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June 25, 2005

• Durbin's Apology to the Senate; Is Jack Abramoff a Thief?; Goodbye from the Gang of Five

June 18, 2005

• The debate over whether the detention center at Guantanamo should be close to reaching the Senate floor. With the release of Terri Schiavo's autopsy, debate is reignited on Capitol Hill. Is Hillary Clinton moving to the center to run for president? Pat Buchanan visits with "THE CAPITAL GANG"

June 11, 2005

• British prime minister Tony Blair meets with President Bush in advance of the G-8 summit in Scotland; Are Senate Democrats rethinking the deal they cut on judges? Florida's notorious Representative Katherine Harris prepares to run for the Senate against Democratic Senator Bill Nelson; Interview with Tom Foley

June 04, 2005

• Deep Throat Highlights Role of Anonymous Sources; Amnesty International Calls Guantanamo Bay an American Gulag; Supreme Court Throws Out Arthur Andersen Conviction; 20th Anniversary of Watergate with Senator Lott; European Union Constitution Rejected by France and the Netherlands.

May 28, 2005

• A Showdown over Filibustering President Bush's Judicial Nominees was Averted By 14 Senators; House Approves a Bill Extending Federal Funding of Stem Cell Research

May 21, 2005

• A look at Battle Over Judges and Filibusters

May 20, 2005

• Sentate Filibuster Showdown Approaching; U.S. Military Sees Long Road to Iraqi Self-Sufficiency; Dean Blasts DeLay on Ethics Probe; Kansas Continues to Debate Place of Religion in Science; U.S. Officials Attack "Newsweek" after Retracted Story Sparks Deadly Riots; Priscilla Owen, Back in the Ring

May 14, 2005

• Senate Foreign Relations Committee Holds Final Debate on John Bolton; President Bush ruffles Russian Feathers

May 07, 2005

• What Has Been Accomplished in President Bush's Second Term? A Military Judge Throws out PFC Lynndie England's guilty Plea

April 30, 2005

• President Bush Holds First Primetime Press Conference in a Year; House Republican leadership Abandoned Changes in House Ethics Committee

April 23, 2005

• Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany becomes Pope Benedict XVI; John Bolton's nomination to be ambassador to the U.N. runs into big trouble in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

April 16, 2005

• Is House majority leader Tom DeLay in trouble? Is John Bolton the right choice for U.N. ambassador?

April 09, 2005

• The death of Pope John Paul II: Legacy, Possible Successors, American Political Implications

March 26, 2005

• Republicans go out on a limb on the Terri Schiavo case; President Bush's approval on Social Security continues to erode; President Bush hosts a mini-summit in Crawford with Mexican President Fox and Canadian Prime Minister Martin

March 19, 2005

• Congress Holds Hearings on Steroid use in Major League Baseball; Polls Show Approval of President's Social Security Plan Falling; Senate Votes To Open the ANWR

March 12, 2005

• President Bush demands the Arab world take steps toward peace; The Senate passed a tough new bankruptcy law' John Bolton is named U.N. ambassador

March 05, 2005

• Senate continues to struggle with changing Social Security/Pressure mount on Syria to remove its troops from Lebanon/Republicans threaten to abolish filibuster rule for judicial confirmations

February 26, 2005

• President Bush visits old Europe; Religious Shi'ite party poised to name Ibrahim Jaafari Iraqi prime minister; Some Republicans express reservations about Bush proposal to privatize Social Security

February 19, 2005

• Lebanon's former prime minister is assassinated; President Bush withdraws the U.S. ambassador to Syria; President Bush names John Negroponte as the first national intelligence director; Alan Greenspan gives equivocal support to Social Security privatization

February 12, 2005

• President Bush presented his 2006 budget to Congress. Condoleezza Rice makes her first trip abroad as secretary of state, and North Korea withdraws from talks and announces it already possesses nuclear weapons. Democrats object to Republican attacks on Senate majority leader Harry Reid.

February 05, 2005

• Howard Dean's Rise to DNC Chairmanship; Super Bowl Talk; Pope's Health Crisis

January 29, 2005

• On the eve of national elections, violence continues in Iraq. Condoleezza Rice is confirmed as secretary of state, with 13 Democratic senators voting no. Senator Ted Kennedy offers a plan to withdraw U.S. Troops from Iraq by the end of 2006.

January 22, 2005

• Did George W. Bush's inaugural address set an effective agenda for his second term? Secretary of state-designate Condoleezza Rice faced two days of Senate confirmation hearings. Democrats ponder picking a new national chairman.

January 15, 2005

• Bush Nominates Chertoff as Secretary of Homeland Security; Republicans, Democrats Gear Up for Fight Over Social Security

January 08, 2005

• Analysis of President Bush's response to the tsunami disaster/Analysis of the position of embattled United Nations secretary general Kofi Anna/Analysis of confirmation hearings for White House counsel Alberto Gonzales for attorney general

December 25, 2004

• Suicide Bomber Blows Up U.S. Military Mess Tent in Mosul; Bush Presents Outlines of Second-Term Domestic Agenda

December 18, 2004

• Al Gore Endorses Howard Dean; Republican Senators Join Criticism Of Defense Secretary Rumsfeld; Discussion of Past and Present Economic Summits

December 11, 2004

• Bernard Kerik withdraws as homeland security secretary nominee/Soldiers headed to Iraq ask Secretary Rumsfeld why their vehicles aren't armored/Intelligence reform bill passes in the Senate and House

December 04, 2004

• Congress wrangles over intelligence reform bill/Comings and goings in the Bush cabinet/President Bush visits Canada

November 27, 2004

• Intelligence Bill Killed By Dissenting Republicans; 2005 Spending Bill Would Allow Appropriations Committee Chairman To Question Any Tax Return; Tom Vilsack Bows Out Of DNC Chairman Election

November 20, 2004

• Rice To Replace Powell As Secretary of State; Congressional Republicans Wrestle With Arlen Specter, Majority Leader Tom Delay; Clinton Presidential Library Opens In Little Rock

November 13, 2004

• Analysis of the Effect of the Death of Yasser Arafat/Analysis of the Effect of Bush Cabinet Resignations/Analysis of Possible New Democratic National Committee Chairman

November 06, 2004

• Analysis of Republican Election Wins in White House, House and Senate, and the Future of the Democratic Party; Arafat's Health Creates Concerns On Both Sides

October 30, 2004

• The Presidential Race Is Down To The Wire. How will the Senate, House Seats Shake Out?

October 23, 2004

• The Presidential Campaign Enters Its Final Week; Polls Mostly Show Race A Dead Heat; Flu Vaccine Shortage Becomes Political Issue

October 16, 2004

• Analysis of Presidential Debates & State of Race for White House

October 09, 2004

• How will Events In Iraq, Afghanistan Impact Presidential election? Does Anyone Have The Momentum Going Into Final Stretch of Campaign?

October 02, 2004

• Senator John Kerry, President Bush Hold First Debate; Vice President Cheney, Senator John Edwards Hold Their Vice Presidential Debate Next Week; American, Iraqi forces Make Assault on Insurgents in Samarra

September 25, 2004

• Bush and Kerry clash over Iraq. Bush and Kerry camps agree on debate schedule. Congress overwhelmingly approves extending some tax cuts.

September 18, 2004

• News National Intelligence Report Offers Pessimistic View Of Iraq's Future; New Democratic Ads Attacks Vice Preident Cheney's Halliburton Connection; Bush Supporters, Media Continue Onslaught Of CBS News

September 11, 2004

• CBS Aires Controversial Story; Assault Weapons Ban Set To Expire Monday; President Bush Wants Two Debates, Kerry Says Not Enough

September 05, 2004

• Winners and Losers At The Republican National Conventions; President Bush Shores Up Base With Conservative Acceptance Speech; Ohio Still Strongly Contested State

August 28, 2004

• Special Edition: Live From Madison Square Gardens

August 21, 2004

• President Bush Unrolls Plan To Move Troops From Germany, South Korea; Should Alan Keyes Have Entered Senate Race In Illinois? Bill McCollum, Betty Caster Favorites To Win Respective Primaries In Florida Senate Race

August 07, 2004

• Government Issues New Terror Alert; John Kerry Gains Modest Bounce From Democratic Convention; Incumbent Missouri Governor Loses Primary Election

July 31, 2004

• After Democratic Convention Bush, Kerry Start Dualing Bus Tours; Analysis Of Democratic National Convention

July 24, 2004

• Democratics Still Concerned With Nader Factor; Police Union President Still Upset With Boston Mayor; Republican Critics Claim Too Few Conservative Voices At Republican Convention

July 17, 2004

• DeLay Under Investigation For Enron Tie; Same-Sex Marriage Ban Rejected In Senate; Rumors Fly Over Dick Cheney

July 10, 2004

• Kerry's Choice Of Edwards Gives Him 5 Point Bounce; Senate Intelligence Committee Condemns CIA Intelligence Leading To Iraq War; Ken Lay Indicted, Pleads Not Guilty To Charges

July 03, 2004

• U.S. Hands Over Sovreignty To Iraq Early; Supreme Court Rules Suspected Terrorist Detainees Have Legal Rights; John Kerry Cancels Speach, Refuses To Cross Picket Line

June 26, 2004

• What Will Bill Clinton's Memoir Do For His Place In History; Bush Administration Disavows Memo Authorizing Torture; John Kerry Returns To Washington To Vote For Veteran's Health Benefits

June 19, 2004

• Analysis of 9/11 Commission Findings; Does Bill Clinton's Exposure Threaten Presidential Election; Texas Democrats Angered By Republican Redistricting of State

June 12, 2004

• Reagan's Funeral Discussed; Afghan Elections Delayed Due to Security Concerns; Some Positive Diplomacy Comes Out Of G-8 Summit

May 29, 2004

• World War II Memorial Dedicated in D.C.; Spitzer vs. Grasso

May 22, 2004

• Bush Cuts Deal with Congress on Judges; Will Gas Pump Prices Influence November Elections?; Political Writer Analyzes South Dakota Special Election

May 15, 2004

• John Kerry Gaining Ground In Polls; Today Marks 50th Anniversary Of Brown V. Board of Education; Interview With Vernon Jordan

May 08, 2004

• The Women Behind the Candidates; Gov. Romney Proposes 'Foolproof' Death Penalty for Mass.

May 01, 2004

• Should Pro-Choice Pols be Denied Communion? 'Mission Accomplished' 1 year later; Gadhafi Makes First European Visit In Decades

April 24, 2004

• Kissinger Weighs in on Iraq; What Does Arab Street Think of U.S.?

April 17, 2004

• Voting Without Citizenship?; Arnold's First 6 Months

April 10, 2004

• Bush Strategy to Pick Campaign Battles; Afghanistan Lapsing Again into Narco-Terror State?

April 03, 2004

• OPEC To Cut Oil Production; Pat Toomey Challenges Incumbent Arlen Specter For PA Seat In Senate

March 27, 2004

• Current, Former Cabinet Members Continue Testimony Before 9/11 Commission; Sen. Kerry Unveils New Economic Plan; Ousted President Aristide May Return To Haiti

March 20, 2004

• Pakistani Army Engaged With al Qaeda Forces; New Bush Ad Attacks Kerry's Defense Record; Medicare Administrator Accuses Bush Administration of Suppressing Actual Budget Costs; Interview With Howard Dean

March 13, 2004

• ETA Leaders Deny Responsibility For Madrid Bombings; Gay Couple Sues New York For Marriage License; Presidential Campaign Starting Early This Year

March 06, 2004

• Kerry Sweeps on Super Tuesday; Edwards Drops Out

February 28, 2004

• Will Edwards Be Kerry's Running Mate? Colin Powell Urges President Ariside To Step Down; America Divided On How Government Should Handle Same-Sex Marriage

February 21, 2004

• John Edwards Serious Challenger To Kerry? Mel Gibson's "Passion" Anti-Semetic? New Poll: Bush Loses to Kerry, Edwards

February 14, 2004

• Will Rumors Of Kerry's Infidelity Hurt His Campaign?; President Bush Authorizes Release Of National Guard Records; Latest Poll: Dean Behind Kerry By 42 Points In Wisconsin

February 07, 2004

• Election Year Politics

January 31, 2004

• David Kay: "We Were Almost All Wrong"; Howard Dean Attacks John Kerry About Effectivness In Congress; John Kerry, New Ad Focuses On National Security

January 24, 2004

• New Hampshire Democratic Presidential Primary Race

January 10, 2004

• President Bush Immigration Plan To Give "Illegals" Guest Worker Status; Howard Dean Endorsed By Iowa Senator Tom Harkin; Has the Bush administration turned the corner in Iraq?

January 03, 2004

• Al Gore Endorses Howard Dean; John Ashcroft No Longer Investigating White House Leak; How Are Americans Looking At Mad Cow Scare?

December 27, 2003

• Bush Administration Changes Threat Level To Orange; Suicide Bomber In Israel Dampens Holiday Spirit; Capital Gang's Predictions For 2004

December 20, 2003

• Al Gore Endorses Howard Dean; What Does Saddam's Capture Mean For Effort In Iraq?; Louisiana Senator John Breaux Retires

December 13, 2003

• Al Gore Endorses Howard Dean; Presiden Bush Admonishes Taiwan On Recent Referendum; Supreme Court Upholds Campaign Finance Reform Legislation

December 06, 2003

• Bush Administration Lifts Steel Tariffs; Interview With Former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin; California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Struggles With Budget Deficit

November 29, 2003

• Reaction To President Bush's Surprise Visit To Baghdad; Congressional Session Ends Today With Mixed Results; Are Democratic Presidential Candidates Destroying Each Other?

November 23, 2003

• House Passes President Bush's Medicare Bill; President Bush Vows To Stay Tough On Middle East; Massachusets Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Gay Civil Marriage

November 15, 2003

• Bremer Meets With Bush; Republican Senators Stage Talk-a-Thon; Shakeups at Kerry's Campaign Headquarters

November 09, 2003

• Democrats Memo Proposes To Take Political Advantage Of War In Iraq; Howard Dean's Comment About "Poor White Southerners" Puts Him In Hot Water; Republicans Gain Governorship Of Kentucky, Mississippi

November 01, 2003

• President Bush Forces Congress To Make All $87 Billion Grant For Iraq; Number Of Attacks On Americans In Iraq Has Doubled; Who Will Win Governor Election In Kentucky?

October 25, 2003

• Memo Shows Secretary Rumsfeld's Concerns About War On Terror; Supreme Court Overturns Partial Birth Abortion Ban; Howard Dean Ad Attacks Fellow Running Mates, Bush Administration On Healthcare, Iraq

October 18, 2003

• U.N. Security Council Voted Unanimously For Resolution In Iraq; After New Hampshire and Iowa, How Will Democratic Hopefuls Fare?; Was Palestinian Authority Partially At Fault For Attack On Coalition In Gaza?

October 11, 2003

• Arnold Schwarzenegger Gets Ready To Take Office; Condoleezza Rice To Head Rebuilding In Iraq; Isreal Attacks Terrorist Camp In Syria, Syrian Government Says It Was A Civilian Refugee Camp

October 04, 2003

• Is The CIA Leak A Major Crisis For The Bush Administration?; Chief Weapons Inspector Kay, No Weapons Of Mass Destruction Found; Is Arnold Schwarzenegger In Trouble?

September 27, 2003

• Bush Administration Continues To Ask United Nations Help In Rebuilding Iraq; Who Will Win, If Any, The California Recall Election? Interview With Madeleine Albright

September 21, 2003

• Did Sen. Ed Kennedy Attack On Bush Administration Go Too Far?; A Study Of Wesley Clark As Presidential Candidate; Capital Gang Discusses Dick Grasso's Resignation From New York Stock Exchange

September 20, 2003

• Kennedy Criticizes White House; Clark Announces Run for Presidency; Recall Election Postponed

September 13, 2003

• Presidents Call For More Money Greeted In Congress With Support, Criticism; News HBO Show Redefines Television; Did Howard Dean Blunder By Being Too Harsh On Israel?

September 06, 2003

• Colin Powell Introduces New Resolution To U.N. Seeking International Help; Senator Kerry Returns To First Choice In New Poll; Federal Judge Appointee Miguel Estrada Removes Name From Consideration

August 30, 2003

• North Korea To Pronounce Itself A Nuclear Power; President Bush, Iraq Test Of War On Terror; Zogby Poll Shows Dean 21 Points Ahead Of Pack

August 23, 2003

• Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas Pleads For Israeli Restraint; Does The U.S. Need More Help In Iraq; More Troops?; Bill Simon Pulls Out Of California Race

August 16, 2003

• Northeast Power Outage Calls For Change, But Who Will Step Up?; Lieutenant-Governor Cruz Bustamonte Has Slight Lead In New Poll; Liberian President Charles Taylor Resigns

August 09, 2003

• Bay Buchanan Speaks About Politics, California, And Other Matters; Alan Cooperman Speaks On Possible Schism Within Anglican/Episcopal Community

August 02, 2003

• President Bush Takes Responsibility For Intelligence Info; President met with Ariel Sharon; Gay Marriage: Political Quagmire?

July 26, 2003

• Were Deaths Of Hussein Brothers A Big Step To Peace In Iraq?; Are We Covering Up Saudi Arabia's Support Of Terrorists?; Are Recent Partisan Events In Congress Connected?

July 19, 2003

• Will Gray Davis Remain Govenor Of Californaia?; Can The Bush Administraion Turn This Economy Around?; Will U.S. Troops Be Welcomed In Liberia?

July 12, 2003

• Discussion of False Statement in State of the Union Address. Will President Bush Send Troops to Liberia? A Debate About Medicare Reform.

July 05, 2003

• Special Independence Day Edition

June 28, 2003

• Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action; Separate Versions of Medicaid Reform Pass House, Senate; Dean Announces Run for Presidency

June 21, 2003

• House International Relations Committee Stops WMD Investigation; Nation's Roman Catholic Bishops Meet in St. Louis; Should Lobbyist Lead GOP?

June 15, 2003

• Israel Launches Attacks in Gaza Strip; Medicare Revision Makes Progress in Congress; Hillary Clinton Hits Talk Show Circuit

June 14, 2003

• Israel Launches Attacks in Gaza Strip; Medicare Revision Makes Progress in Congress; Hillary Clinton Hits Talk Show Circuit

June 07, 2003

• Bush Attends Peace Summit in Jordan; Democrats Take Aim at Bush's Tax Cut; What Will Political Fallout Be From Hillary Clinton's Book?

May 31, 2003

• Rudolph Captured; Bush Turns Attention to Iran; Zbigniew Brzezinski Discusses Middle East

May 24, 2003

• Congress Approves Tax Cut; U.S. on High Alert; Fleischer Resigns

May 17, 2003

• Terrorist Bombings in Saudi Arabia Kill 34; Senate Narrowly Passes Tax Cut; Raines Has No Intention of Resigning

May 10, 2003

• House, Senate Advance Separate Tax Proposals; Democrats Complain About Bush's Aircraft Carrier Speech; Graham Will Run for President

May 03, 2003

• Bush Addresses Nation From Aircraft Carrier Deck; Judges Strike Down Key Provisions of McCain-Feingold; Congress Returns From Recess

April 26, 2003

• Iraqis Blame U.S. Forces for Explosion in Baghdad; Gingrich Takes Aim at State Department; Bush Pushes Tax Cuts

April 19, 2003

• Iraqi Exiles Meet to Start Forming Government; Is Bush Bringing Democracy to Mideast?; Bush Hits Road to Sell Tax Cuts

April 12, 2003

• With Saddam Hussein's Military Force Basically Defeated, Have Those Who Predicted a Cakewalk Been Vindicated?

April 06, 2003

• War in Iraq

March 15, 2003

• U.S. Efforts to Win U.N. Support Undermined by France; Bush Lays Down Road Map to Israeli-Palestinian Peace; Congress Approves Budget

March 08, 2003

• Bush Challenges U.N.; Are U.S. Forces Closing in on bin Laden?; Bush Promotes Reforms for Medical Malpractice, Prescription Drugs

March 01, 2003

• Iraq Destroys 4 Al Samoud Missiles; Bush Wants Democracy in Middle East; Bob Graham Will Run for President in '04

February 22, 2003

• Millions March to Protest War With Iraq; Nation's Governors Meet in Washington Tomorrow; Interview With Sir Christopher Meyer

February 15, 2003

• Weapons Report on Iraq Evokes Negative U.S. Reaction; Government Raises Alert Status; Senators Refuse Confirmation Vote on Estrada

February 08, 2003

• Powell Makes Case Against Iraq; Bush Submits Budget to Congress; Will Space Program Be Continued?

January 25, 2003

• Bush Administration Sets Scene for Iraq War; Bush Previews State of Union Address; Interview With Steve Sabol

January 18, 2003

• Inspectors Discover Empty Warheads Near Baghdad; Is University of Michigan's Admission Policy Constitutional?; Lieberman to Run for President

January 11, 2003

• Bush Unveils Economic Plan; White House Modifies Stance on North Korea; Daschle Stuns Political Community

January 04, 2003

• North Korea Expels Nuclear Weapons Experts; Bush to Announce Economic Plan; Edwards Announces Run for Presidency

December 28, 2002

• Frist Elected Senate Majority Leader; Year in Review

December 21, 2002

• Lott Steps Down; U.S. Declares Iraq in Material Breach of U.N. Resolution; Gore Drops Out of '04 Presidential Race

December 14, 2002

• Lott Apologizes for Remarks at Thurmond's Party; North Korea Breaks Nuclear Proliferation Treaty; Bush Picks New Economic Team

December 07, 2002

• Iraq Submits Weapons Declaration; Bush Administration Sacks Two Top Economic Officials; Kerry Kicks Off Presidential Campaign

November 30, 2002

• Kissinger to Head 9/11 Commission; Inspectors Resume Work Inside Iraq; Interview With Helene Gayle

November 23, 2002

• U.N. Weapons Inspectors Return to Baghdad; Is Al Gore Running for President?
• U.N. Weapons Inspectors Return to Baghdad; Is Al Gore Running for President?; 'Beyond the Beltway': A Look at Israeli Politics

November 16, 2002

• Iraq Accepts U.N. Weapons Inspectors; Pelosi, DeLay Become Party Leaders in Congress; Interview With Lindsey Graham

November 09, 2002

• Republicans Regain Control of Senate; Gephardt Steps Down as House Minority Leader; U.N. Adopts Iraq Resolution

November 05, 2002

• America Votes 2002: Capital Gang Election Edition

November 02, 2002

• In-Depth Look at Election 2002

October 26, 2002

• Is Wellstone's Death Going to Impact Balance of Power?; Bush Campaigns for Republicans; Sniper Suspects Apprehended

October 19, 2002

• Calls for National Gun Fingerprinting Intensify; North Korea Admits to Secret Nuclear Weapons Program; Congress Ends Working Session

October 12, 2002

• Congress Authorizes Use of Force in Iraq; Bush Calls on Longshoremen to Reopen West Coast Ports; Interview With Ted Sorensen

October 05, 2002

• Will Congress Give Bush Broad Authority to Wage War?; Torricelli Back Out of Senate Race; Gore Critiques Bush's Economic Policies

September 21, 2002

• Will Congress Authorize Preemptive Strike Against Iraq?; White House Reverses Position on Independent 9/11 Commission

September 14, 2002

• THE CAPITAL GANG
• U.N. Hears Bush's Case Against Hussein; Who Are Political Losers in This Year's Primaries?; Interview With David Halberstam

September 07, 2002

• Bush Tries to Make Case for Regime Change in Iraq; Senate Rejects Priscilla Owen; Cuomo Bows Out of Primary

August 31, 2002

• Cheney Calls for Preemptive Strike on Iraq; Hatfill Takes on Ashcroft; Baseball Strike Averted

August 24, 2002

• Bush Suggests Force Not the Only Way to beat Saddam; Government Finally Makes Enron Arrest; Pope Makes Homecoming in Poland

August 17, 2002

• Greenspan Declines to Cut Interest Rates; Politicians Try to Blame Each Other For Recession; Is Global Warming Just Bunk?

August 10, 2002

• Opposition Emerges on Iraq Strike; Israelis and Palestinians Attempt to End Impasse; Dingell Smashes Michigan Competition

August 03, 2002

• Foreign Relations Committee Ponders War; Drug Bill Fails to Emerge; Torricelli Reprimanded but not Penalized

July 27, 2002

• Congress Passes Corporate Governance Bill; Gaza Missile Attack Ignites Furor; Bush Issues Veto Threat on Homeland Security Bill

July 20, 2002

• Stock Market Tumbles While Congress Debates Proper Remedy; Party Line Splits Emerge on Homeland Security; New Yorkers Insult WTC Plans as Resembling Albany

July 13, 2002

• Bush Takes Heat on Corporate Governance; House Wants Guns on Airplanes; Has Baseball Lost Touch?

July 06, 2002

• Is Bush Planning to Invade Iraq?; Gore Blames Consultants for Campaign Loss; U.S. Investigates Afghan Civilian Deaths

June 29, 2002

• Corporate Scandals Add Up; Israeli Industrialist Has Vision For Middle East; How Well Does the Government Fight Fires?

June 22, 2002

• Is a Provisional Palestinian State in the Works?; White House Seeks Source of Leaks; Supreme Court Decision on Executions Causes Furor

June 15, 2002

• Democrats Question Timing of Ashcroft Announcement; Did the Government Unfairly Destroy Andersen?; U.S. Surprises Many at World Cup

June 08, 2002

• New Article Shines Spotlight into Bush White House

June 01, 2002

• FBI Announces Sweeping Reforms; U.S. Calls on Musharraf to Stop Raids Into Kashmir; Why Do Europeans Dislike Bush?

May 25, 2002

• Are New Terrorism Warnings Real?; Should Airline Pilots Be Armed?; Interview With Senator Sam Brownback

May 18, 2002

• Is Bush in Trouble Over 9-11 Warnings?; Are Russians Becoming America's Allies?; Interview With Bernard Aronson

May 11, 2002

• Are Israelis Going to Move Troops Into Gaza?; Is Bush Winning on Domestic Policies?; Interview With Letitia Baldrige

May 04, 2002

• Do Partisan Politics Hurt Mideast Peace Efforts?; Will Five More Years of Musharraf Ensure Pakistani Support of U.S. War?

April 27, 2002

• What was the Result of the Cardinal Meeting in Rome? How Much Face Has Bush Lost?

April 20, 2002

• Did the Powell Mission to Mideast Fail?; Bush's Proposal to Drill in ANWR Defeated; Pope John Paul II Summons Heads of American Catholic Church

April 13, 2002

• Can Powell Achieve Peace?; Is Mideast Crisis Doing Damage to Bush's Presidency?; Should Cardinal Law Resign?

April 06, 2002

• Bush Changes Policy in Middle East; Is Bush Declaring Hussein's Days Numbered?; Interview With Father Thomas Hartman

March 30, 2002

• Special Edition: A Look at the Middle East Crisis

March 23, 2002

• Is U.S. Pursuing Correct Strategy in Israel?; What Is the Impact of McCain-Feingold?; Is Social Security an Issue in Upcoming Elections?

March 16, 2002

• Is Iraq Next Target of War on Terror?; Should Ridge Testify Before Congress?; Will Texas Voters Elect a Hispanic Governor?

March 09, 2002

• Is Operation Anaconda the Start of Quagmire?; What's the Impact of Bush's Decision on Steel?; Is There a Change in Approach to Middle East?

March 02, 2002

• Democrats Criticize Bush; Interview With Richard Daley; Can Richard Riordan Win Republican Gubernatorial Primary in California?

February 23, 2002

• What Did Bush Accomplish on His Asian Tour?; Clint Bolick Discusses Cleveland School Voucher Case; Should Cardinal Law Resign?

February 16, 2002

• Is Passage of Shays-Meehan Going to Clean Up Campaign Finance?; Foley Talks About Bush's Asian Trip; A Look at Milosevic's Trial

February 09, 2002

• Has Enron Become a Political Scandal?; What Is Reagan's Legacy?; How Has 9-11 Transform Winter Olympics?

February 02, 2002

• Did Bush Declare War in State of Union Speech?; Interview With NFL Films President Steve Sabol; Is Tyson/Lennox Match Ever Going to Happen?

January 26, 2002

• Is Enron a Political Scandal?; What Is Bush's State of the Union Speech About?; Are the Philippines Next Target of War on Terror?

January 19, 2002

• Was White House Involved in Enron Scandal?; Interview With Ted Kennedy; Can Robert Reich Become Massachusetts' Next Governor?

January 12, 2002

• Is There an Improper Link Between White House, Enron?; Hagel Discusses War; Is Something Rotten in Texas Politics?

January 05, 2002

• What Is Being Done to Turn Economy Around?; Michael Gottlieb Discusses the Spread of AIDS; James Cheek Explains Crisis in Argentina

December 29, 2001

• Panel Discusses Airline Security

December 22, 2001

• Should Congress Have Passes a Stimulus Bill?; James Lilley Discusses China; Mark Russell Offers Unique Christmas Carols

December 16, 2001

• Will Osama bin Laden Be Found?; Will Arafat's Speech Break the Cycle of Violence in Mideast?; Will Congress Agree on Economic Stimulus Package?

December 15, 2001

• Orrin Hatch Discusses bin Laden Tape; Hillary Rodham Clinton Talks About Senate Experiences; George Mitchell on Middle East

December 08, 2001

• Ashcroft's Defense; Israeli Attacks Heighten Violence; Repulican Victories Are Hard-Fought and Narrow; Ambrose Draws Parallels Between Pearl Harbor and September 11; New York City Recovers, But Battle Not Over; Outrages of the Week

November 25, 2001

• The Capitol Gang: Human Cloning; Military Tribunals; Renaming the Justice Department Building

November 24, 2001

• Is Bush On a Nation-Building Track?; What Can be Done About Land Mines in Afghanistan?; Does Riordan Have a Shot at Mayor of California?

November 17, 2001

• Lieberman Discusses Nation-Building in Afghanistan; DiGenova Talks About Military Tribunals; Sciolino Addresses Iran's Relationship With U.S.

November 10, 2001

• Interviews With John Edwards, Margaret Hamburg, Robert Oakley

November 04, 2001

• Should U.S. Military Use Ground Troops to the War in Afghanistan?; Should Democrats and Republicans Compromise on Economic Stimulus?

November 03, 2001

• Interviews With Jon Kyl, Bill Frist, Warren Fiske

October 27, 2001

• Interviews With Vernon Jordan, Jeff Whelan

October 21, 2001

• Will the War in Afghanistan be Protracted, or End Quickly?; What Kind of Economic Stimulus Should Congress Pass?

October 20, 2001

• Interviews With Robert Torricelli, Spence Abraham, Wyche Fowler

October 14, 2001

• Is the White House Handling the Anthrax Issue Responsibly?; How Long Can the Campaign Against Afghanistan Last?

October 13, 2001

• Is Government Sending Mixed Messages?; Bill Richardson On Islamic Reaction to U.S. Bombings; John Esposito Discusses Curbing Terrorism

October 06, 2001

• George Allen Discusses Tax Policy; Kati Marton on Laura Bush's Increased Political Role; Joel Siegel Addresses Giuliani's Recent Actions

September 29, 2001

• Richard Lugar on Anti-Terrorism Tactics; Caspar Weinberger Discusses Military Objectives; Wesley Clark Expounds U.S. Strategy

September 22, 2001

• Is America Going to War?; Bob Kerrey Discusses Military Strategy; Diplomat Ed Walker Discusses Need for Military Secrecy

September 15, 2001

• America's New War: Reacting to a National Crisis

September 08, 2001

• Dorgan Discusses Federal Budget Crunch; Specter Talks About Stem Cell Policies; Tomasky Weighs in on New York City's Mayoral Race

September 01, 2001

• Gary Bauer Discusses Mideast Policy; Michael Powell Outlines His Role as FCC Chairman; Jim Jones Talks About U.S.-Mexico Relations

August 25, 2001

• How Should Congress React to the Decreasing Surplus?; Honoring George McGovern; Can Al Sharpton Affect Change in the Democratic Race?

August 18, 2001

• Should Bush Take Working Vacations?; How Was Al Gore's Reemergence Received?; What Is Congressman Gary Condit's Political Situation?

August 11, 2001

• Did Bush's Stem Cell Decision Please Anyone?; Jack Valenti Discusses Movies, Politics; What Will End Mideast Violence?

August 04, 2001

• Lockhart Talks About Patients' Rights Bill; Shalala Discusses Overhauling Medicare; Can Diplomacy Improve China's Human Rights Record?

July 28, 2001

• Hagel Discusses Bush's Policies; Michael Novak Discusses Catholicism, Capitalism; Tom Fiedler Addresses Florida Governor's Race

July 21, 2001

• Did Daschle Cross a Line With Bush Criticism?; Norquist is Pleased With Presidential Performance; Brzezinski Sees Flaws in Russia-China Pact

July 14, 2001

• Which Party Caused Finance Reform Failure?; Has Olympic Committee Awarded China for Human Rights Abuses?; Mfume Grades the White House

July 07, 2001

• Congress Returns from Holiday to Face Campaign Finance Reform, Budget Problems

June 30, 2001

• How Can Bush Mend His Popularity Slump?; Does the White House Represent Big Oil Interests?; Kean Discusses New Jersey Primary Upset

June 23, 2001

• Will Bush Veto Patients' Bill of Rights?; Does Pat Robertson Give Death Penalty Opponents Ammunition?; Should U.S. Stop Bombing Vieques?

June 16, 2001

• Did Bush Succeed on European Tour?; Who Wins in the Education Debate?; Charles Norwood Discusses Patients Bill of Rights

June 09, 2001

• Republican Consultant Scott Reed Talks About the Senate Shift, John McCain and President Bush's Trip to Europe

June 02, 2001

• Will Energy Crisis Yield Solutions?; New Mexico Governor Supports Marijuana Legalization; How Britain's Election Could Affect U.S.

May 26, 2001

• Former Vice Presidential Jack Kemp Talks About the Senate Power Shift and Tax Cuts

May 19, 2001

• Is Bush's Energy Plan the Best Option?; Are Tax Cuts Destined to Pass Congress?; John Lewis Recieves Profile in Courage

May 12, 2001

• How Should Congress Handle Judiciary Appointments?; DeLay Sticks to Conservative Guns; Holbrooke Addresses U.N.-U.S. Relationship

May 05, 2001

• Harry Reid Discusses Proposed Missile Defense Shield; Bud Selig Addresses Baseball's Future; John Glenn Talks About Dennis Tito's Trip

April 28, 2001

• The Bush Presidency: A Look At President Bush's First 100 Days

April 21, 2001

• Vin Weber Discusses U.S. Economy; How Can the Economic Good Times Keep Rolling?; Ralph Nader Falters Politically

April 15, 2001

• Senator Richard Durbin Discusses U.S.-China Standoff With Panel

April 14, 2001

• Senator Richard Durbin Discusses U.S.-China Standoff With Panel

April 07, 2001

• THE CAPITAL GANG Discusses the U.S.-China Standoff, the Senate's Budget Bill and Affirmative Action at the University of Michigan

March 31, 2001

• Senator John Edwards Discusses Campaign Finance Reform, Taxes and Bush's Stand on the Environment

March 24, 2001

• Will Campaign Finance Reform Get Through Government Successfully?

March 17, 2001

• Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn Discusses the Sagging Economy, Bush's Backtrack on CO2 and the Northwest Mechanics Strike

March 10, 2001

• Peter King Discusses the End of Bipartisanship, Dick Cheney's Health and the Bush Tax Cut

March 03, 2001

• Bush's Public Appeal for His Tax Cut, the Efficacy of Dan Burton's Hearings and the Florida Recount

February 24, 2001

• Dale Bumpers Discusses the Clinton Pardons, the First Bush Press Conference and the Future of the Democratic Party

February 17, 2001

• Is the Bush Tax Cut Good Fiscal Policy?; Will Anyone Defend Clinton's Marc Rich Pardon?

February 10, 2001

• Bush Tax Cut Plan; Hearings on the Marc Rich Pardon; A Tribute to Ronald Reagan and the Israeli Elections

February 03, 2001

• Gary Bauer Discusses the Ashcroft Confirmation, Tax Cuts, Faith-Based Initiatives and the New DNC Head

January 27, 2001

• How Did the New President Perform in His First Week in Office?

January 20, 2001

• Vin Weber Discusses the Inaugural, President Clinton's Immunity Deal

January 13, 2001

• Clinton Takes Parting Shots at Bush; How Did the President- Elect Handle His First Crisis?

January 06, 2001

• Orrin Hatch Discusses Bush's Cabinet Picks, Campaign Finance Reform and the Economy

December 30, 2000

• Has George W. Bush Made the 'Right' Cabinet Picks?

December 23, 2000

• Mark Russell Reviews 2000 and Previews the Year to Come

December 16, 2000

• George Allen Discusses the Bush Administration and Al Gore's Future

December 09, 2000

• Is the Supreme Court Handing the Presidency to George W. Bush?

December 02, 2000

• Will the Presidtial Election Be Decided in a Florida Courtroom?

November 25, 2000

• Will the U.S. Supreme Court Choose the Next President?

November 18, 2000

• William Bennett Discusses the Florida Recount

November 11, 2000

• Which Side Has the Advantage in Historic Election 2000 Showdown?

November 04, 2000

• Campaign 2000: Who Takes the Big Prize?

October 28, 2000

• Scott Reed Discusses the Presidential Race, the Budget Battle and the New York Senate Contest

October 21, 2000

• Vin Weber Discusses Campaign 2000

October 14, 2000

• Will Trouble in the Middle East Help Al Gore or George W. Bush?

October 07, 2000

• Rep. Barney Frank Discusses the Debates

September 30, 2000

• Campaign 2000: Candidates Compare Energy Policies; Previewing the Presidential Debates; Washington Congressional Races in Focus

September 23, 2000

• Campaign 2000: Politics of Oil, Bush Bounces Back, School Vouchers Come to a Vote

September 16, 2000

• Ed Rendell Discusses the Presidential Race, Hillary Versus Rick Lazio and the Release of Wen Ho Lee

September 09, 2000

• GOP National Co-Chair Pat Harrison Discusses Polls, Bush's Gaffe and the Firestone Recall

September 02, 2000

• Al Gore and George Bush Push Their Favorite Themes, Health Care and Education

August 26, 2000

• Gore Takes Post-Convention Lead in Polls as Bush Campaign Stumbles

August 19, 2000

• Bob Shrum Discusses Al Gore at the Democratic National Convention

August 13, 2000

• Lieberman Takes the Heat; Bush, McCain Meet in Arizona; Are the Democrats Getting Tough on Hollywood?

August 12, 2000

• Gore Campaign Gets Boost from Lieberman Pick; Clinton Revisits Personal Conduct That Led to His Impeachment

August 05, 2000

• Scott Reed Discusses the GOP Convention

July 31, 2000

• Republican National Convention: Colin Powell, Laura Bush Making Her National Debut

July 30, 2000

• Republican Party Presenting a Unified Face for Its Convention

July 29, 2000

• Will the Bush-Cheney Ticket Appeal to Moderates?

July 22, 2000

• Sen. Pete Domenici Discusses Bush's Choice for VP, Gore's Invasion of Texas and Hillary's Alleged Ethnic Slur

July 15, 2000

• Sen. Paul Wellstone Discusses Campaign 2000, the Inheritance Tax and the Camp David Summit

July 08, 2000

• William Kristol Discusses Missile Defense, Potential VPs and the Turning Tide of the New York Senate Race

July 01, 2000

• Sen. Harry Reid Discusses Prescription Drug Benefits, Campaign Finance Reform and the Supreme Court

June 24, 2000

• Sen. Byron Dorgan Discusses Al Gore's Fund Raising, the Rising Price of Gas and Capital Punishment

June 17, 2000

• Sen. Paul Coverdell Discusses the Gore Campaign, the Budget Surplus and the Los Alamos Hard Drives

June 10, 2000

• Rep. John Kasich Discusses Campaign Finance, the Buying of an Election and the Breakup of Microsoft

June 03, 2000

• Vice President Al Gore Develops a Kindler, Gentler Tone; Bush Halts Imminent Execution of Convicted Killer and Rapist

May 27, 2000

• Rep. Tom Davis Discusses the China Trade Vote, the President's Legal Troubles and Bush's Nuclear Weapons Policy

May 20, 2000

• Giuliani Bows Out of New York Senate Race, and Rep. Rick Lazio Steps In; Bush Unveils Social Security Plan and Challenges Al Gore

May 13, 2000

• Sen. Chuck Hagel Discusses Rudy Giuliani's Political Troubles, Bush's Meeting with McCain and Trade with China

May 06, 2000

• Gore Hammers Bush's Proposed Investment of Some Social Security Taxes; Handgun Control Inc. Runs Commercial Exposing and Attacking Bush

April 29, 2000

• Sen. Ron Wyden Discusses the Bush-McCain Rift, Congressional Investigations and Rudy Giuliani

April 22, 2000

• Federal Agents Seize Elian Gonzalez from Miami Home, Reuniting Him with His Father

April 15, 2000

• Bush Adviser Charlie Black Discusses Campaign 2000, Elian Gonzalez and the IMF Protests in Washington

April 08, 2000

• Juan Miguel Gonzalez Arrives in Washington; Bill Gates Arrives in Washington; John McCain Spends Quality Time in New York

April 01, 2000

• Gore Adviser Bob Shrum Discusses the Elian Gonzalez Case, the OPEC Meetings and the Campaign for Senate in New York

March 25, 2000

• Ed Rendell Discusses the Return of John McCain, the Missing White House E-Mails and the Catholic Chaplain in the House

March 18, 2000

• Rep. Barney Frank Discusses the Rising Price of Oil, the Rift in the Republican Party and the Fight Between Clinton and the NRA

March 11, 2000

• Rudy Giuliani Discusses Campaign 2000 in the Wake of the Super Tuesday Primaries

March 04, 2000

• Gary Bauer Discusses Last Week's Presidential Debates and the Upcoming Super Tuesday Primaries

February 26, 2000

• Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge Discusses Campaign 2000

February 19, 2000

• Bush Rebounds With Double-Digit Victory in South Carolina

February 12, 2000

• Bush, McCain Stage Air War in South Carolina

February 05, 2000

• Bill Bennett Discusses the Results of the New Hampshire Primary

January 29, 2000

• Bush and McCain in Statistical Dead Heat in New Hampshire; Bradley Takes Aim at Gore; A Discussion of Clinton's State of the Union Address

January 22, 2000

• A Discussion of Candidates' Prospects for Monday's Iowa Caucus and Beyond

January 15, 2000

• Republican Strategist Frank Luntz Discusses Elian Gonzalez and Campaign 2000

January 08, 2000

• Democrats Debate in Iowa; Gore Backtracks on Litmus Test for Joint Chiefs; McCain Suffers From Helping Campaign Contributor With FCC

January 01, 2000

• Millennium 2000: Best and Worst of 20th Century

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