Season clincher

With barely two weeks to go before elections, Bush and Kerry end the debates by revealing their softer sides—and their sharp differences | John Dawson

What was left to debate on the final eve of face-offs between President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry? For some viewers, only whether to watch the National League or the American League championship series.

If the elusive swing voter tuned into the third and final presidential debate looking for differences, he got what he was looking for. Some similarities between the two men surfaced as they debated in Tempe, Ariz., on Oct. 13. Both wore red-dotted ties. Both wore dark suit jackets. Both, at least at one point, supported the war in Iraq. But only one of the two candidates said he received an official tribal blessing by Native Americans (Mr. Kerry). Peppered throughout the cordial policy debate, unlike previous confrontations, were interesting glimpses into the candidates' personal lives.

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October 23, 2004, Vol. 19, No. 41

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