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Nader approved for Florida ballot
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 Kerry blames Bush for letting assault weapons ban expire.
 Bush and Kerry camps draw themes from Clinton campaigns.
 Bush, Kerry promote their own plans for reforming health care.
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Check out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.
NADER APPROVED: Ralph Nader's name can appear on Florida ballots for the election, despite a court order to the contrary, Florida's elections chief told officials yesterday in a move that could help President Bush in the key swing state.
The Boston Globe: Florida official allows Nader onto ballot
GETTING LOCAL: Voters in most of the states considered battlegrounds in this year's presidential race are seeing ads made just for them, focusing on their particular issues, as both sides work to influence the outcome on November 2.
The Associated Press: Political ads tailored to local issues
DOES NOT COMPLY: More than one-third of colleges and universities do not comply with a federal law requiring that they help students register to vote, a Harvard University study released Monday said.
The Los Angeles Times: Colleges stumble in aiding voter registration
PRICE TAG: The expansive agenda President Bush laid out at the Republican National Convention was missing a price tag, but administration figures show the total is likely to be well in excess of $3 trillion over a decade.
The Washington Post: $3 trillion price tag left out as Bush details his agenda
CHARMING CRITICISM: Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards has sharpened his criticism of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney over the past week, but his style has remained the same. He couches his criticism with charm.
The Associated Press: Edwards criticizes Bush, Cheney with smile
TWO HEALTHCARE PLANS: Although the presidential campaign has been dominated for months by Iraq and, more recently, the candidates' military records, few issues matter more to voters - or more profoundly divide Bush and John Kerry - than the plight of the U.S. healthcare system.
The Los Angeles Times: 2 very different cures for healthcare crisis
AT THE PLATE: Baseball owners once passed up a chance to hire former colleague George W. Bush as the sport's commissioner, but now they are working hard to keep Bush at bat in the White House.
The Boston Globe: Once called out, Bush a hit with baseball team owners
OPENING FIRE: Kerry blasted President Bush yesterday for allowing the ban on semiautomatic weapons to expire, as the Democratic nominee intensified his attack on the president's character, consistency and commitment to fighting terrorism.
The Washington Post: Kerry blasts Bush on guns
PAPER TRAIL: The lead expert retained by CBS News to examine disputed memos from President Bush's former squadron commander in the National Guard said yesterday that he examined only the late officer's signature and made no attempt to authenticate the documents themselves.
The Washington Post: Expert cited by CBS says he didn't authenticate papers
MIDWESTWARD HO: For all the hoopla over Ohio as a political battleground, strategists on both sides of the presidential campaign are increasingly looking northward toward the Great Lakes region, eyeing three states -- Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan -- as crucial in a race that for now at least appears to be trending toward President Bush.
The Boston Globe: Bush, Kerry bear down in three Midwest states
Compiled by Heather Riley
