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From coast to coast, Sen. John Kerry is the Democratic candidate by a landslide.

Mini-Note

Will Gore Foment Unrest on Kerry's Left?

By Marc Ambinder, Anne Chiappetta, Karen Travers, Teddy Davis, Nicholas Schifrin, Jan Simmonds, and Alexandra Avnet

W A S H I N G T O N, May 26, 2004—
NOTED NOW

TODAY SCHEDULE (all times ET)

FUTURES CALENDAR

NEWS SUMMARY

The chatter this morning will turn to terror warnings, as Memorial Day/conventions/Olympics and other ripe target days approach.

It is somewhat more favorable terrain for the president; as we've pointed out, what some consider the key threshold for the president — are we (you) safer today than you were four years ago (or after September 11) still sits above 50 percent. Americans believe, by and large, that George W. Bush is doing a good job in this area.

But even more than Iraq, perhaps, terrorism is beyond the administration's control, which makes dealing effectively with it a potentially shaky base on which to build a re-election campaign.

In the political world, President Bush has a single scheduled event today — he meets with the president of Gabon at the White House.

Sen. Kerry continues to campaign on the West Coast today, in Seattle, with a midday discussion about energy independence. He fundraises in the evening and continues to prepare for his big Thursday speech, wherein he'll (depending on who's spinning it) (a) enunciate new principles for a post-war Iraq (b) explain why a President Kerry would better implement President Bush's Iraq policy (c) reiterate the detailed plan he's been promoting for months or something else entirely.

Will Al Gore foment unrest on Kerry's left today? And how will the conservative media echo chamber amplify his call resignations en masse?

Adam Nagourney and Dick Stevenson in the New York Times ** offer this on-background take on the dilemma Kerry faces from "one adviser who Mr. Kerry relies on heavily."

"[Kerry is] caught between what would be politically advantageous, declaring a timetable for getting out, and what he knows is the reality on the ground, which is that we need more troops … .And the internal debates have often been between the camps in the campaign who want a clear break from the Bush policy and those who want to portray Bush as largely incompetent in executing what strategy they had." LINK

On Hardball last night, Chris Matthews browbeat Terry Holt into making this joke: "But in John Kerry's case, he went to Vietnam … He took his own photo camera, by the way, so he could get some good pictures."

The Kerry campaign called it an "attack" on the candidate's Vietnam record. You make the call.

**= LINK

On campaign finance and the conventions, we're told that he plans to announce his decision within 36 hours whether to postpone accepting the Democratic presidential nomination. The Massachusetts Congressional delegation will most likely publicly agree to whatever Kerry decides so long as the legal status is unambiguously clear. Which it's really not, considering Sen. Kerry's stated desire to have his vice presidential nominee accept the nomination at the convention. Perhaps he was telegraphing.

As Dan Balz and Jim VandeHei point out, those unanswered questions include:

— Can Kerry accept $15 million in convention money if he doesn't accept the nomination?
— Can one be officially 'nominated' but not officially accept the nomination? Or accept it later?
— Can the President and Vice President somehow be nominated separately?

"Campaign officials said they have received positive reactions from their convention delegates and some state party leaders, but other Democrats said privately they thought the idea was not worth the trouble. Some senior Democrats have conveyed that assessment to the highest levels of the Kerry campaign." LINK

One of those fuming is perhaps the most important of all: Teddy Kennedy. LINK

Other convention coverage:

—The Boston Globe on happy Dem delegates NOT from Boston: LINK

—George McGovern thinks it's an awful idea: LINK

—Glen Johnson writes up more Sen. Kerry in his own words on how he envisions the convention — a kind of history-paving-the-way-for-future theme: LINK

On to that Republican convention: the ink is still drying, but the deal is done. Time Warner (parent company of CNN, TIME Magazine, and other fine media outlets) is set to become one of the official sponsors of the Republican National Convention.

The New York Host Committee is set to announce today that Time Warner will host the welcoming party for the thousands of journalists descending upon Gotham to cover the GOP bash. Get out your blackberries and palm pilots — Saturday Aug. 28, 2004 at the swanky new Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle (with Per Se back up and running). LINK

We're a little puzzled that yesterday's announcement of the Leadership Forum's ambitious goal to become the GOP 527 standard bearer received so little coverage.

Susan Hirschmann, Rep. Tom Delay's former Chief of Staff, and former Rep. Bill Paxon, he of "a Republican close to the White House" and uber-fundraising fame, will helm the new group, which plans to raise tens of millions of dollars through November and spend it on direct mail, robocalls, television ads, radio ads and more.

The group hopes to raise as much money as America Coming Together, the Media Fund, and America Votes combined, according to an official.

Paxon told ABC News that Republican donors were somewhat chilled by the legal fights and didn't contribute much in the first year of the Forum's existence. But when the FEC decided last month to allow 527 activity to proceed unchallenged, the floodgates opened.

Hirschmann told ABC News that the Leadership Forum would probably coordinate its activities with other GOP 527s.

Speaker Hastert and Sen. Rick Santorum will headline Forum events (NOT fundraisers) in the weeks ahead.

Check out the Wall Street Journal's John Harwood today, who writes the Dems' "leveling" of the "financial playing field" thus far this season is a "significant victory." LINK

In the land of veepstakes, the Texas Democratic Party announced yesterday that Sen. John Edwards, who it propitiously called a "potential Vice Presidential candidate" will headline its June 18 convention in Houston.

The AP found Sen. Bayh with lowered expectations on the potential for him joining the Democratic ticket this year. LINK

Dick Gephardt plugs John McCain, Notes the New York Times . LINK

Howard Dean's Democracy for America put up an online petition against paperless voting, and within 24 hours, it accumulated more than 60,000 signatures — quite a high burn rate. LINK

In House and Senate news, the DSCC crows about new poll numbers from Kentucky, of all places, and the DCCC launches a regular web animation program today on www.dtriptv.org.

The cartoon is called "Republican Survivor," and it's the first program for what they're calling Dtrip TV. You can probably guess what you might see characters such as the president, the Vice President, John Ashcroft, Katherine Harris, Tom DeLay and Ann Coulter doing on a deserted island. The preview goes up at noon today, and then the regular weekly series begins on June 3, where viewers will be able to vote one of the characters off in each of the ensuing six episodes. Will Rogers and Woody Guthrie are smiling somewhere.

Here's the best of the rest — the must-read coverage and commentary.

The New York Times ' Kristof urges Kerry to put some distance between himself and Ariel Sharon. LINK

(Ralph Nader would agree).

The New York Times ' David Sanger reports that Bush's Tuesday trip to Ohio, coming on the heels of his Monday Iraq address, "underscored how intent his campaign was to show that the war had not distracted him from the everyday concerns of voters." LINK

Mike Allen's take on the battleground state echo chamber(s). LINK

The Seattle Times' David Postman previews Kerry's Seattle stop — including the sold-out fundraiser estimated to bring in more than $2 million that could be the most lucrative ever held in the city. LINK

Knight Ridder's James Kuhnhenn wraps Kerry's call to decrease the U.S.' dependence on foreign oil with his continued criticism of the president's foreign policy. LINK

Joanna Weiss of the Boston Globe on the grassroots campaign to rid the presidential race of Ralph Nader: LINK

USA Today's Jill Lawrence Notes that both Bush and Kerry are trying to capitalize on growing concerns over the gas prices. LINK

Lloyd Groves leads with an item that the Bonesman who tapped George Bush into the Skull and Bones secret society at Yale in 1967 is voting for Kerry in November. LINK

The latest Zogby numbers. LINK

George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush:

NBC's Matt Lauer sat down with former President George H. W. Bush a few weeks before he celebrates his 80th birthday by jumping out of an airplane.

When asked how difficult it would be to see his son lose his reelection campaign, former President Bush said, "I'm not going to worry about that with him. I'm confident. I'm very confident. Elections are decided by the economy, and my problem was the economy was good but I couldn't get people to understand that. This economy is strong. It will be stronger in the fall. Even without that, I think the country is looking for a strong leader and it's got one and they will want him to serve more."

On the prisoner abuse scandal and how he felt when he saw pictures of American troops abusing Iraqis detainees: "I felt like every other American. Everyone was deeply offended and hurt, just as the president was, and just as not only in our family but around the country. And I felt more offended when I saw a head held up where they guy had sawed it off. If I thought I had a new answer, I would talk to George, but I don't need to complicate the life of the president."

On books criticizing his son: "It's hurtful. When you see all those books. It's all anti-Bush. It's all anti-my family. But I don't feel the need to respond, nor does Barbara."

On whether his son was "obsessed" by waging war against Iraq: GHWB: "That's a bunch of bull." Barbara Bush: "Truthfully no. He did it because it was the right thing to do."

On if his grandchildren told him they were going into politics: "I'd say great. Do it. Do it for the right reasons … Because unlike a lot of people, I still believe politics is a noble calling.

On jumping out of an airplane for the third time: "It feels good. Even if you are 80, stuff still feels pretty good, you know what I mean?"

On his legacy: "In the first place, you are using a dirty word … For me it's a word that means you're interested in how everybody will treat you and this kind of thing. I am not. I am confident that historians will say we had more positives than negatives and got a lot of things right."

TODAY'S SCHEDULE (all times ET):
—9:00 am: The National Archives and Records Administration releases approximately 20,000 pages of transcripts of Henry Kissinger's telephone conversations during his tenure as assistant to the president for national security affairs and secretary of state during the Nixon Administration. The archives will also release materials from the "White House Central Files" subject files, including among other things a minor amount of material relating to Sen. John Kerry, College Park, Md.
—9:45 am: Off-camera gaggle by White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan
—10:00 am: The Commerce Department releases the new home sales report for April.
—10:00 am: Amnesty International holds a news conference to discuss its "2004 Annual Report on Human Rights in 155 Countries," Washington, D.C.
—10:00 am: The Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration discusses strategy for managing summer passenger loads at Kennedy airport and its initiative to expedite security screening, New York, N.Y.
—10:15 am: Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage meets with Japanese deputy vice minister for foreign policy, Washington D.C.
—10:55 am: President Bush meets with the President of Gabon, Washington, D.C.
—12:00 pm: Ralph Nader holds a media availability at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass.
—12:30 pm: On-camera White House briefing from McClellan
—12:30 pm: Al Gore delivers foreign policy address calling for the resignation of five members of the Bush Administration and one member of the military command responsible for the failed policy and abuse of prisoners in Iraq sponsored by MoveOn, New York, N.Y.
—12:30 pm: Ralph Nader meets with supporters and volunteers, Amherst, Mass.
—12:45 pm: Sen. John Kerry talks about energy independence, Seattle, Wash.
—1:00 pm: Gordon England, secretary of the Navy, addresses a National Press Club luncheon, Washington, D.C.
—2:00 pm: Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller hold a press conference to discuss the terrorism threat during the summer. Washington, D.C.
—2:00 pm: Secretary of State Colin Powell meets with Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, Washington, D.C.
—2:15 pm: Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage participates in the signing of the Open Skies Agreement with Paulette Missambo, minister of state for transportation and civil aviation of Gabon, Washington, D.C.
—3:00 pm: Secretary of State Colin Powell announces the 2004-2005 winners of the Jefferson Science Fellowship, Washington, D.C.
—3:00 pm: Labor Secretary Elaine Chao delivers remarks to members of the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce at their NAFTA and CAFTA Conference, Washington, D.C.
—8:30 pm: Sen. Kerry attends a campaign fundraising reception, Seattle, Wash.

Major Futures & Reader Services

— May 26, 2004: Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) campaigns in Seattle
— May 26, 2004: Republican Governors' Association Chairman Gov. Bob Taft (R-Ohio) hosts Governors Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio
— May 27, 2004: Fmr. President Bill Clinton holds a press conference to announce the expansion his foundation's Small Business Initiative program into Brooklyn and the Bronx, New York City
— May 27-30, 2004: Yale University summer reunions for the classes of 1939, 1944, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, and 1989, New Haven, Conn.
— May 27-31, 2004: Libertarian Party National Convention, Atlanta
— May 27, 2004: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) speaks at the Arizona Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner
— May 27, 2004: National John Kerry Meetup Day
— May 28, 2004: Deadline for media credential applications for the Democratic National Convention
— May 28, 2004: Deadline for media credential applications for the Republican National Convention
— May 28, 2004: Bush-Cheney 2004 Chairman Marc Racicot keynotes the Washington State Republican Party's convention, Bellevue, Wash.
— May 28, 2004: Deadline for 18 to 24-year-old applicants to submit essays to 2020 Democrats for their contest to select a primetime speaker for the Democratic National Convention
— May 29, 2004: National World War II Memorial dedication ceremony, D.C.
— May 29, 2004: Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass) and Teresa Heinz Kerry's ninth wedding anniversary
— May 29, 2004: Rep. Marty Meehan (D-Mass.) keynotes the Rockingham County Democratic Clambake, Portsmouth, N.H.
— May 31, 2004: Memorial Day
— June 1, 2004: Alabama presidential/state primary
— June 1, 2004: New Mexico state primary
— June 1, 2004: South Dakota presidential primary and special election for the state's at-large congressional seat between Stephanie Herseth (D) and state Sen. Larry Diedrich (R)
— June 1-3, 2004: 77th annual Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee, Washington, D.C.
— June 2, 2004: President Bush delivers Air Force Service Academy's commencement address, Colorado Springs, Colo.
— June 2, 2004: Donna Brazile discusses her new book "Cooking with Grease: Stirring the Pots in American Politics" at a luncheon sponsored by the Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee at the Yale Club Grand Ballroom, New York City
— June 2-4, 2004: Summit on Obesity presented by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and hosted by ABC News and TIME magazine, Williamsburg, Va.
— June 2-4, 2004: Campaign for America's Future's Take Back America conference, D.C.
— June 2, 2004: MoveOn.org President Wes Boyd, MoveOn.org Co-Founder Joan Blades, NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, and Arianna Huffington speak at the Campaign for America's Future's Take Back America Conference, D.C.
— June 3, 2004: President Bush meets with Australian Prime Minister John Howard at the White House, D.C.
— June 3, 2004: Ralph Nader speaks at the National Press Club, D.C.
— June 3, 2004: George Soros, Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.), fmr. Gov. Howard Dean (D-Vt.), and Sen. Jon Corzine (D-N.J.) speak at the Campaign for America's Future's Take Back America Conference, D.C.
— June 3-5, 2004: Virginia Republican Party's state convention, Richmond, Va.
— June 3-6, 2004: Yale University summer reunions for the classes of 1949, 1954, 1959, 1964, 1994, and 1999, New Haven, Conn.
— June 4, 2004: President Bush meets with Pope John Paul II, Vatican City
— June 4, 2004: Fmr. Vice President Al Gore keynotes the Washington State Democratic Party's gala banquet honoring Congressman Norm Dicks (D-Wash.), Tacoma, Wash.
— June 4, 2004: Labor Sec. Elaine Chao keynotes the Chairman's Dinner at the Virginia Republican Party's state convention, Richmond, Va.
— June 4, 2004: NOW President Kim Gandy, Rainbow-PUSH Coalition President Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., and AFSCME President Gerald McEntee speak at the Campaign for America's Future's Take Back America Conference, D.C.
— June 4-5, 2004: West Virginia Republican Party's state convention, Beckley, W.Va.
— June 4-6, 2004: Washington Democratic Party's state convention, Tacoma, Wash.
— June 4-6, 2004: Campaigns and Elections Magazine sponsors a conference called "The Art of Political Campaigning: Techniques and Strategies to Win Your Upcoming Election," D.C.
— June 5, 2004: 136th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, Elmont, N.Y.
— June 5, 2004: DNC platform committee holds a hearing on national security, Baton Rouge, La.
— June 5, 2004: James Carville keynotes the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party's Annual Hubert H. Humphrey Dinner, St. Paul, Minn.
— June 5-6, 2004: President Bush travels to France to meet with President Chirac and to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D Day
— June 6, 2004: Puerto Rico Democratic caucuses
— June 6, 2004: 60th anniversary of D Day
— June 7, 2004: Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) campaigns in Los Angeles
— June 7, 2004: Construction begins on the Sheekey Bridge over Eighth Ave. and 34th. St., New York City
— June 7, 2004: Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Willie Nelson, and Billy Crystal perform in a fundraising benefit concert for the Kerry Victory Committee 2004 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
— June 8, 2004: New Jersey presidential primary
— June 8, 2004: Montana presidential/state primary
— June 8, 2004: North Dakota state primary
— June 8, 2004: South Carolina state primary
— June 8, 2004: National George Bush Meetup Day
— June 9, 2004: Construction begins on the foundation and supports for the Sheekey Bridge, New York City
— June 9, 2004: Fmr. Vice President Al Gore attends a birthday celebration for New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Kathy Sullivan, Manchester
— June 9, 2004: Center for American Progress hosts a forum called "Faith and Progressive Policy: Proud Past, Promising Future," D.C.
— June 10, 2004: Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.)'s birthday
— June 10, 2004: President Bush and G-8 leaders meet with the leaders of Algeria, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda on Sea Island, Ga.
— June 10, 2004: Bette Midler, James Taylor, John Mellencamp, Jon Bon Jovi, Wyclef Jean, Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg perform in a fundraising benefit concert for the Kerry Victory Committee 2004 at Radio City Music Hall, New York City
— June 10-11, 2004: Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) campaigns in New York
— June 10-13, 2004: American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee's national convention, Arlington, Va.
— June 11, 2004: DNC platform committee holds a hearing on the economy and jobs, Columbus, Ohio
— June 11-14, 2004: Oregon Democratic Party's state convention, Portland
— June 11, 2004: RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie speaks at the New Mexico Republican Party's quadrennial convention, Albuquerque
— June 12, 2004: Fmr. President George H.W. Bush's 80th birthday
— June 12, 2004: Indiana Democratic Party's state convention, Indianapolis
— June 12, 2004: Florida Democratic Party Jefferson-Jackson dinner, Westin Diplomat, Ft. Lauderdale
— June 12, 2004: West Virginia Democratic Party's state convention, Charleston, W.Va.
— June 12, 2004: New Mexico Republican Party's quadrennial convention, Albuquerque
— June 12, 2004: Arkansas Republican Party's state committee meeting, Little Rock, Ark.
— June 12, 2004: "41@80" birthday gala celebration honoring fmr. President George H.W. Bush at Minute Maid Park, Houston
— June 12, 2004: Iowa Republican Party's state convention, Des Moines
— June 13, 2004: "41@80" birthday barbeque honoring fmr. President George H.W. Bush at the Bush Library and Museum on the campus of Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
— June 13, 2004: Fmr. President George H.W. Bush celebrates his birthday by tandem jumping with the Army's Golden Knights Parachute Team
— June 13, 2004: The White House's 2004 T-Ball season kicks off with Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station vs. Bolling Air Force Base, D.C.
— June 14, 2004: Flag Day
— June 14-20, 2004: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' retreat for American bishops, Denver
— June 14, 2004: Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) campaigns in New Jersey
— June 15, 2004: Final media walkthrough for the Democratic National Convention at the FleetCenter, Boston
&3151; June 16, 2004: Drum Major Institute fundraiser honoring Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) with the group's 2004 Drum Major for Justice Award, New York City
— June 17, 2004: Hip-Hop Summit Action Network summit, New Orleans
— June 17, 2004: Paul Stekler's film "Last Man Standing" screens at the SilverDocs AFI Festival, Silver Springs, Md.
— June 17, 2004: Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) campaigns in Aspen and Denver, Colo.
— June 17, 2004: Martha Stewart's sentencing, New York City
— June 17-18, 2004: International Executive Board Meeting of AFSCME, Anaheim, Calif.
— June 17-19, 2004: Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) and Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.) address the Texas Democratic Party's state convention, Houston
— June 18, 2004: DNC platform committee holds a hearing on education and health care, Santa Fe, N.M.
— June 18-20, 2004: American Constitution Society's national convention, D.C.
— June 18, 2004: Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) address the American Constitution Society's national convention, D.C.
— June 19, 2004: DNC Platform Drafting Committe prepares draft report for the full platform committee, Santa Fe, N.M.
— June 19, 2004: Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) headlines the Louisiana Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson dinner, Baton Rouge, La.
— June 19-23, 2004: SEIU International Convention, San Francisco
— June 20, 2004: First day of summer
— June 20, 2004: Fathers' Day
— June 21-22, 2004: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's non-proliferation conference titled "A New, Effective Non-Proliferation Strategy," Washington, D.C.
— June 21-25, 2004: AFSCME 36th International Convention, Anaheim, Calif.
— June 21, 2004: Assembly of the Sheekey Bridge begins, New York City
— June 22, 2004: Construction of the foundation and supports for the Sheekey Bridge concludes, New York City
— June 22, 2004: Utah state primary including the Republican gubernatorial primary between Jim Huntsman Jr. and Nolan Karras
— June 23, 2004: Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) campaigns in San Francisco and Silicon Valley, Calif.
— June 23, 2004, Installation of the platforms, stair towers, tents, and air conditioning for the Sheekey Bridge begins, New York City
— June 24, 2004: Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) campaigns in Los Angeles
— June 24, 2004: National John Kerry Meetup Day
— June 25, 2004: Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) campaigns in New York
— June 25, 2004: Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) keynotes the Iowa Democratic Party's Hall of Fame Dinner, Des Moines, Iowa
— June 26, 2004: Iowa Democratic Party's state convention, Des Moines, Iowa
— June 26, 2004: European Union summit, Dublin, Ireland
— June 24-27, 2004: Green Party National Convention, Milwaukee
— June 25-29, 2004: U.S. Conference of Mayors annual meeting, Boston
— June 27, 2004: Annual DeWine Ice Cream Social at the DeWine Farm, Cedarville, Ohio
— June 28, 2004: Partnership for Public Service Second Annual Gala honoring Goldman, Sachs & Co. and fmr. Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.)
— June 28-29, 2004: NATO summit, Istanbul, Turkey
— June 30, 2004: Scheduled date for the transfer of power from the Coalition Provisional Authority to the Iraqi Transitional National Assembly
— July 2-3, 2004: Installation of the Sheekey Bridge, New York City
— July 2-7, 2004: National Education Association annual meeting, Washington, D.C.
— July 4, 2004: Independence Day
— July 6, 2004: President George W. Bush's birthday
— July 6, 2004: Rep. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) speaks at a dinner sponsored by the Leadership Forum, D.C.
— July 9-10, 2004: DNC full platform committee's "A Plan for America" meeting, Miami, Fla.
— July 9-10, 2004: UNITE HERE Merger Convention, Chicago
— July 10-16, 2004: 95th NAACP annual convention, Philadelphia
— July 13-17, 2004: American Federation of Teachers National Convention
— July 13, 2004: 75th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Houston
— July 13, 2004: National George Bush Meetup Day
— July 14, 2004: Fmr. President Gerald Ford's birthday
— July 16, 2004: Construction of the Sheekey Bridge scheduled to conclude, New York City
— July 19-23, 2004: National Conference of State Legislatures' annual meeting and exhibition, featuring appearances by Donna Brazile and Bill Kristol, Salt Lake City
— July 19, 2004: RNC's New York City Host Committee scheduled to hand over the keys for the Farley Post Office Building and the Sheekey Bridge to the Republican National Convention, New York City
— July 20, 2004: North Carolina state primary
— July 20, 2004: Georgia state primary
— July 22, 2004: National John Kerry Meetup Day
— July 26, 2004: Final report due from the 9/11 Commission
— July 26, 2004: Target start date for the 108th Congress' August recess
— July 26, 2004: Hip-Hop Summit Action Network summit, Boston
— July 26-29, 2004: Democratic National Convention, Boston
— Aug. 3, 2004: Missouri state primary
— Aug. 3, 2004: Kansas state primary
— Aug. 3, 2004: Michigan state primary
— Aug. 5, 2004: Tennessee state primary
— Aug. 9, 2004: National George Bush Meetup Day
— Aug. 10, 2004: Colorado state primary
— Aug. 10, 2004: Georgia state primary
— Aug. 10, 2004: Connecticut state primary
— Aug. 14-29, 2004: Summer Olympic Games, Athens, Greece
— Aug. 19, 2004: Fmr. President Bill Clinton's birthday
— Aug. 21, 2004: Hip-Hop Summit Action Network summit, St. Louis
— Aug. 24, 2004: Oklahoma state primary
— Aug. 24, 2004: Alaska state primary
— Aug. 26, 2004: National John Kerry Meetup Day
— Aug. 27-28, 2004: Arkansas Democratic Party's state convention, Little Rock, Ark.
— Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 2004: Republican National Convention, New York City
— Aug. 31, 2004: Florida state primary
— Sept. 1, 2004: Targeted opening of the CNN studios in the Center at Columbus Circle, New York City
— Sept. 2-5, 2004: American Political Science Association annual meeting, Chicago
— Sept. 6, 2004: Labor Day
— Sept. 7, 2004: Target end date for the 108th Congress' August recess
— Sept. 7, 2004: Arizona state primary
— Sept. 7, 2004: Nevada state primary
— Sept. 8-11, 2004: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference, Washington, D.C.
— Sept. 11, 2004: Patriot Day
— Sept. 11, 2004: Delaware state primary
— Sept. 14, 2004: National George Bush Meetup Day
— Sept. 14, 2004: New Hampshire state primary
— Sept. 14, 2004: Wisconsin state primary
— Sept. 14, 2004: Washington state primary
— Sept. 14, 2004: Vermont state primary
— Sept. 14, 2004: Massachusetts state primary
— Sept. 14, 2004: Minnesota state primary
— Sept. 14, 2004: New York state primary
— Sept. 14, 2004: District of Columbia district primary
— Sept. 16, 2004: Rosh Hashanah
— Sept. 22, 2004: First day of fall
— Sept. 23, 2004: National John Kerry Meetup Day
— Sept. 24-25, 2004: Christian Coalition's Road To Victory conference, D.C.
— Sept. 25, 2004: Yom Kippur
— Sept. 28, 2004: Fmr. Vice President Al Gore and fmr. Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.) take part in Southern Methodist University's Linda and Mitch Hart Lecture moderated by David Gergen, Dallas
— Sept. 30, 2004: Proposed presidential debate at the University of Miami, Miami
— Oct. 1, 2004: Fmr. President Jimmy Carter's birthday
— Oct. 1, 2004: Target adjournment for the 108th Congress
— Oct. 3, 2004: Rev. Al Sharpton's birthday
— Oct. 5, 2004: Proposed vice presidential debate at Case Western University, Cleveland
— Oct. 8, 2004: Proposed presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis
— Oct. 8, 2004: Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio)'s birthday
— Oct. 11, 2004: Columbus Day
— Oct. 12, 2004: National George Bush Meetup Day
— Oct. 13, 2004: Proposed presidential debate at Arizona State University, Tempe
— Oct. 16, 2004: Early voting begins in New Mexico
— Oct. 16, 2004: Ramadan begins
— Oct. 19, 2004: Early voting begins in Florida
— Oct. 21, 2004: Alfred E. Smith memorial dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City
— Oct. 23, 2004: Scheduled start of the 2004 World Series
— Oct. 28, 2004: National John Kerry Meetup Day
— Oct. 31, 2004: Daylight savings time ends
— Nov. 2, 2004: Election Day
— Nov. 5, 2004: President George W. Bush and Laura Bush's 27th wedding anniversary
— Nov. 11, 2004: Veterans' Day
— Nov. 17, 2004: Fmr. Gov. Howard Dean (D-Vt.)'s birthday
— Nov. 18, 2004: Official opening of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center, Little Rock, Ark.
— Nov. 25, 2004: Thanksgiving Day
— Dec. 4, 2004: Louisiana congressional runoff
— Dec. 7, 2004: Hanukkah begins
— Dec. 11, 2004: Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.)'s birthday
— Dec. 21, 2004: First day of winter
— Dec. 23, 2004: Ret. Gen. Wesley Clark's birthday
— Dec. 25, 2004: Christmas Day
— Jan. 6-8, 2005: Southern Political Science Association conference, New Orleans

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