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Nevada visit no waste for Kerry
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Check out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.
KERRY'S PLEDGE: John Kerry accused President Bush yesterday of breaking a promise made four years ago to Nevadans to oppose storing the nation's nuclear waste in the state, as he repeated his own opposition in hopes of winning Nevada's five electoral votes in November.
The Boston Globe: In Nevada, Kerry offers his pledge
JOHNKERRY.COM: The Convention may have done little to improve Kerry's standing in the polls. But Nielsen/NetRatings, an independent research firm, reported that traffic to the nominee's official Web site increased by 191 percent during the week of the convention, making it the fastest-growing major Web site in the country.
The Washington Post: A bounce for JohnKerry.com
FUNDS RECORD: Kerry has raised more money from California than any candidate has ever collected in one state in any election. Fueled by a fierce sentiment against President Bush, California donors have given nearly $3 million more to Kerry's presidential bid than Bush has raised from his home state of Texas, traditionally his biggest source of campaign cash.
The Los Angeles Times: California helps Kerry set fund-raising records
UNION TENSIONS: Union officials representing firefighters and police officers said yesterday that they would not rule out strikes or other work stoppages during the Republican National Convention, raising the stakes in their battle to get new labor contracts with the city.
The New York Times: Tensions with unions and protesters build as convention approaches
AIDING NADER?: New Hampshire Democrats, worried that Ralph Nader will siphon votes from Kerry in their state, angrily accused the state's Republicans yesterday of trying to undermine the Democratic ticket by helping Nader collect signatures he needs to get on the November ballot.
The Boston Globe: GOP is accused of aiding Nader
LADIES CIRCLE: On the Campaign Trail, Laura Bush Is 180 Degrees From Teresa Kerry.
The Washington Post: The ladies' circle
FLIP FLOPS: At a rally in Pensacola, Bush noted that his Democratic rival has criticized the war but said Monday that he still would have voted to give Bush the authority to go to war even if he had known that no weapons of mass destruction would be found. Kerry said he doesn't think Bush had adequate plans for winning the war or dealing with its consequences.
USA Today: Bush: Kerry repeatedly flip-flops on Iraq war
DRUG BENEFITS: The new Medicare prescription drug benefit is a volatile issue among senior citizens that could influence the outcome of a close presidential election, according to a poll released yesterday. Twenty-eight percent of the elderly and disabled said the new Medicare law, passed last year, would affect their choice for president, according to a survey conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health.
The Boston Globe: Drug benefit may be key issue
PARTY OVER: The treasurer of the national Reform Party, which backs independent Ralph Nader for president, has told federal election officials that the party has only $18.18 in the bank and should be terminated.
The Associated Press: Reform official: Party's over
GOSS REACTION: By picking a loyal GOP lawmaker to head the CIA, President Bush tried to reassert himself on an issue where he has been losing ground -- but did so at the cost of inviting Democratic accusations he is politicizing intelligence.
The Washington Post: Democrats respond to Goss nomination with caution
CHEERS, COORS: The great-grandson of beer baron Adolph Coors won the Republican primary for Colorado's U.S. Senate seat, triggering a face-off with the state's Democratic attorney general this fall.
The Associated Press: Coors wins Colorado GOP Senate primary
Compiled by Heather Riley
