detroit visit today to address jobs and the auto industry. In response, Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, a former U.S. senator from Michigan, slammed Kerry as a threat to auto industry jobs. The Detroit Free Press: Kerry set to bask in UAW support
DEMS DISPLAY UNITY: Putting aside past tensions and old grudges, two former presidents, one former vice president, a slew of political rivals, and other leading lights of the Democratic Party staged a show of unity last night in support of Kerry, while raising a record $11 million for the Democratic National Committee. The Boston Globe: Democratic VIPs boost Kerry, raise record $11m
SURROGATE WAR: These are busy times for the armies of surrogates who campaign for Kerry and Bush, women and men who are called in -- often at a moment's notice -- to serve as attack dogs or policy wonks or simply warm bodies on days when the candidates can't show up. While surrogates are not new in American politics, experts say they are out in record force this year, driven by fundamental changes at the intersection of politics, technology and media. The Los Angeles Times: Candidate stand-ins play bigger roles
BUSH'S LATEST AD: President Bush lashed his presumed Democratic challenger as a proponent of taxing Social Security benefits and raising gasoline taxes in a new television commercial, released Thursday, that underscored the increasingly acrid tone of the presidential race. The Los Angeles Times: Bush spot fuels ad flurry, attacks Kerry
AD OVERLOAD: Many are amazed by the presidential-campaign commercials filling Orlando's airwaves, including local television executives. They describe the situation as unusual and warn that a political flood could be on the way in a crucial market in a key state. The Orlando Sentinel: Political ads arrive early, pop up often
BUSH CASHES IN: President Bush attended a splashy campaign fund-raiser yesterday on Kerry's home turf, calling his rival "one of the main opponents of tax relief" and pulling in $1.2 million at a cocktail reception in the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. The Boston Globe: Bush adds to coffers in Kerry's backyard
ADVISING AGAINST MORAN: Three of Kerry's top are trying to help to unseat Rep. Jim Moran in an unusual effort to topple the seven-term fellow Democrat from Northern Virginia, who is routinely re-elected by wide margins. Among the backers of Andrew Rosenberg's effort to oust Moran in the June Democratic primary are Robert Shrum, Steve Elmendorf and Steve Grossman, all top advisers to Kerry The Washington Times: Kerry aides plot Moran's defeat
Compiled by Mark Rodeffer
