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What is torture and is it ever justified? BRIEFING & OPINION Blight in the Eye of the Beholder -- When, if ever, should the government be allowed to seize citizens' private property for economic development? TONY & TACKY Mother Knows Best -- Straightening the curvy spine Week of November 11, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Ahmed Chalabi On Iraq's Future -- The Iraqi deputy prime minister on his rocky past with the Bush Administration, present realities in Iraq and future priorities for the Iraqi people BRIEFING & OPINION GOP Wake-Up Call Or No Biggie? -- Significance of the elections in New Jersey, Virginia and California TONY & TACKY Outrage & Its Many Outlets -- The ballot box, local school board and streets of France Week of November 4, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY It Fits On An Index Card -- Who will benefit and who may be hurt by tax reform BRIEFING & OPINION CA, VA & NJ -- A look at elections in California, New Jersey and Virginia TONY & TACKY How Do You Spell Relief? -- Removing politics from pop music and from the effort to eradicate malaria Week of October 28, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Nevermind -- Harriet Miers withdraws after it becomes clear she is not making headway against the opposition to her nomination from all sides BRIEFING & OPINION Eeny, Meenie, Minie, Moe -- Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald seeks an indictment of I. Lewis Libby in connection to the leak of a CIA officer's identity, but not Karl Rove TONY & TACKY Baseball and Democracy -- Ultimately worthwhile pursuits, even if it means getting a runny nose, or listening to opinions you may not agree with Week of October 21, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Turn the Page -- Squeezed hard by foreign automakers, GM and the United Auto Workers get together to slash the cost of health benefits BRIEFING & OPINION Busy Week for Lawyers -- The trial of Saddam Hussein begins in Baghdad, the White House defends Harriet Miers and a special prosecutor mulls the fate of Karl Rove and I. Lewis Libby TONY & TACKY Lend Them a Hand -- And they take your arm. Agriculture expert Robert Mugabe offers advice to the U.N., Barry Bonds' trainer gets jail time and the U.S. rejects British MRE's for Katrina victims Week of October 14, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Progress in Iraq -- Scholar Fouad Ajami joins the panel to discuss the vote on Iraq's new constitution BRIEFING & OPINION Flu Shot Shortage -- How prepared is the U.S. to handle an avian flu pandemic? TONY & TACKY Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah! -- Sassy Smurfs under fire, the Nobel Prize lit winner should stick to fiction and Laura Bush stands by her husband's pick for the Supreme Court PHOTO ESSAY Not Just in Asia -- A photo essay of recent avian flu developments around the world Week of October 7, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY The President's Pick -- Who is Harriet Miers and why are many of the president's supporters unhappy with his choice? BRIEFING & OPINION Katrina & U.S. Energy Supplies -- The country's precarious supply of energy TONY & TACKY Sticks & Stones -- People, from Bill Bennett to Charlie Rangel, say the darndest things. Merriam-Webster puts them in the big book Week of September 30, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Tom DeLay Indicted -- House Majority Leader Delay leaves his leadership post this after being indicted on charges of conspiring to break election laws BRIEFING & OPINION Doctor-Assisted Suicide Debate -- A report on an issue soon to appear before the Supreme Court TONY & TACKY American Realities -- A Playmate's sordid squabble before the Supreme Court, Louisiana's governor asks for money and the media unhelpfully hypes natural disasters Week of September 23, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Paying for Katrina -- Congress must offset spending with cuts elsewhere, but where? BRIEFING & OPINION Liberal Intolerance? -- Are conservative students being oppressed on U.S. campuses? Is an Academic Bill of Rights needed to protect them? TONY & TACKY Sky's the Limit -- Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal's legacy, JetBlue's happy ending and Bill Clinton's generosity Week of September 16, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Judge Roberts Takes His Stand -- To stand mostly by that which has been decided on key issues such as abortion and civil rights BRIEFING & OPINION The Work of Recovery -- President Bush outlines his plans for the reconstruction of the Gulf Coast TONY & TACKY No Business Like Hoe Business -- Prairie Home Companion parody, religion and John Roberts and Kofi's job security Week of September 9, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY The President at a Crossroads -- Hurricane Katrina intensifies challenges facing President Bush on both the domestic and foreign fronts EDITORIAL CARTOONS A Full Plate -- A survey of editorial cartoons covering Hurricane Katrina and other items on the president's to-do list from Social Security to the Supreme Court TONY & TACKY The Bard and The Saints -- Shakespeare captivates Kabul, the NFL Saints go marching out and Ground Zero as cautionary tale Week of August 26, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY We the People -- Shiites, Kurds and Sunnis struggle to reach consensus on the issue of federalism and the role of Islam in the new constitution PHOTO ESSAY Towards a Constitution -- Images of recent events in Iraq TONY & TACKY Le Gotcha! -- French newspaper L'Equipe accuses Lance Armstrong of doping and dope-friendly Stones bash neocons Week of August 19, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Progress Polls & PR -- Causes and consequences of decreasing public support for the war in Iraq BRIEFING AND OPINION Truth or Tactic? -- Iranians say they want nuclear power only for peaceful purposes; not everyone believes them TONY & TACKY No Small Sacrifice -- Tough spots for school children and settlers EDITORIAL CARTOONS Comic Comments -- Cartoonists' views on the nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea. Week of August 5, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Coffee is Best Served Hot -- How contentious tort cases such as medical malpractice or defective product suits hijack justice BOOK EXCERPT COLLAPSE OF THE COMMON GOOD -- Author and program guest Philip Howard argues that the U.S. justice system compromises fairness by taking individual rights to illogical extremes TONY & TACKY Environments Virtual & Real -- Staking claims in the digital and natural realms Week of July 29, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY A Few Diffused, Faint Clues -- Senate Democrats seek hints about the character of John Roberts Jr. in his past case files BRIEFING AND OPINION Could Be Better -- If the economy is so strong, why are Americans so grim? TONY & TACKY Peace Ride or Ego Trip -- Soupy ice cream and dubious bus tours Week of July 22, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Supreme Shoo-in? -- President Bush nominates John Roberts Jr. to replace Sandra Day O'Connor BRIEFING AND OPINION Nuclear Option -- How a new energy bill might revive construction of nuclear power plants TONY & TACKY Oompa Loompa Doompety Da -- Reruns, Guns and German Laws Week of July 15, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Who Leaked What and Why? -- Karl Rove faces accusations he leaked the identity of a CIA agent BRIEFING AND OPINION Medical Wild Cards -- A review of the medical benefits and ethical issues surrounding embryonic stem-cell research TONY & TACKY Life is Like Golf -- The Underground bombing investigation, President Bush defends an Iranian dissident and Jack Nicklaus' final major tour Q & A Unique Potential of Stem Cells - Geneticist Dr. Janet Rowley on the science of embryonic stem cells Week of July 8, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Terrorism in the European Union -- Impact of deadly attacks on civilians in London BRIEFING AND OPINION Caution or China-Bashing? -- CNOOC's bid to take over Unocal causes some national security concerns TONY & TACKY He Cooked His Goose -- Jacques Chirac on national cuisine. Who's the shiftiest of them all? Week of July 1, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Here Retires a Good Judge -- Justice Sandra Day O'Connor resigns from the Supreme Court BRIEFING AND OPINION A Day in the Life of Iraq -- A review of progress and setbacks TONY & TACKY Live Free or Die -- Populist revolt over a Supreme court ruling on eminent domain SPEECH President Bush on Iraq and the Global War on Terror Week of June 24, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY See Some Evil -- Condoleezza Rice challenges the leaders of Egypt and Saudi Arabia to embrace democracy BRIEFING AND OPINION Nice Concept, Needs Work -- A review of Colorado's Taxpayer Bill Of Rights TONY & TACKY Obnoxious Self-Expression -- Speech is free, listening optional Q&A TABOR Belt Way Too Tight -- Director of the Bell Policy Center and the executive vice president of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Week of June 17, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Eureka: Let the People Decide -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger orders a special election in November BRIEFING AND OPINION U.N. Developments -- Annan under scrutiny, Congress threatens to withhold money TONY & TACKY Mourir pour le Coca-Cola? -- Former French President Francois Mitterand and New Jersey Week of June 10, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY A Head Start -- President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair agreed to a plan that would cancel about $17 billion in debt owed by 18 of the poorest countries BRIEFING AND OPINION I Choose to Object to Your Choice -- Pharmacists claim a right to refuse to dispense the morning-after pill TONY & TACKY Whodunit? -- Why, white evil lazy dudes in the White House, natch, say Democratic Party leader Howard Dean and crime writers on German public television Q&A Pharmacist Ron Stephens says he conscientiously objects to emergency contraception, Planned Parenthood's Stephani Cox says his refusal is more akin to dereliction of duty PHOTOESSAY A photo essay of some of the challenges facing Africa Week of June 3, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Up, Up & Away -- Is the real estate market bubbling or frothing? BRIEFING AND OPINION Week in News -- Deep Throat outed, a "non" and "nee" to the European constitution and a new SEC chairman TONY & TACKY Yuckos -- Oil tycoon sentenced for fraud, Japanese shed ties for global warming EDITORIAL CARTOONS Comic Comments -- Cartoonists' takes on week's news: French vote on the EU constitution, Deep Throat, stem-cell research Week of May 27, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Ambiguous Advances: What does the filibuster compromise mean for President Bush's judicial nominees? BRIEFING AND OPINION Monkey See, Monkey Do? -- A Dover school board inserts "intelligent design" into its curriculum. TONY & TACKY The Art of Self-promotion -- John McCain plugs his latest pic and Paris Hilton, author, proves ambidextrous. Q&A Evolution vs. Intelligent Design -- Is Darwin going down the tubes? Or is the case against evolution nonsense? Week of May 20, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Week in News: The Senate battle over judges and the $295 billion highway bill TONY & TACKY George & Jane Got Gall -- Sputtering Scottish MP, expensive diversity and a Fonda film unpopular with vets Q&A Airline Vet -- Retired United employee George Gardiner has seen the human toll of the industry's turmoil Week of May 13, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Shifting Forces -- The Pentagon recommends closing 33 major facilities, and reorganizing others LEAD STORY Sub Shipyard Faces Cut -- Maine's Portsmouth Naval Shipyard vows to fight closure BRIEFING AND OPINION This Week in News -- United Airlines unloads pension obligations, Republican George Voinovich slams John Bolton, GE discovers "Green is Green" TONY & TACKY Rising Costs of Freedom, Fries -- Ground Zero's Freedom Tower, evacuation of the White House and a fast food tax Week of May 6, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Filibuster Test -- Looming Senate showdown over judges: judicial merits of nominees, constitutional arguments and political stakes BRIEFING AND OPINION This Week in News -- Tony Blair wins a third term, IBM cuts its workforce in Western Europe and a Abu Ghraib defendant changes her plea TONY & TACKY Prole Model? -- Millionaire Yao Ming may not be a model prole, but he makes an excellent impression on Westerners PHOTOESSAY A Mixed Victory -- A photo essay of the British General Election Week of April 29, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Personality or Foreign Policy? -- What's behind the controversy over John Bolton's nomination to be ambassador to the U.N.? BRIEFING AND OPINION Body Mass Report Card -- A report on efforts in Arkansas to reign in childhood obesity TONY & TACKY Puppets, Pork and Pathos -- Immigration, post-9/11 security funds and pathetic defense arguments Q&A Inform Thyself -- Surgeon General Richard Carmona argues that health literacy, not government regulation, is the key to a healthier, slimmer population Week of April 22, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Ethical Lapses, Perceived and Real -- Debating the ethical charges against Tom Delay BRIEFING AND OPINION Growing Pains in China -- The world's second superpower challenges the United States and its allies TONY & TACKY The Finish Line -- John Bolton, Lance Armstrong and Kiev County, Washington PHOTOESSAY Face-offs & Saving Face -- A photo essay of some of the events causing an upsurge of Chinese nationalism and a backlash against historic foes, the Japanese Week of April 15, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Max Tax -- The future of the Alternative Minimum Tax BRIEFING AND OPINION Utah to Feds: Hands Off Our Ed TONY & TACKY Justice for All -- Spammers, music pirates and immigrants Week of April 8, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Your Bodies, Yourselves -- Examining the pros and cons of consumer health care BRIEFING AND OPINION 21st Century Health Plan -- One company's consumer health experiment CULTURAL DIVIDE A Pulitzer for Criticism -- Film reviews by WSJ critic Joe Morgenstern TONY & TACKY Off Course -- Activist pharmacists Week of April 1, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY U.N. Report Card -- Kofi cleared, but reform required BRIEFING AND OPINION By Hook or by Very Long Speech -- Challenges to the filibuster Perspectives: Pope John Paul II Week of March 25, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Right to Live and Die -- The Terri Shiavo case sparks debate BRIEFING AND OPINION Who decides? -- The proper forum to debate the right to die TONY & TACKY A Light from Above -- Extrasolar glow, snowball rage Week of March 18, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Budget Battles -- Test of Republican fiscal restraint BRIEFING AND OPINION Iran, the Bomb and the Future of Nuclear Energy Controls TONY & TACKY Conflicting Loyalties -- Semper fi, solidarity and St. Paddy's Day Week of March 11, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Under the Ethicscope - CEOs and changing ethical standards BRIEFING AND OPINION The Way It Is - The state of journalism today TONY & TACKY Public Scoldings -- Steroids bad, getting serious good Q&A Listen. Really Listen - NEW YORKER media writer Ken Auletta on journalism Week of March 4, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Why the Rush -- Social Security reform BRIEFING AND OPINION Rewards and Risks -- The Chilean pension system TONY & TACKY Solo Spirits -- Wise investments, fine wine and derring-do Q&A Chilean Lessons - Jose Pinera, architect of Chile's retirement system and Fabio Bertranou, of the U.N. International Labour Organization Week of February 25, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Good Old Europe -- President Bush brushes up on his diplomacy BRIEFING AND OPINION Hotel Rwanda -- The genocide in Rwanda offers lessons for Darfur TONY & TACKY Queens' Prerogative -- Royal we and NYC borough decline invitations EDITORIAL CARTOONS President Bush's Trip to Europe Week of February 18, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Focus: Foreign Policy -- World events force the U.S. to think globally BRIEFING AND OPINION War of Words -- Free speech controversies on campus spark debate TONY & TACKY Thin Ice -- The Gates, a defense attorney faces time and no go for the NHL Week of February 11, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Chief Ethical Officers? -- Fallen CEO's, individual failure or systemic malaise BRIEFING AND OPINION National Security Survey -- Post 9/11 security, profiling pros and cons TOP 10 Ten recommendations on "How to Fight Terror While Preserving Liberty." BRIEFING AND OPINION Securing the Skies -- Airport security TONY & TACKY Highs and Lows -- Pricey pills, droopy pants Week of February 4, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Social Security Reform -- President Bush asks Congress to join reform effort BRIEFING AND OPINION Democracy for All -- Specifics on spreading freedom in the Middle East TONY & TACKY A Word's Worth -- Pictures say more than 1,000 Week of January 28, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY A Pivotal Election -- Iraq election could decide chances for democracy BRIEFING AND OPINION Anchors Aweigh in Iraq -- Evaluating network coverage TONY & TACKY A & Q -- A is for annoying Week of January 21, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Liberty at Home and Abroad -- President Bush's second inaugural address BRIEFING AND OPINION Second Terms -- Can Bush escape the curse of the second term? BRIEFING AND OPINION 55th Inaugural Address -- Text and video of the inaugural speech TONY & TACKY Schools of Thought -- Controversial concepts in academia Week of January 14, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Judges Unfettered -- Supreme Court decides sentencing guidelines are advisory not compulsory BRIEFING AND OPINION Making Sense of Immigration -- President Bush's guest worker program BRIEFING AND OPINION Vital Infusion or Perilous Invasion? -- Border states bear brunt of immigration TONY & TACKY Unmasked Men -- A president is outed and a commentator co-opted for political reasons Week of January 7, 2005 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Rules of Interrogation -- Confirmation hearings for Alberto Gonzales BRIEFING AND OPINION Energy Independence -- Alternative energy options, hydrogen and nuclear power TONY & TACKY Second Chances -- Losing Viktor and anti-Allegiance atheist take their cases to court Week of December 17, 2004 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Securing Homeland Help -- Bernard Kerik derailed by nanny scandal BRIEFING AND OPINION Staffing the Iraq War -- Larger implications for Armed Forces BRIEFING AND OPINION Recruiting the Guard -- Pivotal role played by Guard in Iraq discourages some TONY & TACKY Speaking of Hawks -- When bird-watching is better than reading steamy novels Week of December 10, 2004 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY A Swinging Holiday -- Extreme separation of church and state BRIEFING AND OPINION New Drug Approval -- Vioxx troubles raise new concerns about drug approval process TONY & TACKY Good Guys, Bad Guys -- Confusion in the White House, hypocrisy in the Kremlin and mafia in Mosul Week of December 3, 2004 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY A Call for Reform -- Report recommends change at the United Nations BRIEFING AND OPINION Crisis in Ukraine -- Ukrainians took to the street to protest crooked elections ONE ON ONE Carl Gershman -- President of the National Endowment for Democracy TONY & TACKY No Good Deed -- Goes unpunished BOOK EXCERPT THE CASE FOR DEMOCRACY: THE POWER OF FREEDOM TO OVERCOME TYRANNY & TERROR PHOTO ESSAY People Power in Ukraine Week of November 26, 2004 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY State of the Culture -- Is it possible to be free marketeers and cultural conservatives at the same time? BRIEFING AND OPINION Coarsening of America -- Exit polls indicate that many feel the U.S. is getting crasser TONY & TACKY Behavior Good & Bad -- Overpaid athletes, confrontational hosts and a singular CEO BOOK EXCERPT WORD SPY: THE WORD LOVER'S GUIDE TO MODERN CULTURE Week of November 19, 2004 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Saddam's Scam -- How did the Iraqi leader pocket $21 billion from oil smuggling and from the Oil for Food program? BRIEFING AND OPINION Iran's Nuclear Program -- Iranians agree to a temporary freeze on uranium enrichment PHOTO ESSAY Up in Arms -- Photos track the building of Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant Q & A Six Key Questions -- Executive director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center offers insight into Iran's nuclear status Week of November 12, 2004 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Security & Liberty -- A federal ruling on Guantanamo and the resignation of John Ashcroft spark discussion BRIEFING AND OPINION Rx: Drug Reimportation -- High prescription drug costs in the U.S. have Americans looking for alternatives TONY AND TACKY Go Wash the Dog -- What's a guy to do when screaming and cussing aren't allowed? BOOK EXCERPT POWERFUL MEDICINES -- Excerpt "Granny as Cross-Border Drug Trafficker" Week of November 5, 2004 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Second Term Agenda -- Mandate is the word, does President Bush have one? BRIEFING AND OPINION Promises & Politics -- Republican Vin Weber and Democrat Bill Galston predict what campaign promises will be kept TONY AND TACKY Election Emotions -- The presidential elections leave some awestruck, others annoyed and alarmed BOOK EXCERPT STEALING ELECTIONS: HOW VOTER FRAUD THREATENS OUR DEMOCRACY Week of October 29, 2004 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Fingers Crossed -- Polls, provisional and absentee ballots suggest election could be a nailbiter BRIEFING AND OPINION Electoral Guinea Pig -- Colorado attempts to reform the electoral college TONY AND TACKY Take a Bow -- Tonies for a contrite CEO and the long-suffering American electorate PHOTO ESSAY First Votes -- From Camp Eagle Baghdad to New Dehli India, Americans make extra effort to vote Week of October 22, 2004 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY An Open Secret -- John Kerry charges that the president is trying to privatize Social Security BRIEFING AND OPINION Medical Liability Crisis -- How widespread is the problem and what is the impact on care? BOOK EXCERPT MEDICAL ERROR: WHAT DO WE KNOW? WHAT DO WE DO? ONE ON ONE Country Tom, City Tom -- Kimberley Strassel on South Dakota's Tom Daschle TONY AND TACKY Intercession & Interference -- Some intervention is desirable, even divine, other interference is simply meddlesome Week of October 15, 2004 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY A Clear Choice -- The candidates establish their philosophical and ideological differences in the last debate BRIEFING AND OPINION Election Specials -- Will voters' anxieties about the economy impact their choices in November? BRIEFING AND OPINION Top 10 Debate Strategies -- Rhetorical lessons learned from decades of political oratory BRIEFING AND OPINION Gut-Check on the Economy -- Residents of Hartford, Connecticut, share their concerns PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE LAST WORD -- Excerpts and video clips of the final presidential debate TONY AND TACKY Two Hands Clapping -- Applause for the Afghan election and a prize-winning economist, two thumbs down for Senator John Edwards' campaign claim PHOTO ESSAY Afghanistan Vote Week of October 8, 2004 FRONT PAGE Section summaries and link to real video of the program LEAD STORY Round Two in St. Louis -- Second presidential debate gave undecided voters a chance to question candidates directly BRIEFING AND OPINION Election Specials -- Debates present and past BRIEFING AND OPINION Top 10 Debate Strategies -- Rhetorical lessons learned from decades of political oratory BRIEFING AND OPINION Vice-Presidential Debate -- Video clips and excerpts from the October 5 debate Week of October 1, 2004 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Showdown in Miami -- Voters give the win to Kerry BRIEFING AND OPINION Debate in Perspective -- A return to the Lehigh Valley to quiz undecided voters on the first debate PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE Video clips and excerpts of the September 30 debate in Miami TONY AND TACKY Bad Advice -- Our panel pans business leaders, politicians and one former U.S. president. Week of September 24, 2004 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY War Referendum -- John Kerry offers a "minimalist" alternative to President Bush's war on terror. BRIEFING AND OPINION Security at Stake -- The candidates as commander-In-chief POLL NBC NEWS/WALL STREET JOURNAL -- Poll shows the president leading John Kerry by a slim margin TONY AND TACKY A Totally Tony Week -- A good week for a ruthless despot and a tell-all socialite, persona non grata for a musical Cat Week of September 17, 2004 FRONT PAGE Section summaries, video segments and transcripts LEAD STORY Violence in Iraq -- How is the rash of attacks in Iraq challenging plans to bring stability? BRIEFING AND OPINION Swing District -- The undecided voters of the Lehigh Valley ONE ON ONE Iran and Nuclear Arms -- Robert Pollock discusses threat of nuclear power in hands of rogue regimes TONY AND TACKY A Totally Tony Week -- Dogs who shoot back, homeowners who ride out hurricanes and cars, cars, cars for everyone!!!

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