BUSH NOTEBOOK - zanesvilletimesrecorder.com: "The public was not allowed to bring umbrellas, which were collected by security personnel outside of the park. [While both campaigns announced before the rallies that umbrellas would not be permitted, attendees who brought umbrellas to Kerry's rally were allowed to bring them in.] ... Area media, including the Times Recorder, WHIZ, Daily Jeffersonian in Cambridge and the Columbus news stations, had to sit outside in the rain with their equipment. However, a tent was set up for the national media to stay dry."