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"Education"
One of six ads on "Bush's Secret Plan" on the DNC website and distributed to activists on June 18, 2004.
 

 Children in a classroom.

George W. Bush:  "We cannot let our children down.  Head Start is a great opportunity to provide the foundation for reading.  And first of all, I just want everybody to understand Head Start does a good job of giving children nutrition and medical care."

Blackboard with writing: "If George Bush is elected in November he will cut $1 billion in Education Funding."

Fade to black with white text: "Credibility is on the Ballot this November."

  

 
Democratic National Committee
 

"Veterans"
One of six ads on "Bush's Secret Plan" on the DNC website and distributed to activists on June 18, 2004.
 

 Veterans carrying a flag.

George W. Bush:  "Our veterans have born the costs of America's wars and have stood watch over America's peace.  And today every Veteran can be certain the nation you served and the people you defended are grateful."

Text on screen: "If George Bush is elected in November he will cut funding for American veterans nearly $1 billion."

Fade to black with white text: "Credibility is on the Ballot this November."

  

 
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"Job Training"
One of six ads on "Bush's Secret Plan" on the DNC website and distributed to activists on June 18, 2004.
 

 Man welding.

George W. Bush:  "We've been spending a lot of time recently on job training programs because education is one really important way to how we're going to have lasting prosperity."

Text on screen: "If George Bush is elected in November he will cut funding for job training by $1.5 billion in 2006."

Fade to black with white text: "Credibility is on the Ballot this November."

  

The three other ads address home ownership, homeland security, and environment.
 
 
Notes and Observations:  "You have the President's own words and then you have the reality," DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe stated at the press conference to announce these ads.  He said that the Bush administration has engaged in a "pattern of deception" that is "breathtaking" and "only rivaled by what we saw in the Nixon administration."

The basis for these claims is a May 19 OMB memo reported by the Washington Post on May 27.  "Budget Procedures Memorandum No. 870" states that, "Continuing the strategy of last year's Budget, the 2006 Budget will constrain discretionary and mandatory spending while supporting national priorities: winning the war on  terror, protecting the homeland, and strengthening the economy."