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December 02, 2002

• Bush Remains Skeptical Hussein Will Comply With U.N.; Kerry Eyes Presidential Run; Is Rove Running White House?

November 29, 2002

• Kenya's President to Meet With Bush Next Week

November 28, 2002

• Deadly Violence Strikes Israeli Targets in Kenya

November 27, 2002

• Bush Appoints Kissinger to Head 9/11 Probe

November 26, 2002

• Louisiana Senate Race Heats Up As December 7 Runoff Nears

November 25, 2002

• President Approves New Department of Homeland Security

November 22, 2002

• Republicans Accused of Rolling Back Clean Air Standards

November 21, 2002

• U.S. Captures Top al Qaeda Persian Gulf Operative

November 20, 2002

• Looking Back at the 107th Congress

November 19, 2002

• Political Maneuvering Insures Passages of Security Bill

November 18, 2002

• Do New Wiretap Guidelines Threaten Civil Rights?; Can Government Keep Airports Safe?; New Revelations About JFK's Health

November 15, 2002

• Abortion Divides House Republicans Debate Over Bankruptcy; FBI Issues Ominous Advisory on Potential al Qaeda Attacks

November 14, 2002

• Pelosi Selected to Lead House Democrats

November 13, 2002

• Iraq Agrees to U.N. Resolution

November 12, 2002

• Lame Duck Senate Back At Work

November 11, 2002

• Storms Devastate Midwestern and Southeastern U.S.; Democrats Fall in Polls; Tax Cuts Projected As Key Bush Administration Goal

November 08, 2002

• Competition to Lead House Democrats Has Gone Topsy-Turvy; Bush Welcomes New United Nations Resolution on Iraq

November 07, 2002

• Gephardt Officials Gives Up Leadership Position

November 06, 2002

• Republicans Celebrate Election Triumph

November 05, 2002

• Voters Go to the Polls in Election 2002

November 04, 2002

• Candidates Stump Vigorously on Campaign's Final Day

November 01, 2002

• Political Superstars Campaign For Canidates in Tight Races

October 31, 2002

• Mondale Kicks Off Senate Campaign; Schwarzenegger Pushes For California Afterschool Child Care Proposition

October 30, 2002

• Ventura, Others Express Disdain With Tone of Wellstone Memorial

October 29, 2002

• Cheney Asked Not to Attend Wellstone Service; Condit's Children Seek Political Revenge against the Man That Defeated Him in the Primary

October 28, 2002

• Paul Wellstone, Wife, Daughter Laid to Rest; Minnesota Senate Race Heats Up with Coleman, Mondale

October 25, 2002

• Senator Paul Wellstone Killed in Plane Crash

October 24, 2002

• Men Held in Connection with Washington Area Sniper Deaths

October 23, 2002

• Washington Area Sniper Case Stirs Gun Control Debate

October 22, 2002

• Bus Driver Shot Dead Early Today, Possibly by Sniper; Guns and Crime in the Maryland Election Races

October 21, 2002

• Police Take Two Men into Custody in Sniper Investigation; Mysterious Letter's Contents Not Yet Divulged to Media

October 18, 2002

• Bush Becomes Campaign Road Warrior in Hopes of Reclaiming Senate for Republicans; Is Senator John McCain Ready for Prime Time?

October 17, 2002

• Florida Battlefield and Bush Family; North Korea's Bombshell and Impact on Iraq; Army vs. Daschle, Political Terror Tactics?

October 16, 2002

• The Washington Area Sniper Remains At Large; Political Ads Seem To Be Turning Even More Negative In The Final Weeks Before The Election

October 15, 2002

• Do Democrats Really Have an Advantage When it Comes to the Economy?; The Washington Area Sniper Claims an 11th Victim and a Ninth Fatality

October 14, 2002

• Democrats Try to Turn Focus of Campaigns Toward Economy; Washington Area Sniper Still on the Loose

October 11, 2002

• D.C. Area Sniper Strikes Again; Democrats Want to Change Political Focus to Economy; New Jersey Senate Race Ad Takes Aim at Lautenberg

October 10, 2002

• House Backs Bush on Iraq; Washington Area Still Terrorized by Sniper; Montana Republican Senate Candidate Pulls Out of Race

October 09, 2002

• Maryland Gubernatorial Candidate Reacts to D.C. Area Sniper Attacks; Florida's Harris Says She Wishes She Had Talked to Press More

October 08, 2002

• Bush Ends Negotiations, Forces Union, Pacific Maritime Association Into 80-Day Cooling Off Period; Iraq Issue May Help Decide Midterm Elections

October 07, 2002

• Bush Plans to Present His Case Directly to American People; Senate Continues to Debate Along Party Lines Over Iraq Resolution

October 04, 2002

• Campaign Battle Lines Help Shape Debate Over War With Iraq; More Suspects With Alleged Links to al Qaeda Arrested

October 03, 2002

• Daschle on Iraq, New Jersey Senate Race; Republican Call on Supreme Court to End Lautenberg's Campaign

October 02, 2002

• House Passes Resoultion Authorizing Use of Force in Iraq; New Jerssy Supreme Court Hears Arguement For, Against New Democrat on Ballot

October 01, 2002

• Will New Jersey Allow Democrats to Enter a New Candidate to Replace Torricelli?; Is the White House Promoting the Assassination of Hussein?

September 30, 2002

• Torricelli May End Bid For Re-election; Congressmen Visiting Iraq Urge U.S. to Hold Off on Military Strike

September 26, 2002

• Bush Officials Play Up Links Between al Qaeda, Iraq; Democratic, Republican Leaders Discuss New White House Resolution on Iraq

September 25, 2002

• Republicans, Democrats Fight Over Who is Politicizing Iraq Debate, Creation of Homeland Security Department; Bush Continues Push for Resolution Against Iraq

September 24, 2002

• One Republican Throws Wrench Into Creation of Homeland Security Department; Increased Voter Concern About Iraq May Not Help Republicans

September 23, 2002

• Who Speaks for Democrats Willing To Buck Party Leaders and Bush?; Gore Speaks Out On Iraq Amid Speculation Over His Future Intentions

September 20, 2002

• Kentucky Governor Ready to Respond to Evidence in Sexual Harassment Suit; Democrats Say Congress Should Not Write Blank Check for Bush on Iraq

September 19, 2002

• Colin Powell Asks House Committee for Broad Authority Against Iraq; McDermott, Blunt Discuss Impact of Such Power

September 18, 2002

• Congress Debates Action on Iraq

September 17, 2002

• Iraq's Agreement to Inspections Fails to Soften Bush's Hard Line Against Hussein; Janet Reno Concedes Defeat in Florida Democratic Primary

September 16, 2002

• As Bush Continues Pressing the Issue of Attacking Iraq, Are War Critics Coming Around?; The Administration's Next Steps in the Iraq Debate

September 13, 2002

• Will Janet Reno Throw in the Towel for Governor After Florida's Confused Primary?; Authorities Hold Three Terrorist Suspects in Florida

September 12, 2002

• Bush Challenges U.N. to Crack Down on Saddam; Problems Continue in Florida Election Procedures

September 10, 2002

• Why Bush Approved the Change in the Terrorism Threat Level; How New Voting Procedures in Florida Have Been Handled in Primary Elections

September 09, 2002

• Interview With Brent Scowcroft; Bush Continues to Urge World Leaders to Get Tough on Hussein; Miami-Dade to Vote on Gay Rights

September 06, 2002

• Congress Holds Special Session in NYC

September 05, 2002

• Will an Assassination Attempt on Karzai Escalate the War in Afghanistan?; Cheney, Tenet Talk to Congressional Leaders About Iraq

September 04, 2002

• President Bush Agrees to Seek Congressional Approval on Iraq; Is the U.S. Ready to Take Charge in Setting Up a New Regime After the Attack?

September 03, 2002

• Andrew Cuomo Withdraws From New York Gubernatorial Race; President Bush Set to Meet With Members of Congress to Discuss Iraq, Other Issues

September 02, 2002

• Bush Seeks Votes in Pennsylvania; Pakistan Refuses to Support U.S. Action in Iraq; White House Denies Internal Tensions Regarding Hussein

August 30, 2002

• Senator Byrd Demands That Iraq Question Come Before Congress; Kissinger Calls Bush Administration "Honorable"; Five-year Anniversary of Diana's Death Nears

August 29, 2002

• Gephardt Wants Iraq Issue to go to Congress; Should Bush Stop Baseball Strike?

August 28, 2002

• U.S. Officials Claim Iraq Harboring Al Qaeda; Democrats Pamper Each Other in Debate; D.C. Mayor "Troubled" By Decision to Hold Olympics Elsewhere

August 27, 2002

• Holbrooke Urges Diplomacy on Iraq; White Powder Found at Gore Offices; Bush Meets with Saudi Ambassador

August 26, 2002

• How Much Political Clout Do Women Have?; NY Lt. Governor Candidate Admits Fathering Children out of Wedlock; Republicans Clash Over Iraq

August 23, 2002

• Farrakhan Denies Anti-Semitism; Bush Stuck with Supporting Tainted California Candidate; Congress May Digitize Mail System

August 22, 2002

• Greens Blast Bush Forest Plan as Pandering to Timber Industry; Majette Explains Primary Victory Over McKinney; Bush Approval Ratings Fall Back to Earth

August 21, 2002

• Barr and McKinney Soundly Drubbed in Georgia; Jeb Bush to Meet PM Sharon in Florida; Bill Clinton Reportedly Interested in Hosting Talk Show

August 20, 2002

• Counterterrorism Expert Unconvinced Abu Nidal is Dead; Iraqi Officials Call Bush "Idiot"; Former Enron Exec to Plead Guilty

August 19, 2002

• Exclusive Look Inside al Qaeda; Debate Over War With Iraq Intensifies; McKinney Faces Tough Challenge in Primary

August 16, 2002

• Major League Baseball Sets Strike Date; Will September 11 Cause Political Cease-fire?

August 15, 2002

• Drought-Stricken Farmers Beg For Help; Presidential Hopefuls Magnetized to Iowa; Senator Thompson May Return to Hollywood

August 14, 2002

• Bush Takes Economic Message on Road; Democrats Plan Independent 9/11 Commemorations; Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Flock to Iowa

August 13, 2002

• Bush Holds Economic Summit; Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady but Warns of Market Weakness; Democrats Bash Other Democrats on Corporate Corruption

August 12, 2002

• Baseball Players Consider Strike Date; President Prepares for Economic Forum

August 09, 2002

• Charlton Heston Announces He Has Symptoms of Alzheimer's; Some Republicans Cautious on War with Iraq; Democrats Look to Attack Ads About Corporate Cronyism

August 08, 2002

• White House Dismisses Defiant Hussein Speech; Speculation Surrounds a Second Term for Cheney

August 07, 2002

• Bush and Cheney Tout Economic Policy; White House Aide Defends Cheney's Record on Halliburton; Dingell Crushes Competition in Michigan

August 06, 2002

• President Bush to Convene Summit on Kidnapped Kids; Redistricting Forces House Members to Run Against Each Other; Gubernatorial Races Look Wide Open Across the Country

August 05, 2002

• Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in Avila Case; President Bush Signs New Abortion Bill

August 02, 2002

• Rumsfeld Orders Special Ops to Capture al Qaeda Leaders; Some Lawmakers Refuse to Take Polygraphs; Harris Invokes Democrats' Ire

August 01, 2002

• Beaches Make Serious Waves in Politics; Middle East Crisis Hits Home

July 31, 2002

• Senate Holds Hearings on Iraq; How Will Robert Torricelli Fare on Election Day?

July 30, 2002

• Jesse Jackson Talks to Middle East Leaders; Senator Toricelli Faces Questions on Illegal Gifts; Will Hillary Run for President?

July 29, 2002

• Has a Wedge Been Driven Between Gore, Lieberman?; Presidential Hopefuls Walk Thin Line at DLC; Mining Disaster Makes Schweiker a Hero

July 26, 2002

• Bush Voices Disapproval at Potential Homeland Security Bill; D.C. Mayor Struggles to Get Name on Ballot; Trade Promotion Authority Faces Congressional Opposition

July 25, 2002

• Pope Speaks In Toronto, Canada; Senate Expected to Pass Corporate Responsibility Bill; Work Continue to Rescue Miners in Pennsylvania

July 24, 2002

• Pitt's Request for Cabinet Level Status SEC Outrages Congress

July 23, 2002

• Prescription Drug Plans Fall Short in Congress; James Traficant Expulsion Hits Snag

July 22, 2002

• Democrats See Issue in Sliding Stock Market; Bush Expresses Confidence in O'Neill; Congress Works on Corporate Responsibility Bill

July 19, 2002

• Dow Takes Sharp Plunge; Corporate Responsibility Overtakes Political Spotlight

July 18, 2002

• Moussaoui Swears Loyalty to bin Laden, Attempts Guilty Plea; Republican Congressman Speaks Out Against Operation TIPS; Traficant Shocks and Entertains

July 17, 2002

• Israel Struck by Another Suicide Bombing; President on Defensive About Financial Past

July 16, 2002

• Greenspan's Words Reassure Wall Street; Is Bush's Harken Stock Sell-Off a Non-Issue?; Will Congress Pass Prescription Drug Legislation?

July 15, 2002

• Markets Take a Roller Coaster Ride; Interview With Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman; Traficant Delivers Angry Defense Before Ethics Committee

July 12, 2002

• President Paying Political Price for Handling of Economic Problems; HHS Secretary Discusses International AIDS Conference