Elections | Even as the votes were being cast, John Kerry was convinced he had
won. Turnout looked huge-a good sign for Democrats-and exit polls
were encouraging. Early in the evening of Nov. 2, Democratic
consultant Bob Shrum…
Elections |
What a difference a year makes. As 2004 dawned, a sputtering
economy and a stubborn war made George W. Bush look unusually
vulnerable for an incumbent…
Elections |
A year ago this time, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean was widely
expected to be the Democratic champion who would drive George W.
Bush from the White House.
Elections |
Campaign 2004 may have forever changed the conventional wisdom on
conventions. They're not supposed to matter anymore, now that
front-loaded primary schedules…
Elections |
Recounts. Court battles. Once again, an election has Washington
tied in knots-only this time it's not the nation's capital. Long
after voters decided the…
Iraq |
With all the images of death and destruction, it's easy to forget
there was good news in Iraq this year: Schools opened, embassies
got to work, free presses…
Iraq |
The beheadings started in May, ostensibly in retaliation for the
mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Nick Berg, a
26-year-old civilian from…
Iraq |
There are things you expect from a war, things you steel yourself
to accept: bombings and bloodshed, death, and dismemberment.
Despite growing comparisons…
Iraq |
U.S. Marines rolled into the heart of the Sunni stronghold in May,
seeming to quiet the restive city of Fallujah after terrorists
attacked and hanged from a…
Iraq |
The last time Iraqis went to the polls, 99 percent of all votes
went into Saddam Hussein's column. Knowing the result would be
rigged, Iraqis who could get…
Terror |
The first major strike came in February, when a bomb ripped through
a Moscow subway train car, killing 39 and injuring at least 120.
The rest came later in a…
Terror |
The March 11 bombings along Madrid's busy commuter rail line
claimed nearly 200 lives, marking the deadliest terrorist attack in
the history of Western…
