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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Check out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.
ADS ONLINE: As the Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns pound each other through television commercials, some of their strategists are looking beyond channel surfers to an audience that may be ready for a new wave of political advertising: Web surfers.The Los Angeles Times: Political attack ads already popping up on the Web
BATTLEGROUND STATES: If Bush expects to hold the White House on the strength of his performance as the self-defined war president, Dubuque, Iowa -- in the heart of an electoral battleground along the spine of the Mississippi, running from Missouri up through Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota -- is the type of place where he will have to make the case.The Washington Post: Battleground in the heartland
BUSH IN BATTLEGROUND: Dueling with Democratic rival John Kerry over the economy, President Bush is promoting lower taxes and free-trade policies in a state that has lost 80,000 manufacturing jobs since he took office. Bush's trip to Appleton, Wisconsin, on Tuesday was billed as an official visit but carried political overtones. Bush lost the state by fewer than 6,000 votes in 2000 and it is regarded as a battleground again this year. The Boston Globe: Bush talks up economy on 9th trip to Wisconsin
PUMP POLITICS: With gasoline prices hitting new highs across the country, John Kerry plans to propose new policies on for reducing auto fuel costs in a move certain to escalate the election-year political fight over prices at the pump. The Washington Post: Kerry to unveil plan to reduce gas prices
V.P. DANCE: John Edwards' subtle attempts to erase any hint of a rivalry with John Kerry reveal a delicate pas de deux: He is said by friends to yearn for the vice presidency but knows the dance of nonchalance that aspiring to the vice presidency requires. The New York Times: Denied the No. 1 Slot, Edwards positions himself for No. 2
SHIP-SHAPE: With John Kerry set for minor shoulder surgery in Boston tomorrow, his campaign yesterday released portions of his medical records that detailed a robust, if somewhat accident-prone, 60-year-old man with no threatening long-term health problems. The Boston Globe: On eve of shoulder surgery, senator is deemed fit specimen
COOL KERRY: An MTV forum called "Choose or Lose: 20 Million Questions for John Kerry," set to air tonight at 10:30, puts the senator in the hot seat in front of a bevy of youthful questioners. The big query of the night: "Were you cool in college, and are you cool now?"The Boston Globe: MTV offers new glimpses of Kerry
SAY CHEESE: In recent weeks, Kerry helped facilitate a steady stream of perfect pictures from the campaign trail: strumming his guitar during a quiet moment on his plane, embracing a toddler at a day-care center, lugging a shopping bag during a day of errands with his daughter in Boston. The Los Angeles Times: Candidate has learned fine art of the photo op
SHARPTON MAY LOSE PUBLIC FINANCING FOR OVERSPENDING: The Federal Election Commission took the first step yesterday toward suspending matching fund payments to Al Sharpton for his failed Democratic presidential bid, and said that his campaign committee could be forced to repay money it has already received.The New York Times: Sharpton may lose public financing for overspending
CHENEY TAKES A SWING: Vice President Dick Cheney said yesterday that John Kerry's 73 new spending proposals would require the federal government to raise taxes by $1.7 trillion in the next 10 years. Mr. Kerry, campaigning in Sacramento, California, fired back, accusing Mr. Cheney of distorting his 20-year Senate record and ridiculing the vice president for keeping a low profile after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The Washington Times: Cheney pegs Kerry taxes at $1.7 trillion
Compiled by Heather Riley
