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Debate
Exchanges Focus on Iraq, War on Terror
September 30, 2004
President
George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry traded barbs over the war
in Iraq and homeland security during the first presidential debate
of the 2004 election season on Thursday night in Miami, Fla. NewsHour
analysts and veteran political operatives assess each candidate's
performance.
Both
Campaigns Set Sights on Coveted Keystone State
September 29, 2004
Pennsylvania has voted Democratic in the last three presidential
elections but is now too close to call. Margaret Warner looks
at the presidential campaign in the swing state.
VP
Candidates Trade Barbs on Campaign Trail
September 28, 2004
President Bush and Senator John Kerry spent the day preparing
for Thursday night's debate while their running mates did the
campaign work. Kwame Holman reports on the presidential campaign.
Candidates
Stump in Swing States, Prepare for Debates
September 27, 2004
With only five weeks left until Election Day, the presidential
candidates hit the campaign trail again Monday. President Bush
campaigned in Ohio and presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.,
held a town hall meeting in Wisconsin. Kwame Holman provides an
update on the race. Then, Gwen Ifill discusses the
importance of the presidential debates, the first of which
is Thursday, with Adam Nagourney of the New York Times.
Presidential
Candidates Spar over U.S. Policy in Iraq
September 24, 2004
The
presidential candidates were on the campaign trail Friday. President
Bush traveled to Wisconsin, and presidential nominee Sen. John
Kerry, D-Mass., spent the day in Pennsylvania. Kwame Holman wraps
up the day on the stump.
Candidates
Debate Divergent Tax Cut Plans
September 23, 2004
As Congress considers
making current middle-class tax cuts permanent, the presidential nominees are
involved in a larger debate over taxes. Representatives of the two campaigns debate
their plans. Campaign
Ad War Breaks Spending Records
September 22, 2004
With
nearly six weeks to go before Election Day, Sen. John Kerry and President Bush
have already waged the most expensive advertising war in presidential campaign
history. Candidates
Pledge to Save Social Security
September 22, 2004
Both
presidential candidates have taken to the stump presenting different visions and
ideas about what to do for of the future of the social security system, which
government reports show could face a major financial shortfall in about 40 years.
Presidential
Candidates Spar over U.S. Policy in Iraq
September 20, 2004
Democratic presidential
nominee Sen. John Kerry, Mass., criticized President Bush Monday over his handling
of the war in Iraq. "In Iraq, this administration has consistently over-promised
and under-performed," Senator Kerry said. "This policy has been plagued by a lack
of planning, an absence of candor, arrogance and outright incompetence."
President Bush responded to the senator's remarks at a town meeting in New
Hampshire Monday. The president said those who said Saddam Hussein did not have
to be confronted were "naive to the point of grave danger." Nader
Battles for Access to State Ballots
September 20, 2004
Independent presidential
candidate Ralph Nader has faced an uphill battle to get his name on the ballot
in several states. In some areas Democrats are actively working to block the Nader
campaign's efforts. Presidential
Candidates Pledge to Save Medicare
September 17, 2004
President Bush and Senator Kerry have both made the case that their policies will
protect the future finances of Medicare, while their opponent threatens the stability
of the giant health care entitlement.
Health Correspondent Susan Dentzer reports on the debate and the underlying policies
being put forward by the two campaigns. Interview:
Bruce Vladeck, former Medicare official and Kerry Campaign adviser Interview:
Colin Roskey, former Senate Medicare expert and Bush Campaign adviser Interview:
Patricia Neuman, Director of the Kaiser Family Foundation Medicare Policy Project
Issue
Report: Health Care
Candidates
Address National Guard Convention
September 16, 2004
President Bush and Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., both
spoke at the annual meeting of the National Guard Association in Las Vegas this
week. Neither candidate directly addressed the current controversy over President
Bush's Vietnam-era service in the Texas Air National Guard during the previously
scheduled appearances. Military
Veterans at Work for Both Campaigns
September
16, 2004
Many U.S. troops who served in Iraq have returned home to join the campaign fight
for either President Bush or Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. Margaret Warner speaks with
two Iraq war veterans about which candidate would make a better Commander- in-Chief.
Candidates
Promote Vastly Different Economic Plans
September 14, 2004
Robert Reich, who served as secretary of Labor during the Clinton administration
and is now a professor of social and economic policy at Brandeis University, and
Robert Barro, an economics professor at Harvard University and a senior fellow
at the Hoover Institution discuss the differences in the economic policies of
President Bush and Senator Kerry. Sen.
Kerry Criticizes President Bush Over Assault Weapons Ban
September 13, 2004
Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., criticized President
Bush in Washington this morning for the expiration of the assault weapons ban.
President Bush spoke to supporters in Muskegon, Mich., Monday about health care
reform. Candidates
Address Healthcare Concerns
September 10, 2004
President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, Mass., both
addressed health care reform at rallies in Huntington, W. Va., and St. Louis on
Friday. Reports
Scrutinize President's Guard Service
September 9, 2004
Recent news reports have featured a former Texas politician who says President
Bush received preferential treatment when he sought to join the National Guard
during the Vietnam war and memos from a former Guard commander that question then
Lt. Bush's performance as an officer. A White House spokesman said the accusations
are politically motivated. Former
Secretaries of State Debate Iraq Policy
September
7, 2004
Former secretaries of State Henry Kissinger, who served during the Nixon administration,
and Madeleine Albright, who served during the Clinton administration, join Jim
Lehrer for a discussion of each candidate's proposals on Iraq. Candidates
Trade Barbs Over Iraq
September
7, 2004
More than 16 months after President Bush declared the end of major combat operations
in Iraq, the presidential campaigns of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.,
continue to debate whether the nation should have gone to war and which candidate
has the best plan for Iraq's future. Candidates
Talk Campaign Issues Over Labor Day Weekend
September
6, 2004
Both presidential candidates were busy over the 2004 Labor Day weekend. President
Bush spoke at a rally Sunday in Parkersburg, W.Va. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., was
in West Virginia Monday at a rally in Racine. Both
Candidates Hit Campaign Trail After GOP Convention
September
3, 2004
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass. aggressively defended his military record at a rally
in Springfield, Ohio Friday, just minutes after the Republican National Convention
ended. President Bush continued his campaign in Moosic, Pa., Friday where he claimed
credit for a report showing an increase in the number of new jobs created. Kwame
Holman looks at today's two campaign appearances. Voters
Rate President's Message
September
3, 2004
A group of voters in Portland, Ore., watched President Bush deliver his renomination
acceptance speech Thursday night. Spencer Michels asks the voters how the marquee
address at Madison Square Garden played in the Pacific Northwest. 2004
Republican National Convention
September
2, 2004
In a speech that outlined a litany of domestic projects he would focus on in a
second term, and plans to continue the war on terrorism, President
Bush made the case for his reelection on Thursday night, drawing chants
of "Four more years" from Republican delegates.
September
1, 2004
Combining a positive assessment of George Bush's leadership and stinging criticism
of Sen. John Kerry's record, Vice
President Cheney told Republican National Convention delegates President
Bush was the right man to lead the war on terrorism.
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