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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

• 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

• Taguba Testifies Before Congress; Video Shows American Beheaded; Approval of Iraq War Down to 41 Percent

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