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ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="4" VSPACE="2"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>GOP Election Day Workers</B></div> <div> Undaunted by inclement weather, dozens of experienced GOP volunteers reported for duty early on Election Day, Tuesday, November 2.</div> <div> The workers cheerfully offered voters information about both Republican and the endorsed non-partisan candidates on Michigan's lengthy ballot.</div> <div> Organizing the effort locally was Thomas R. McCleary, Jr., chairman of the 13th Republican executive committee. The workers reported that gray skies, cool temperatures, and wet weather were no deterrent to a heavy voter turnout.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="f2f2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALT="The hot crowd in Taylor, Mich. >>More 'W' in Wayne" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="6" VSPACE="4">In addition, a cadre of trained workers was on duty under the coordination of John Keogh, Grosse Pointe Farms, to provide assistance at various sites around Wayne County ensuring an error-free voting process.</div> <div> <B>Wayne County Welcomes 'W'</B></div> <div> A sea of supporters greeted President George W. Bush on August 30, 2004, for his eighth appearance in Michigan since January 2004.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="f3296a20.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="162" ALT="'Thank you all for coming. We're going to carry Michigan and this country in November!'" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="6" VSPACE="4"></FONT>As <A HREF="nyc_2004.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="National Convention 2004"><U>delegates assembled in New York for the Republican National Convention</U></A>, the President was introduced at this Wayne County rally by his wife, Laura.</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="211" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 272 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="f38c80a0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="266" ALT="'It's a great day for Michigan" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 28 WIDTH="207"><div> >><A HREF="2004_campaign120.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Laura Bush in Detroit"><U><I>See photos of the Laura Bush visit to Royal Oak</I></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Also taking a part in his introduction to the crowd was Bo Schembechler, University of Michigan's retired head football coach who served there for 21 years.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="ee0fd2f0.jpg" border=0 width="253" height="303" ALT="Bush to hot August crowd in Taylor on August 30, 'If you're paying taxes, you ought to get relief!'" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="6" VSPACE="4"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> The Associated Press reported 12,500 people on hand to hear <IMG SRC="f3064b90.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="185" ALT="'Four More Years!'" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="6" VSPACE="4">the President, while the true number may have been even greater. The crowd was twice as large as the one gathered to hear John Kerry speak at the exact same venue one month earlier.</div> <div> Amid very tight, but efficient security, the President make his remarks at the outdoor event in Taylor's Heritage Park.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="eec451b0.jpg" border=0 width="325" height="283" ALT="Bush to August 30 Taylor rally, 'I will never relent in defending America, whatever it takes!'" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="6" VSPACE="4">The President said, "None of us will ever forget that day when one era ended and another began. On September the 14th, 2001, I stood in the ruins of the Twin Towers. It's a day I'll never forget. There were workers in hard hats yelling at me, 'Whatever it takes.' A fellow grabbed me by the arm as I was trying to thank people, and he looked me right in the eye and he said, 'Do not let me down.'"</div> <div> "I have a duty that goes on for this country. I wake up every morning trying to -- how best to secure this country. I will never relent in defending America, whatever it takes!" >><A HREF="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/08/20040830-6.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/"><U><I>Full text</I></U></A><I>.</I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="eeb18350.jpg" border=0 width="536" height="309" ALT="Bush on August 30 in Wayne County, '...still 64 days for [Kerry] to change his mind, again!'" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="2" VSPACE="4"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="f332c030.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="259" ALT="Candice Miller speaks during March 26, 2004, rally for Bush in Warren, Michigan" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="6" VSPACE="4"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> At right, Candice Miller speaks during March 26, 2004, rally for Bush in Warren, Michigan</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://georgewbush.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://georgewbush.com/"><U><IMG SRC="bcdb44a0.gif" border=0 width="180" height="74" ALT=">>Bush/Cheney '04" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <I>>></I><A HREF="#top_of_picnic" TITLE="Bush/Cheney 04 Events"><U><I>back to the top</I></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>