Sen. Zell Miller of Georgia, the Republicans' favorite Democrat, who is addressing the GOP convention, too, said Kerry is trying to work magic to get rid of the liberal image. "We're watching him try to do an extreme makeover right before our eyes," Miller said.
http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20040730/D8451FCG1.htmlBOSTON (AP) - Soldier, father and man of values - John Kerry sought to define himself Thursday night to an American public still unfamiliar with the Democrat determined to replace President Bush.
Kerry accepted his party's nomination in the embrace of an adoring hometown crowd, an affectionate introduction by his two daughters and a lineup of his fellow Vietnam veterans. He waded across the convention floor through more than 4,000 delegates who waved flags and signs and roared their approval.
"I'm John Kerry and I'm reporting for duty," he said with a crisp salute.
The people who packed the Democratic National Convention know his biography intimately, but Kerry was reaching beyond them to the million of television viewers who do not. The convention, and particularly his prime-time speech, were attempts to define Kerry on his terms - rather than Republican depictions of him as a liberal whose convictions change with the political winds.
http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20040730/D84510F81.htmlBOSTON (AP) - As if putting Maroon 5 and LL Cool J on the same lineup didn't sound random enough, imagine adding John Edwards and Barack Obama to the mix.
The politicians showed up at a concert organized by Rock the Vote and Time Warner on Thursday, the last night of the Democratic National Convention, and were greeted like rock stars just as much as the actual musicians were.
Edwards, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, appeared on stage with his wife, Elizabeth, and 22-year-old daughter, Cate. He shook hands with the members of the rock band Maroon 5 - which had just finished the first song of their set - and gave the shrieking, mostly twentysomething audience the thumbs-up sign.
http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20040730/D8450UMO2.htmlNew Deficit View to Fuel Campaign Fight
The report's release was coming two weeks after an often-ignored July 15 deadline, a delay White House officials attributed to a desire for accurate numbers.
Friday was also a day after Democrats ended their national convention in Boston, meaning their presidential candidate, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and others could not use that podium to cite the findings to their nationwide television audience.
In an era of war, terrorism fears and an economy that is still shaky in some parts of the country, there is scant evidence the public is worried about the budget's travails.
Democrats hope to use the shortfalls as a symbol of how tax cuts Bush has pushed through Congress have caused red ink to spread, soaking up money for education, domestic security and other priorities.
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An open letter to John Kerry, John Edwards, and the DNC:
http://www.geocities.com/greenpartyvoter/OpenLetter.htm 
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