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Campaigns make final swing through showdown states
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Check out the links below to hot political stories around the country this morning.
SPRINT TO THE FINISH: John Kerry and President Bush began a final two-day blitz through the most competitive battlegrounds Sunday, with Kerry wooing his base at a black church, and the president crisscrossing Florida, questioning his challenger's credentials to keep the nation safe from terrorists. The Washington Post: Final blitz in swing states
GOTV: President Bush and John Kerry unleashed the biggest and most aggressive voter-mobilization drives in the history of presidential politics yesterday. The Washington Post: Unprecedented efforts to mobilize voters begin
PACKERS 28, REDSKINS 14: According to NFL and political lore, if the Redskins win the last home game before Election Day, the incumbent wins another term in the White House. If the 'Skins lose, the incumbent loses. The Houston Chronicle: Redskins' loss may be Kerry's gain
CHENEY LEIS OUT PITCH: Dick Cheney made a personal pitch for Hawaii's four electoral votes late Sunday by flying 3,225 miles overnight from New Mexico to Waikiki Beach and asking for them. USA Today: Cheney visits Hawaii in hopes of stealing it for GOP
CHENEY BLASTS KERRY 'POLL': Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday that Sen. John Kerry's first response to Osama bin Laden's new videotape was to take a poll to find out what he should say about it. The Associated Press: Cheney: Kerry took poll to set stance on tape
ADS GALORE: The presidential campaign was coming to a close in an epic cacophony of advertisements striking notes of hope and fear, patriotism and betrayal as the candidates headed Sunday into a two-day sprint to sway an electorate that remained stubbornly deadlocked. The New York Times: Frantic presidential race ends with a flood of ads
NO PARTY CRASHING: A federal judge issued an order early Monday barring political party challengers from polling places throughout Ohio during Tuesday's election. The Associated Press: Judge bars challengers from Ohio polling places
CHARGES FLY: With lawyers and poll watchers descending on battleground states and the presidential race tight enough that every vote could count, charges of voter intimidation and voter fraud are flying more furiously than any one can remember in recent elections. The New York Times: Charges of fraud and voter suppression already flying
THE NEW FLORIDA?: Blackwell says he doubts it will take an extended count of provisional ballots to determine the winner in Ohio, but others see a race close enough to invite legal challenges reminiscent of the 37-day Florida recount dispute in 2000. The Washington Times: Ohio fears race will hinge on provisional ballots
BALANCE OF POWER: Republicans are expected to hold on to their House majority tomorrow, but the Senate is turning into a nail-biter, with nine races in play that could upset the party's precarious hold on power. The Washington Times: GOP expected to hold House; Senate at stake
KERRY BACKED BY RED SOX MANAGEMENT: John F. Kerry savored a taste of victory yesterday at a massive rally here with three team leaders, who each compared the last four years of the Bush White House to the last 86 -- until Wednesday night -- for Red Sox Nation. The Boston Globe: Red Sox leaders back Kerry in a triple-play appearance
PUNDITOCRACY PREDICTIONS PERFECT? NOT EXACTLY: Conventional wisdom has often proved wrong in this unconventional presidential campaign. The Los Angeles Times: Pundits' truths losing big in this election
