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October 27, 2004

• President Bush Fires Back on Explosives Charge; Early Voting Surge; Politics and Religion

October 26, 2004

• Battleground Pennsylvania; Ballot Blues; Kerry Continues Trying To Cast Doubt on Bush's Iraq Policy; Electoral Tips From Overseas for U.S.?; Battleground Hawaii?

October 25, 2004

• Clinton Appears with Kerry in Philadelphia; Bush Attacks Kerry's Record; Chief Justice Rehnquist Undergoes Cancer Surgery; Polls Show Race Tightening in Key States; Election Day Concerns

October 22, 2004

• Presidential Ad War Intensifies; John Kerry Steps Up Appeal to Women Voters; Democrats Face Difficult Odds in Senate Control Race

October 21, 2004

• Widow of Christopher Reeve Backs Kerry; President Bush Returns to Pennsylvania; Hunting for Votes; Legal Challenges; Television Ad Wars

October 20, 2004

• Battleground Iowa; Kerry Attacks Bush on Leadership; Fact Check; Condoleezza Rice's Role; Scare Tactics?

October 19, 2004

• NASCAR Personalities Promoting Bush; Election Reforms; Schwarzenegger Supports Stem-Cell Research

October 18, 2004

• Do Newspaper Presidential Endorsements Matter?; Battle for Colorado; Social Security and the Election; Colorado's Amendment 36

October 15, 2004

• Presidential Finish Line in Sight; The Military Vote, The Party Chairmen; Ballots Beyond Borders; In the Crossfire

October 14, 2004

• Final Presidential Debate Winner?; Fact-Checking the Candidates; Election Rules Get Attention; Schwarzenegger Lying Low in Presidential Campaign

October 13, 2004

• Bush vs. Kerry: Round Three; Interview with Treasury Secretary John Snow

October 12, 2004

• Bush, Kerry Saving Best For Last?; Christopher Reeve, Stem-Cell Research, and the Election; McCain's Role in the Election

October 11, 2004

• Bush Jumps on Kerry 'Nuisance' Comment; Kerry Focuses on Energy, Health Care

October 08, 2004

• Bush vs. Kerry: Round Two; Campaigns Spin Employment Numbers

October 07, 2004

• Foreshadowing the Second Presidential Debate; Keeping an Eye on the Spin; DeLay Reprimanded by Ethics Committee; The Importance of Women Voters; Missouri Voters

October 06, 2004

• Who Won Clash in Cleveland?; Interview with Ken Mehlman, Ann Lewis; Bush Fires Away at Kerry; Cheney, Edwards Unprepared For HIV/AIDS Question

October 05, 2004

• Cheney Vs. Edwards; Schwarzenegger White House?; Were There Enough Troops in Iraq?

October 04, 2004

• Kerry Supports Stem Cell Research; Bush Signs Tax Cut Bill; British Citizen Indicted in Shoe Bomber Plot; Edwards, Cheney Prepare for Debate

October 01, 2004

• Debating the Debate; Steam and Ash Spew From Mount Saint Helens

September 30, 2004

• Kerry and Bush Prepare for Tonight's First Presidential Debate

September 29, 2004

• President Bush Surveys Florida Hurricane Damage; John Kerry Fights Flip-Flop Label

September 28, 2004

• Candidates Continue Debate Preparation; Reaching Out to Showdown State Voters

September 27, 2004

• Latest Poll Shows Good Numbers for Bush; Rules Strict for Presidential Debates; First Debate to Focus on Foreign Policy

September 24, 2004

• John Kerry's Take on Terror; Countdown to Debates; Reporter Roundtable; "Political Play of the Week"
• John Kerry's Take on Terror; Countdown to Debates; Reporter Roundtable; "Political Play of the Week"

September 23, 2004

• Allawi Helping Case For Iraq War?; Ad War Gets Uglier; Democrats Argue Bush Also A Flip-Flopper; The Women's Vote

September 22, 2004

• Battleground Florida; New Attack Ads; Associates of Tom DeLay Indicted

September 21, 2004

• President Bush Addresses United Nations; New Polls Raising Red Flags For Kerry Campaign?; Interview With Ambassador John Danforth; Presidential Showdowns; John Kerry on the Talk Show Circuit; Evangelical Christians and Election 2004

September 20, 2004

• Three Presidential Debates; Discussion over the CBS News/Bush Guard Record Flap; American Hostage Beheaded in Iraq

September 17, 2004

• More Ammo in the Presidential Ad Wars; Early Voting; Ivan Not Done Battering the Eastern U.S.; Kerry Taking on Cheney; Bush Camp Accuses Kerry of a Baseless Attack

September 16, 2004

• Ivan Pummels the Gulf Coast; Kerry Speaks to National Guard Officers; Bush's Administration -- Gloomy Forecast For Iraq; Women's Vote in Swing States?; Amendment For a Foreign-Born President?

September 15, 2004

• Hurricane Ivan Approaches Gulf Coast; Kerry on the Attack; CBS Stands by National Guard Story; National Guard Members Supporting Bush; Survey: Bush Trailing Among Persuadable Voters

September 14, 2004

• President Bush Addresses National Guard Convention; Senator Kerry Pitches Health Care in Wisconsin; Interview With David McGinnis, Joe Repya; Debating the Debates

September 13, 2004

• Senator John Kerry Blames President Bush for Expiration of Assault Weapons Ban; Bush Derides Kerry's Health Care Proposals

September 10, 2004

• Ammunition for Kerry?; Interviews With Sarah Brady, Wayne LaPierre, Elijah Cummings, Ken Blackwell; Sensational Biography about Bush Family by Controversial Author Kitty Kelley Hits Stands Monday

September 09, 2004

• Questions About Bush's Military Service; A Look at Senate Horse Races; Congress 12 Years After 'Year of the Woman'

September 08, 2004

• Kerry - Iraq War Hurt Economy at Home; Bush Reverses Position on National Intelligence Director; Senator Questions Saudi Connection to 9/11; Early Voting Becoming More Common

September 07, 2004

• Bush Vs. Kerry; Interviews with Marc Racicot, Donna Brazile, Jesse Jackson; Voting and the Evangelical Right

September 06, 2004

• Is Bush Feeling Bouncy?; Kerry Makes Campaign Changes; Clinton Recovering from Successful Heart Surgery

September 03, 2004

• Bill Clinton Faces Surgery; Kerry in Ohio; An Update on Hurricane Frances

September 02, 2004

• President Bush Headlines Final Day of RNC

September 01, 2004

• Interview With Michael Bloomberg; Vice President Cheney Prepares to Address Republican National Convention; Endorsement Fraught With Symbolism; The Moderate Message; Interview With Commerce Secretary Don Evans; Kerry Critical of Iraq Policy in Speech to Veterans; Buchanan: Iraq is Our West Bank; Single Women Could Decide Election

August 31, 2004

• Schwarzenegger, First Lady Headline Day Two of Republican Convention; Kerry Campaign Shake-up?

August 30, 2004

• GOP Convention Begins in NYC; McCain, Giuliani to Lead Off

August 27, 2004

• Convention Preview; Protests Preview; Interview With Governor George Pataki

August 26, 2004

• Swift Boat Fallout; Bush, McCain, and 527s; RNC Preview; Interviews with Sen. Corzine, Ed Koch

August 25, 2004

• Swiftboat Controversy Literally at Bush's Door Steps; Kerry Turns Attention to Iraq

August 24, 2004

• Kerry Takes Aim; Bush vs. Kerry; McGreevey's Bombshell

August 23, 2004

• Kerry Fires Back; Battleground Pennsylvania

August 20, 2004

• Swift Boat Battle; Attendance Matters

August 19, 2004

• Kerry Defends Vietnam Record; Could Dems Reclaim the House?

August 18, 2004

• Kerry Speaks to VFW Convention; Republican Congressman Says He Regrets Iraq War Vote

August 17, 2004

• Pennsylvania Showdown; Truth in Advertising; Intelligence Reform, Military Service Factors into Campaigns; McGreevey Pressured to Step Down Sooner; Do Kerry, Bush's Proposals Add Up?; Catholics Could Be Crucial Swing Voters; What Do Sports Say about the Candidate?

August 16, 2004

• Bush To Redeploy Troops; Hurricane Charley And Politics; Interviews With Wesley Clark And Kay Bailey Hutchison; McGreevey Attacked By republicans And Democrats

August 13, 2004

• Charley Speeds Up to Category 4 Hurricane

August 12, 2004

• Cheney vs. Kerry; Florida Storm Fronts; 'Inside Buzz' With Robert Novak, Interview with Rep. Dennis Kucinich, New Jersey Governor Comes Out, Resigns

August 11, 2004

• Kerry Pitches Prescription Drug Plan to Seniors; New Bush Ad Evokes 9/11; Nuclear Waste Plans Could Affect Nevada Vote

August 10, 2004

• Porter Goss Nominated as CIA Director; Bush, Kerry Court Veterans

August 09, 2004

• Could Stem Cell Debate Swing Election?; Tapes Shed New Light on Nixon & Vietnam

August 06, 2004

• Economic/Employment Figures Become Campaign Fodder; Courting The Latino Vote; Campaign Ad Spending; Candidates And Small-Town America

August 05, 2004

• Anti-Kerry Group's TV Ad Questions Kerry's Record; Keyes for Senate?; Preparing For The RNC; Campaign Issues; Politics And "The Manchurian Candidate"

August 04, 2004

• Bush And Kerry Both Campaign In Iowa; Hecklers Along The Campaign Trail; Interview With Congresswoman Jane Harman; Big-Name Concerts Staged To Support Kerry; Interview With Dennis Hastert.

August 03, 2004

• Bush, Kerry Out on Campaign Trail; Latino Voters; Illinois Republicans to Choose Candidate to Run Against Obama

August 02, 2004

• Intelligence Reforms; Fighting Terrorism; Kerry's Iraq Plan; Lack Of Bounce For Kerry; Bush Takes Two 9/11 Commission Recommendations; Howard Dean Says Terror Warnings Politically Motivated

July 30, 2004

• Senator Kerry Hits the Road; President Bush Strikes Back

July 29, 2004

• Democratic National Convention -- Day Four

July 28, 2004

• Democratic National Convention: Day Three

July 27, 2004

• Democratic National Convention -- Day Two

July 26, 2004

• Convention Kick-Off

July 23, 2004

• Kerry Kicks off Cross-Country Tour at His Birthplace; Officials Warn of Possible Threat to Media; "Boston Globe" Columnist: Kerry Needs to Earn America's Respect; Fenway Park an Emotional Landmark

July 22, 2004

• Bush, Kerry on the 9/11 Report; Interview with Thomas Kean, Lee Hamilton

July 21, 2004

• 9/11 Politics; Boston Gets Ready; "Old Ironsides"

July 20, 2004

• Bush Camp Follows Berger Accusations; Sean "P. Diddy" Combs Launches Youth Voting Organization; Tour of Dorchester's JFK Library & Museum

July 19, 2004

• Boston Labors; Politics in Granite; Interview With Jeanne Shaheen, Kerry, Edwards Hit Key Themes Across Country; 9/11 Report Could Affect Bush Campaign; Kerry is Gaining Ground in Contested States; Will Delegates Refuse to Cross Picket Lines?

July 16, 2004

• Truth in Advertising?; Showdown States

July 15, 2004

• Kerry and the Black Vote; Splitting the Ticket?

July 14, 2004

• Edwards on His Own; Gay Rites, Bush Twins Join Dad on Campaign Trail

July 13, 2004

• Same-Sex Marriage Amendment; Interview With Senator Orrin Hatch

July 12, 2004

• Gauging the Edwards Bounce; Courting Hispanic Voters

July 09, 2004

• Kerry-Edwards Push Values; Congress Begins to Debate Gay Marriage Amendment; Senate Report Blames CIA for Iraq Intel. Goofs

July 08, 2004

• Terror and Elections; The Cheney Question

July 07, 2004

• Kerry-Edwards Road Test; Bush on Edwards' Turf; Interview With Senator Ted Kennedy

July 06, 2004

• It Will be a Kerry-Edwards Ticket

July 05, 2004

• Has John Kerry Made His Veep Choice; Interview with Ralph Nader

July 02, 2004

• Jobs, Jobs, Jobs: Kerry in the Heartland; 'Ticket Talk'

July 01, 2004

• 'Ticket Talk'; Interview With John Danforth; Interview With Senator Chuck Hagel

June 30, 2004

• Pocketbook Politics; Interview With Madeleine Albright

June 29, 2004

• Bush Hopes for Boost from NATO Summit; Kerry Secretive on V.P. Decision; Majority Leader Optimistic on Iraq; Wesley Clark: Kerry Would Work Better with World Leaders

June 28, 2004

• Transition of power in Iraq two days early, Senator John Kerry applauds U.S. troops for role in transition of power in Iraq

June 25, 2004

• Interview With Senator Joseph Lieberman; Interview With Representative Roy Blunt

June 24, 2004

• Iraq and Public Opinion; Special Prosecutor Asks Bush About CIA Leak; "Fahrenheit 9/11" Fallout: Outrage on the Hill

June 23, 2004

• Bush Visits Pennsylvania; Senate Politics and the Presidential Race

June 22, 2004

• Clinton's Hard Sell; Interview With Vernon Jordan; The Ex- Files: Illinois Senate Race

June 21, 2004

• Clinton, by the Book; Interview With Robert Reich; Southern Strategy: The Bush-Cheney Plan

June 18, 2004

• Reaction to Murder of Paul Johnson Jr.

June 17, 2004

• Bush Refuses to Discount al Qaeda-Iraq Connection; Kerry Mum on V.P. Selection; Republicans Push for Vote on Same Sex Marriage; Electoral College Favors Kerry

June 16, 2004

• Bush Rallies Troops, Warns of Challenges Ahead; Invoking Reagan; Gay Marriage Showdown

June 15, 2004

• Dueling Bottom Lines; Bush's Battles From Iraq to Afghanistan; A New Prescription

June 14, 2004

• Bush on the Road; Race for the White House: Spotlight on the Economy; Interview with Matthew Dowd, Tad Devine

June 10, 2004

• Impact of President Reagan's Death on '04 Election; Colleagues Remember Former President