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August 03, 2002
• Foreign Relations Committee Ponders War; Drug Bill Fails to Emerge; Torricelli Reprimanded but not Penalized


July 27, 2002
• Congress Passes Corporate Governance Bill; Gaza Missile Attack Ignites Furor; Bush Issues Veto Threat on Homeland Security Bill


July 20, 2002
• Stock Market Tumbles While Congress Debates Proper Remedy; Party Line Splits Emerge on Homeland Security; New Yorkers Insult WTC Plans as Resembling Albany


July 13, 2002
• Bush Takes Heat on Corporate Governance; House Wants Guns on Airplanes; Has Baseball Lost Touch?


July 06, 2002
• Is Bush Planning to Invade Iraq?; Gore Blames Consultants for Campaign Loss; U.S. Investigates Afghan Civilian Deaths


June 29, 2002
• Corporate Scandals Add Up; Israeli Industrialist Has Vision For Middle East; How Well Does the Government Fight Fires?


June 22, 2002
• Is a Provisional Palestinian State in the Works?; White House Seeks Source of Leaks; Supreme Court Decision on Executions Causes Furor


June 15, 2002
• Democrats Question Timing of Ashcroft Announcement; Did the Government Unfairly Destroy Andersen?; U.S. Surprises Many at World Cup


June 08, 2002
• New Article Shines Spotlight into Bush White House


June 01, 2002
• FBI Announces Sweeping Reforms; U.S. Calls on Musharraf to Stop Raids Into Kashmir; Why Do Europeans Dislike Bush?


May 25, 2002
• Are New Terrorism Warnings Real?; Should Airline Pilots Be Armed?; Interview With Senator Sam Brownback


May 18, 2002
• Is Bush in Trouble Over 9-11 Warnings?; Are Russians Becoming America's Allies?; Interview With Bernard Aronson


May 11, 2002
• Are Israelis Going to Move Troops Into Gaza?; Is Bush Winning on Domestic Policies?; Interview With Letitia Baldrige


May 04, 2002
• Do Partisan Politics Hurt Mideast Peace Efforts?; Will Five More Years of Musharraf Ensure Pakistani Support of U.S. War?


April 27, 2002
• What was the Result of the Cardinal Meeting in Rome? How Much Face Has Bush Lost?


April 20, 2002
• Did the Powell Mission to Mideast Fail?; Bush's Proposal to Drill in ANWR Defeated; Pope John Paul II Summons Heads of American Catholic Church


April 13, 2002
• Can Powell Achieve Peace?; Is Mideast Crisis Doing Damage to Bush's Presidency?; Should Cardinal Law Resign?


April 06, 2002
• Bush Changes Policy in Middle East; Is Bush Declaring Hussein's Days Numbered?; Interview With Father Thomas Hartman


March 30, 2002
• Special Edition: A Look at the Middle East Crisis


March 23, 2002
• Is U.S. Pursuing Correct Strategy in Israel?; What Is the Impact of McCain-Feingold?; Is Social Security an Issue in Upcoming Elections?


March 16, 2002
• Is Iraq Next Target of War on Terror?; Should Ridge Testify Before Congress?; Will Texas Voters Elect a Hispanic Governor?


March 09, 2002
• Is Operation Anaconda the Start of Quagmire?; What's the Impact of Bush's Decision on Steel?; Is There a Change in Approach to Middle East?


March 02, 2002
• Democrats Criticize Bush; Interview With Richard Daley; Can Richard Riordan Win Republican Gubernatorial Primary in California?


February 23, 2002
• What Did Bush Accomplish on His Asian Tour?; Clint Bolick Discusses Cleveland School Voucher Case; Should Cardinal Law Resign?


February 16, 2002
• Is Passage of Shays-Meehan Going to Clean Up Campaign Finance?; Foley Talks About Bush's Asian Trip; A Look at Milosevic's Trial


February 09, 2002
• Has Enron Become a Political Scandal?; What is Reagan's Legacy?; How Has 9/11 Transformed the Winter Olympics?


February 02, 2002
• Did Bush Declare War in State of Union Speech?; Interview With NFL Films President Steve Sabol; Is Tyson/Lennox Match Ever Going to Happen?


January 26, 2002
• Is Enron a Political Scandal?; What Is Bush's State of the Union Speech About?; Are the Philippines Next Target of War on Terror?


January 19, 2002
• Was White House Involved in Enron Scandal?; Interview With Ted Kennedy; Can Robert Reich Become Massachusetts' Next Governor?


January 12, 2002
• Is There an Improper Link Between White House, Enron?; Hagel Discusses War; Is Something Rotten in Texas Politics?


January 05, 2002
• What Is Being Done to Turn Economy Around?; Michael Gottlieb Discusses the Spread of AIDS; James Cheek Explains Crisis in Argentina


December 29, 2001
• Panel Discusses Airline Security


December 22, 2001
• Should Congress Have Passes a Stimulus Bill?; James Lilley Discusses China; Mark Russell Offers Unique Christmas Carols


December 16, 2001
• Will Osama bin Laden Be Found?; Will Arafat's Speech Break the Cycle of Violence in Mideast?; Will Congress Agree on Economic Stimulus Package?


December 15, 2001
• Orrin Hatch Discusses bin Laden Tape; Hillary Rodham Clinton Talks About Senate Experiences; George Mitchell on Middle East


December 08, 2001
• Ashcroft's Defense; Israeli Attacks Heighten Violence; Repulican Victories Are Hard-Fought and Narrow; Ambrose Draws Parallels Between Pearl Harbor and September 11; New York City Recovers, But Battle Not Over; Outrages of the Week


November 25, 2001
• The Capital Gang: Human Cloning; Military Tribunals; Renaming the Justice Department Building


November 24, 2001
• Is Bush On a Nation-Building Track?; What Can be Done About Land Mines in Afghanistan?; Does Riordan Have a Shot at Mayor of California?


November 17, 2001
• Lieberman Discusses Nation-Building in Afghanistan; DiGenova Talks About Military Tribunals; Sciolino Addresses Iran's Relationship With U.S.


November 10, 2001
• Interviews With John Edwards, Margaret Hamburg, Robert Oakley


November 04, 2001
• Should U.S. Military Use Ground Troops to the War in Afghanistan?; Should Democrats and Republicans Compromise on Economic Stimulus?


November 03, 2001
• Interviews With Jon Kyl, Bill Frist, Warren Fiske


October 27, 2001
• Interviews With Vernon Jordan, Jeff Whelan


October 21, 2001
• Will the War in Afghanistan be Protracted, or End Quickly?; What Kind of Economic Stimulus Should Congress Pass?


October 20, 2001
• Interviews With Robert Torricelli, Spence Abraham, Wyche Fowler


October 14, 2001
• Is the White House Handling the Anthrax Issue Responsibly?; How Long Can the Campaign Against Afghanistan Last?


October 13, 2001
• Is Government Sending Mixed Messages?; Bill Richardson On Islamic Reaction to U.S. Bombings; John Esposito Discusses Curbing Terrorism


October 06, 2001
• George Allen Discusses Tax Policy; Kati Marton on Laura Bush's Increased Political Role; Joel Siegel Addresses Giuliani's Recent Actions


September 29, 2001
• Richard Lugar on Anti-Terrorism Tactics; Caspar Weinberger Discusses Military Objectives; Wesley Clark Expounds U.S. Strategy


September 22, 2001
• Is America Going to War?; Bob Kerrey Discusses Military Strategy; Diplomat Ed Walker Discusses Need for Military Secrecy


September 15, 2001
• America's New War: Reacting to a National Crisis


September 08, 2001
• Dorgan Discusses Federal Budget Crunch; Specter Talks About Stem Cell Policies; Tomasky Weighs in on New York City's Mayoral Race


September 01, 2001
• Gary Bauer Discusses Mideast Policy; Michael Powell Outlines His Role as FCC Chairman; Jim Jones Talks About U.S.-Mexico Relations


August 25, 2001
• How Should Congress React to the Decreasing Surplus?; Honoring George McGovern; Can Al Sharpton Affect Change in the Democratic Race?


August 18, 2001
• Should Bush Take Working Vacations?; How Was Al Gore's Reemergence Received?; What Is Congressman Gary Condit's Political Situation?


August 11, 2001
• Did Bush's Stem Cell Decision Please Anyone?; Jack Valenti Discusses Movies, Politics; What Will End Mideast Violence?


August 04, 2001
• Lockhart Talks About Patients' Rights Bill; Shalala Discusses Overhauling Medicare; Can Diplomacy Improve China's Human Rights Record?


July 28, 2001
• Hagel Discusses Bush's Policies; Michael Novak Discusses Catholicism, Capitalism; Tom Fiedler Addresses Florida Governor's Race


July 21, 2001
• Did Daschle Cross a Line With Bush Criticism?; Norquist is Pleased With Presidential Performance; Brzezinski Sees Flaws in Russia-China Pact


July 14, 2001
• Which Party Caused Finance Reform Failure?; Has Olympic Committee Awarded China for Human Rights Abuses?; Mfume Grades the White House


July 07, 2001
• Congress Returns from Holiday to Face Campaign Finance Reform, Budget Problems


June 30, 2001
• How Can Bush Mend His Popularity Slump?; Does the White House Represent Big Oil Interests?; Kean Discusses New Jersey Primary Upset


June 23, 2001
• Will Bush Veto Patients' Bill of Rights?; Does Pat Robertson Give Death Penalty Opponents Ammunition?; Should U.S. Stop Bombing Vieques?


June 16, 2001
• Did Bush Succeed on European Tour?; Who Wins in the Education Debate?; Charles Norwood Discusses Patients Bill of Rights


June 09, 2001
• Republican Consultant Scott Reed Talks About the Senate Shift, John McCain and President Bush's Trip to Europe


June 02, 2001
• Will Energy Crisis Yield Solutions?; New Mexico Governor Supports Marijuana Legalization; How Britain's Election Could Affect U.S.


May 26, 2001
• Former Vice Presidential Jack Kemp Talks About the Senate Power Shift and Tax Cuts


May 19, 2001
• Is Bush's Energy Plan the Best Option?; Are Tax Cuts Destined to Pass Congress?; John Lewis Recieves Profile in Courage


May 12, 2001
• How Should Congress Handle Judiciary Appointments?; DeLay Sticks to Conservative Guns; Holbrooke Addresses U.N.-U.S. Relationship


May 05, 2001
• Harry Reid Discusses Proposed Missile Defense Shield; Bud Selig Addresses Baseball's Future; John Glenn Talks About Dennis Tito's Trip


April 28, 2001
• The Bush Presidency: A Look At President Bush's First 100 Days


April 21, 2001
• Vin Weber Discusses U.S. Economy; How Can the Economic Good Times Keep Rolling?; Ralph Nader Falters Politically


April 15, 2001
• Senator Richard Durbin Discusses U.S.-China Standoff With Panel


April 14, 2001
• Senator Richard Durbin Discusses U.S.-China Standoff With Panel


April 07, 2001
• THE CAPITAL GANG Discusses the U.S.-China Standoff, the Senate's Budget Bill and Affirmative Action at the University of Michigan