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


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


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 Transformed the 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 Capital 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?


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