The Note

ByABC News
August 11, 2003, 10:26 AM

W A S H I N G T O N August 8&#151;<br> -- Today's Schedule (all times Eastern):

9:00 am: Representative Dick Gephardt meets with supporters to talk about the economy, Portsmouth, N.H.

10:30 am: Senator Bob Graham attends the National Balloon Classic, Indianola, Iowa

12:00 pm: Senator Joe Lieberman meets with employees of Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Manchester, N.H.

12:45 pm: Senator Bob Graham has lunch with Warren County Democrats, Indianola, Iowa

1:00 pm: Representative Dick Gephardt meets with supporters to talk about the economy, Concord, N.H.

1:00 pm: Senator John Kerry goes on a downtown walk, Derry, N.H.

1:15 pm: Senator Joe Lieberman meets with employees of Delta Education, Nashua, N.H.

2:30 pm: Senator Bob Graham tours the John L. Lewis Museum of Labor and Mining, Lucas, Iowa

3:00 pm: Arnold Schwarzenegger expected to attend 11th Annual Inner-City Games, Bellflower, Calif.

4:30 pm: Senator John Edwards meets with Beaufort County Democrats, Hilton Head, S.C.

4:30 pm: Hearing scheduled for lawsuit filed by supporters of Governor Davis who allege recall signatures were collected fraudulently, Central Civil West Court, Los Angeles

5:30 pm: Senator John Kerry has dinner with firefighters, Salem, N.H.

6:00 pm: Representative Dick Gephardt meets with supporters to talk about the economy, Claremont, N.H.

NEWS SUMMARY

-- The California Supreme Court's refusal to act in all five recall-related lawsuits means the recall election or gubernatorial circus, as some call it moves forward full steam ahead with its October date, barring intervention by the federal courts.

-- The final deadline for filing is less than 48 hours away.

-- Schwarzenegger hit all the morning shows today, talking nearly without interruption about the need for leadership in California. He has 3 pm ET photo op today.

-- Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan is endorsing Schwarzenegger in the race.

-- Former baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth may get into the race today. At this point, that is the only potential major entry we are tracking.

-- Senator Barbara Boxer is expected to weigh in on the recall and a Democratic candidate.

-- Questioning Schwarzenegger not merely through opposition research, but on what he actually thinks and plans to do about the issues is beginning in earnest.

-- How quickly and how big will conservative opposition to Schwarzenegger build? What kind of endorsements (political and business) will he roll out to shield himself?

Schwarzenegger is expected to attend the 11th Annual Inner-City Games in Bellflower, California, this afternoon, and the media throng will be HUGE.

Peter Ueberroth, former commissioner of Major League Baseball and Time Magazine's Man of the Year in 1984, is expected to make an announcement about his possible California gubernatorial candidacy some time today.

On Saturday, Bill Simon will hold a rally at the Norwalk Marriott Hotel in Norwalk, California at 2:00 pm ET. After the rally, he'll head to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder's office to file his declaration of candidacy.

At some point on Saturday, Schwarzenegger is expected at the same location to file his paperwork, and the media throng will be HUGE.

At 11:00 pm ET Saturday night, Simon will speak at the California Republican Assembly's dinner at the Burbank Hilton. Simon will appear on Fox News Sunday on, uhh, Sunday.

The local television coverage of Arnold (at least as seen in the Los Angeles hotel suite we have packed with monitors and Googling monkeys to watch ) is over-the-top favorable, with lots of "Arnold to the rescue" thematics.

Matt Lauer couldn't get an answer to the question of whether Arnold will follow the "usual" practice of California gubernatorial candidates to release their tax returns because Arnold's IFB conveniently stopped working. More on this to come .

President Bush will meet with Vice President Cheney and Secretary Rumsfeld in Crawford today. There is an expected press availability with the president and Rumsfeld some time around 12:30 pm ET. On Monday, the president travels to Denver and Arizona.

Senator Kerry is in New Hampshire today and tomorrow. He does a downtown walk in Derry this afternoon. He'll have dinner with firefighters in Salem tonight and then attend a house party in Nashua. On Saturday, Kerry participates in a door-to-door canvassing kickoff in Manchester.

Around lunchtime, he heads to another house party in Hopkinton. The Note was unable to confirm whether Kid 'N Play are expected to attend either of those house parties.

Senator Graham continues on the Graham Family Vacation today and through the weekend in Iowa. The gang heads to the National Balloon Classic in Indianola this morning and there's a full day of activity in which the two RVs will split up for a little bit, with Graham family members touring the bridges of Madison County and going to an ice cream social in Osceola.

Vacation goers will lunch with the Warren County Democrats and tour the John L. Lewis Labor Museum in Lucas. Everybody meets back together in Appanoose County for another night of grillin'. On Saturday, Graham heads to Ottumwa, West Point, Fort Madison and Burlington. On Sunday, it's off to Mount Pleasant and Eldridge.

Senator Lieberman campaigns today in Nashua and Merrimack, New Hampshire. He'll meet with employees of Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield in at noon, and later on he'll meet with employees of Delta Education in Nashua. He'll visit Manchester, Rollinsford, Concord and Londonderry on Sunday and Monday.

On Sunday, Hadassah Lieberman campaigns in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She'll go to a couple of receptions and the Iowa State Fair.

Congressman Gephardt campaigns in New Hampshire today, making stops to talk about the economy in Portsmouth, Concord and Claremont.

Tomorrow is his big endorsement day with the Teamsters. The day begins with an announcement with Teamsters President James Hoffa in Detroit at 10:00 am ET. Next, Gephardt heads to Des Moines for a Teamsters endorsement rally at 2:00 pm. And then it's back to New Hampshire for another endorsement rally in Manchester at 6:00 pm ET.

Also on Saturday, Jane Gephardt and Representative Patrick Kennedy will canvass in New Hampshire.

Senator Edwards campaigns in South Carolina today and tomorrow. He meets with Beaufort County Democrats today in Hilton Head. Tomorrow, he's in St. Helena, Walterboro, Summerville and North Charleston.

On Saturday, Congressman Kucinich will speak at the Veterans for Peace annual convention in San Francisco in the morning and head to Austin, Texas, to attend a "Super Rally" for progressives on Saturday night.

Reverend Sharpton campaigns today in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tonight, he heads to Martha's Vineyard for a fundraiser at Spike Lee's house. That's not to be confused with any Spike TV parties happening on Martha's Vineyard tonight. On Saturday, Reverend Sharpton is in Chicago for the Bud Billiken Parade. On Sunday, he heads to Johnsonville, South Carolina, for services at the Chapel Holiness Church.

Governor Dean and Ambassador Braun have no public events announced for today or the weekend.

On Monday, the Sheet Metal Workers union holds a presidential candidate forum at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center. All Democratic candidates except Senator Edwards have confirmed their attendance. CNN's Bill Press will moderate.

The rest of the political world, in other news:

1. Huge 527 News: "Labor, environmental and women's organizations, with strong backing from international financier George Soros, have joined forces behind a new political group that plans to spend an unprecedented $75 million to mobilize voters to defeat President Bush in 2004." LINK It's called "America Coming Together(ACT)."

The New York Times 's story lists several prominent Dem. activists as founders. LINK. Steve Rosenthal will be the CEO. This is separate from but will coordinate with "America Votes," which will do TV ads.