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ELECTION 2004

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When Bush's motorcade came through Springboro, 5-year-old Hayden Hook had one question.

"Are they going to throw candy?" the kindergartner asked his father as Bush thanked residents for their support via loudspeaker.

When told there would be no candy thrown, Hayden asked his dad to take him home. Even the military helicopter flying overhead didn't sway Hayden.

"I took a picture and will show him when he's older,'' said the elder Hook, assistant superintendent of the Springboro schools.

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In Springfield, where the president opened the day's Ohio campaign swing, West Chester Township mom Tracy Reiner was one of four people who joined him on the stage as he talked about the No Child Left Behind education legislation. Bush signed the legislation Jan. 8, 2002, at Hamilton High School.

She told about her son Joshua, now a fourth-grader at Hopewell Elementary, who's making strong progress after three years of struggling to learn.

"I believe all children can learn. They may learn differently, but I think they can learn,'' Reiner said. "He came off the school bus Friday ... with a 99 on his science test. I thank God for the No Child Left Behind legislation because it's making teachers think outside the box. It's making people accountable.''

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Those handmade signs weren't made by some in the crowd.

Bush-Cheney volunteers passed out signs to people once they reached the rally area - after confiscating signs some people tried to carry in.

Among the discarded signs never seen inside the rally area: "Viva Bush," "Security Moms for Bush," "For My Future, Four More Years," "We Trust President Bush."

Among the signs distributed to people closest to the podium were "Bush Rocks," "Luv Ya W," "Four More Years" and "Ohio Votes GOP."

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Vendors hawked T-shirts, buttons and Re-elect George W. Bush decks of cards. "Kerry is the joker, and Bush is the king," shouted Michelle Hausen, who sold the decks for $10. Alex von Rosenberg of Cincinnati said he sold several hundred decks printed by his company, Parody Productions.

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Contributors: Erica Solvig, John Kiesewetter, Greg Korte, Sue Kiesewetter, Sheila McLaughlin.