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Article: Bush's Stump Speech Gets Constant Change
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- October 30, 2004
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SCOTT LINDLAW, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
10-30-2004
Dateline: COLUMBUS, Ohio
President Bush speaks to a crowd of supporters during a campaign rally at Nationwide Arena Friday Oct. 29, 2004 in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
President Bush's favorite yarn about Japanese Prime Minister Juricho Koizumi is gone, along with the joke about unwashed rental cars.
In Bush's fast-changing campaign speeches, old chestnuts are rapidly falling to the ground to make way for new zingers. Departing from long-standing practice, his team is tweaking the stump speech each day _ sometimes, like Friday, several times in one day.
What used to be a repetitive address is now a fast-moving vehicle for ...