Gephardt cuts back on staff

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Democratic presidential hopeful Dick Gephardt, facing a huge cash disadvantage against front-runner Howard Dean, has asked his senior staff to take a pay cut.

"We want to make sure we spend the bulk of our resources in the early states on the ground and on the air," said campaign manager Steve Murphy.

The news came one day after Dean dealt Gephardt's campaign a huge blow by sealing endorsements from two major unions - the Service Employees International Union, with 1.6 million members, and the 1.5 million-member American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union.

Gephardt's presidential bid relies on strong labor support. He has won endorsements from more than 20 unions, including the Teamsters, the United Food and Commercial Workers and the Laborers International Union of North America.

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Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry returned to the New Hampshire airwaves with a commercial Friday, an effort his advisers hope will help him narrow the gap with front-runner Howard Dean.

Campaign manager Jim Jordan said the spot will air statewide through Thursday on Manchester, N.H., stations. The campaign did not purchase airtime for the ad in the expensive Boston market that reaches viewers in southern New Hampshire, as it has done in the past.

In the ad, Kerry accuses President Bush of being cozy with big business and criticizes him for giving tax cuts to the wealthy.

As he has previously during the campaign, Kerry uses the ad to push rolling back Bush's tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and cracking down on corporate corruption.
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[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Good for Kerry!

I think it is important, if not vital, for all the Democratic candidates to focus on the failures of the Bush Administration. Glad to see Kerry is doing this in his ads.

[NNadir]

2. Kudos for Kerry

for restoring focus.