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Focuses on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research in U.S. states. Decision of President George W. Bush to provide federal funding for research on cell colonies that had already been created; Report that the House of Representatives will consider legislation that could expand the number of stem cell lines available to federally funded research by making accessible embryos that have been created through in vitro fertilization; Public support for the legislation; Possibility that Bush would veto the stem-cell research legislation; Report that universities and research institutes that are federally funded are finding that their top researchers are leaving for places that offer stem-cell research programs; Advocates of stem-cell research such as former First Lady Nancy Reagan; Discussion of the possible reaction of right-to-life groups to the passing of the legislation.

Reports on the relationship between Texas Congressman Tom DeLay and lobbyist Jack Abramoff. How DeLay and members of his staff had taken trips all over the world; Questions as to why Abramoff helped pay for the trips; Effect allegations of corruption has had on the public's support of DeLay; Beginning of a congressional investigation.

Offers a look at the debate surrounding the removal of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube. Report that Schiavo is a severely brain damaged woman; Claim of George Annas of Boston University School of Public Health that the debate is about abortion and stem cells rather than Schiavo's personal right to live or die; Report that Florida state courts continue to reject appeals from Schiavo's parents, Robert and Mary Schindler, to reinsert the feeding tube; Claim that the Schiavo case made people think about what it means to be alive or dead, and how they might prepare for their own death; Reference to a public opinion poll that showed 70 percent of those polled would want their feeding tube pulled if they were in Schiavo's situation; Increase of living wills that address end-of-life wishes; Use of Schiavo's case by the right-to-life movement; Battle between Schiavo's parents and her husband, Michael Schiavo.

Focuses on encouraging pro-democracy developments in the Middle East. Announcement by President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt that Egypt would hold its first-ever secret ballot, multiparty presidential election; Demonstrations in Beirut forcing the resignation of the Syrian-backed Prime Minister and his cabinet; Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Abdullah's demand that Syrian President Bashar Assad remove Syrian troops from Lebanon; Hopes of U.S. President George W. Bush and his administration that these developments mark a course towards democracy.

Presents brief profiles of the 25 most influential evangelicals in America. Profiles of Rick Warren, James Dobson, Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Diane Knippers, Michael Gerson, Richard John Neuhaus, T. D. Jakes, Billy and Franklin Graham, Joyce Meyer, Rick Santorum, Luis Cortes, Tim and Beverly Lahaye, Charles Colson, Douglas Coe, J. I. Packer, David Barton, Mark Noll, Ralph Winter, Richard Land, Stephen Strang, Ted Haggard, Stuart Epperson, Bill Hybels, Brian McLaren, John Stott, and Jay Sekulow.

This article focuses on United States President George W. Bush, who was selected by "TIME" as the person of the year in 2004. Eagles rather than doves nestle in the Oval Office Christmas tree, pinecones the size of footballs are piled around the fireplace, and the President of the United States is pretty close to lounging in Armchair One. Gallup has it at 53%, which doesn't sound bad unless you consider that it's the lowest December rating for a re-elected President in Gallup's history. Bush has been President for only four years but has always been a punk at heart--the guy who in 1973 used to walk around Harvard during antiwar protests wearing cowboy boots and a bomber jacket, who was an outsider even in his own, high-achieving family (the black sheep, he once told the Queen of England). If a central drama of the slaloming Kerry campaign was his agreeing with the last person he spoke to, the drama of the Bush campaign was his refusing to. When Bush first referred to Kerry in a campaign speech in early March, he was criticized for trading away the power and prestige of the office and elevating Kerry in the process.

Presents details about how both presidential candidates, John Kerry and George W. Bush, reacted to the polls leading up to and on election day. Efforts of Kerry and his runningmate John Edwards to raise $150 million in the final three months of the race; Goal of Bush to convince the American people that Kerry did not know what he himself stood for and that he could not clearly speak his convictions; Criticism from Bush supporters with regard to Kerry's service in Vietnam; Endorsement from former president Bill Clinton for Kerry at the Democratic convention; Performances of the two candidates at the presidential debates late in the race; Reference to how various incidents in the media helped to distract voters from the election or sway them to vote for a certain candidate.

Focuses on the presidential campaigns and the effort of local activists to encourage voters in Ohio. The strategy of Democrats in supporting the John Kerry-John Edwards campaign; The reason that Ohio, Wisconsin, Florida and Pennsylvania will get more attention; The tactics used in voter mobilization; The goal of an outside group, America Coming Together (ACT), in Ohio; Legal limit imposed on ACT; Details of the Republican campaign strategy to gain votes for George W. Bush; What the Republicans are asking of their volunteers; Discussion of central Ohio, its voting record, and symbolic significance; How political activists Cosby Lindquist and Billie Fiore approach potential voters.

Focuses on the United States presidential election and the campaigns of John Kerry and George W. Bush. Statistics from and the purpose of public opinion polls; How each candidate presents himself to the audience during the debates; Kerry's intent in the town hall-style debate; Idea that Bush went to the debate to fight; How the President and Kerry benefited from the second debate; The issue of Bush's credibility concerning the war in Iraq and the threat from Saddam Hussein; Idea that Kerry might overplay his hand on the Iraq controversy; View that both candidates have developed a momentum leading up to the November 2 election.

This article discusses how presidential candidate John Kerry must regain his edge among female voters if he hopes to defeat U.S. President George W. Bush in the 2004 election. The security moms are this political season's cartoon action figures, the vital voters whom Kerry and Bush are supposedly chasing in the final weeks of the race. These heirs of the soccer moms have provided a handy explanation for how Kerry lost his lead this summer, when terrorism alerts went back up to orange and the scarring images of the school siege in Beslan, Russia, settled into the suburban psyche. In recent presidential elections women have leaned Democratic by at least 8 percentage points, and after his Boston convention, they favored Kerry by 14. But in recent weeks that margin has vanished, and some polls have shown Bush pulling ahead even among women. So the notion that fear of terrorism was driving normally Democratic women into the Bush camp provided the theorists with a story line and led the Kerry camp to seek out allies like the 9/11 widows. The reasons behind the shifts in women's views, however, are much more complicated than that, as is Kerry's challenge in winning back female support. Women overall are less likely than men to cite security as a top issue. Women worry more about domestic issues like jobs, where Democrats traditionally have an advantage. The archetypal security mom--a white, married, suburban woman concerned about her family's safety--is not really a swing voter anyway. She has been in Bush's camp from the start, and is more likely to cite his faith and values than his national-security policy as the reason. But the polls do suggest that plenty of women are in motion, and Kerry has had to struggle since the beginning of this race to win them over--a struggle he can't afford to lose, given that men back Bush over Kerry by a solid margin.

Discusses the debate strategies of presidential contenders Senator John Kerry and U.S. President George W. Bush. Importance of details; Highlights of the agreement between former Secretary of State James Baker and Kerry negotiator Vernon Jordan; Focus of the first debate on foreign policy; Why the stakes are high; Public opinion poll results; Traps for each candidate; Kerry's need to reintroduce himself to the electorate; Bush's dress rehearsals; Past performances; Background on former Massachusetts Governor William Weld's debates with Kerry; Comparison of the debates to reality television; Value of winning the post-debate effort to spin what actually happened.

Examines political campaigning and the mass media in the U.S. Significance of Dan Rather's report on "60 Minutes" concerning President George W. Bush's National Guard service; Rather's defense of his reporting after it was found the documents were forged; Issue of partisanship; Frustration of John Kerry supporters; Technological challenges to presidential candidates and their parties; Influence of the Internet; Transmission of political messages through mass media; Why the Republican campaign keeps a close eye on blogs; Speed with which information moves; Strategy of the John Kerry campaign; Outlook for the election.

Offers a look at the campaigning of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry for the 2004 United States presidential elections. Report that Kerry has fallen behind President George W. Bush in a voter survey; Erosion of public support for Kerry; Report that terrorism has replaced the economy as the most important issue in the campaign; Lack of an expressed domestic policy by Kerry; Damage to Kerry's reputation by the negative advertising of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, who accused Kerry of misrepresenting his military record; Discussion of Kerry's position on the Iraq War of 2003; Role of John Sasso in the political campaigning of Kerry.

Compares the campaign promises of U.S. Presidential candidates George W. Bush and John Kerry as of 2004. Concerns over the unemployment rate in the U.S.; Economic plans of Bush and Kerry; How Bush and Kerry's views on taxation and health care differ. INSET: DON'T POP THE CORKS YET.

Profiles President George W. Bush, his presidency, and his campaign for re-election. Views on the war in Iraq; Importance of proving to the American people that he is right as well as strong; Issues that confront undecided voters as they consider Bush's re-election; Suggestion that Bush believes that the essence of wisdom is knowing when not to change; Surprises associated with the Bush presidency, including differences between George W. Bush and his father, former president George H. W. Bush; Continuing conflict between the political parties on Capital Hill; Comparison of Bush's 2000 campaign rhetoric and his current foreign policy style; Focus less on people's arguments than on their motives for making them; Comments on what it means to be president. INSET: Who Might Serve in a Second Term?.

Discusses the strategy of United States President George W. Bush in seeking re-election in the 2004 presidential election. Profile of Ed Gillespie, the Republican Party chairman; Eagerness of the Bush camp to stress Senator John Kerry's faults; Bush's plans for a new stump speech of upbeat messages.

Offers an inside look at the John Kerry-John Edwards team and their plan to win the 2004 U.S. election's key voters. Poll results following Kerry's announcement of Edwards as a running mate; View among Democrats and Republicans that Kerry had gone with his strongest choice; Edwards' vulnerabilities; How Kerry seized the chance to contrast Edwards with Vice President Dick Cheney; Background on Kerry's decision; Signs that each is working subtle changes on the other; Outlook.

This article examines Michael Moore and his controversial documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11". Moore's anger over the Bush presidency; Moore's leftist politics; History of Moore's films; Significance of "Fanhrenheit 9/11" for leftists. INSET: FAHRENHEIT 9/11 COME AGAIN?.

Focuses on the childhood of United States presidential candidate John Kerry and how his past is a reflection on the person he has become. How Kerry was not the product of a wealthy family; Details of his family and upbringing; Way that Kerry became involved in politics; His relationship with his father, Richard Kerry.

Discusses the impact of religious faith on the American presidency. Difference between the separation of church and state, and the separation of faith and politics; Likelihood that traditionally religious people will vote for George Bush in the upcoming presidential election; Conflict between conservatives and liberals in a faith context; Challenges for candidates John Kerry and George Bush because of the religion gap; Highlights from Bush's religious journey; Issues that focus on the question of faith, including abortion, gay marriage, and school prayer.

Reports on the resignation of C.I.A. chief, George Tenet. How Tenet surprised many with his resignation even with multiple investigations into the mistakes of the agency before and after 9/11; Tenet's reasons for staying with the agency so long; His plans for the future; How the director has been facing criticism and worse from all sides including the White House; How he mistakenly told the president of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction; John McLaughlin who will succeed Tenet; Belief that the change in C.I.A. leadership may be the right time to change some of the agencies methods of intelligence gathering.

Offers a look at the effect of former United States president Ronald Reagan on the U.S. political landscape. Ways in which Reagan changed the way President and Congress relate; Statement that Reagan was the most conservative President the Republican Party had ever moved into the office; Discussion of Reagan's economic policy including tax cuts that caused large deficits in the national budget; Comparison of Reagan to the President George W. Bush administration's strategy; Impact of Reagan on the judiciary system; Claim that Reagan's legacy is of a stronger military and a system dedicated to free enterprise.

Discusses the United States investigation of Ahmad Chalabi. Raid of Chalabi's home in west Baghdad; U.S.'s abandonment of Chalabi who little more than a year ago was flown into Iraq escorted by U.S. forces; FBI criminal probe into whether Chalabi and senior aides passed high-level secret intelligence to Iran; Risks associated with going after Chalabi for the U.S..

Focuses on U.S. President George W. Bush. How, as his ratings fall, Bush finds his future increasingly linked with Iraq's; Public opinion in light of mounting U.S. casualties in Iraq and the prisoner abuse scandal; Outlook for re-election; How Bush is facing the challenges; Bush's support of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who is being criticized by lawmakers for mishandling the prison fiasco; Secrecy of the administration; Outlook for transferring power to the Iraqis on June 30, 2004. INSET: CROSSROADS FOR BUSH.

Discusses the efforts of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush to convince voters that presidential candidate John Kerry has had an inconsistent position on many important issues such as the war in Iraq, taxes, and gay-marriage. Consideration of polls measuring public favorability towards the candidates; How Kerry criticized the decision of Bush to allow National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice testify publicly before the 9/11 commission after many refusals of the offer; Suggestion that Bush has raised more campaign funds than Kerry; Comparison of Kerry and former Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore.

Reports that four American civilians who were members of the company Blackwater USA were murdered in Fallujah, Iraq by insurgents. Murder of Wesley Batalona, Michael Teague, Scott Helvenston, and Jerry Zovko, nonmilitary personnel who were hired by the Pentagon to provide security in Iraq; How a mob burned the dead and committed other atrocities to the bodies of the men; Efforts of members of the Iraqi security force to disperse the mob and claim the mutilated bodies; Possibility that the U.S. will give Iraqi authorities power in the form of in interim government by June 30th; Confusion regarding the identity of the killers. INSET: The Mounting Toll.

How does a civil servant who has launched a major attack on the Bush presidency protect himself from what he has unleashed? Richard Clarke, the former counterterrorism adviser to Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush--who saw al-Qaeda expand under his watch, attack U.S. interests abroad and produce the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history--knew he couldn't pin the blame on his bosses if he didn't start by apologizing himself. Clarke, who quit his job at the National Security Council a year ago, would not have survived Washington's brutal ways in the service of three Presidents if he had not been a good politician. And last week he needed all the political skills he could muster for what he was about to do--direct a missile at the very fortress that so far has protected Bush's presidential advantage in this campaign season: the perception that, for all his faults, Bush has done everything he could to keep the country safe and managed the war on terrorism well. With all the dust flying around Clarke last week, the question ofwhether Washington appropriately handled the terrorist threat tended to get lost. That question is of course the one of greatest interest to the public in the wake of 9/11. In his strongest public statement, to 60 Minutes, Clarke said Bush "ignored" the terrorist threat before 9/11. To the commission he testified, more soberly, that, for the Administration, it was an "important issue but not an urgent issue." the end, the drama produced by Clarke in Washington was not about the last terrorist attack against the U.S. but about the next one. Since it began its work in early 2003, the commission has uncovered huge failings in the national-security system, including how even a presidential order can be misunderstood down the chain of command. But these dangers got lost in a high-stakes political showdown. Unless Washington can focus on them, someone may risk having to ask forgiveness again.

In an interview with TIME in August 2001, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice said her" model" for the job was Brent Scowcroft, the only person to serve in the post under two Presidents, and the man who, in 1989, had brought Rice from Stanford University to work with him in the White House of George H.W. Bush. On the morning of March 22, hours after Richard Clarke, the former counterterrorism chief in the Administrations of George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, had made his explosive charges on the war on terrorism, Rice performed a rarely seen grand slam, appearing on the breakfast shows of ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN. At one time she claimed that most of Clarke's ideas for combatting al-Qaeda had been tried and rejected under Clinton, while at another she insisted that the Bush team had acted on them. First, whatever their sense of the urgency on the terrorism threat, Bush's officials--who started their own policy review of the subject--didn't think much of the Clinton team's approach to the problem. As the war against al-Qaeda and the Taliban morphed into plans for an attack on Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq, it became clear that the Bush team was deeply split.It follows that as the U.S. prepares to hand power over to the Iraqis in June, even as attacks on American forces and their Iraqi supporters continue, Rice can expect to remain in the hot seat. The commission examining Sept. 11 will continue to do its work, nosing around the decisions and nondecisions of the bureaucracy before that awful Tuesday. Clarke's belief that the Administration needlessly compromised its ability to fight terrorism by invading Iraq may begin to resonate with the public. Rice's reputation, so stellar three years ago, now depends on whether, by November, voters think the terrorists are in retreat and Iraq has been stabilized. If both things happen, Rice will be back on the air, this time leading not an attack but a parade.

Reports that the race for the U.S. presidency between George W. Bush and John Kerry is heating up, as both candidates become increasingly aggressive. Example of how the Kerry campaign responded to a Bush administration nomination by publicizing potentially embarrassing information about the nominee; Report that the rapid pace of the campaign is unusual for this time in an election year; Report that polls show that Americans are more interested than usual in the race; Claim that Bush's advisers are concerned that Bush may have difficulties remaining above the fray; Speculation about whether the Bush campaign will soon recover from the damage inflicted upon the president by the Democrats; Speculation about whether the Kerry campaign can remain nimble and effective over the coming months, despite a lack of money; Speculation about what impression campaign ads are having on voters; Speculation about whether the race will get even more nasty.

Discusses presidential candidate John Kerry's perspective on the Iraq War. Reaction to the suggestion that his beliefs are too nuanced; Response to whether he has a better answer for getting America out of Iraq; Approach to international alliances as assets; Plan to give the U.N. and NATO larger roles going forward in Iraq; Importance of the power of diplomacy; Assertion that President Bush broke all of his promises.

Discusses the different strategies and perspectives of presidential candidates George W. Bush and John Kerry with regard to the war on terrorism. Description as Bush as one who calls the world dangerous and exalts strength and certainty; Description of Kerry as one who calls the world complex and exalts subtlety and sophistication; Views on the war in Iraq; Possibility that in dangerous times people may prefer a leader who is strong and wrong to one who is weak and right.

Discusses same-sex marriage in the wake of same-sex weddings that have been taking place for more than a week in San Francisco, California. Extent of marriage licenses being issued across the country; Position president George W. Bush took against same-sex marriages; Details of the issue on a state and national level; Positions of Democrats and Republicans on the issue. INSETS: STRIKING A NERVE;STATE OF THE UNIONS.

Offers a look at 2004 United States democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont. Discussion of Dean's intuitive thought process; Dean's outspoken tendencies; Basis for his support; Opinion of the public that Dean is patriotic regardless of his position on the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq; Reference to the book "Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think," by George Lakoff; Response to the accusation that Dean is too liberal; Issues of Medicare and Social Security; Question as to whether Dean can appeal to the southern American or African American communities. INSETS: DEAN ON THE RISE;THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE.

Reports on the endorsement of Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean by former Vice President, Al Gore. Acceptance of the endorsement by Dean but uncertainty if he will accept advice; Clarity on the issues he is against but few statements of what he is for; Contention that his ideas fall;; short of a vision or a coherent philosophy; Contrast with the efforts of Bill Clinton to define himself as another small state governor; Lack of policies to outline action; Perceived position as an outsider.

Discusses recent increases in U.S. federal government spending, including the passage of the $400 billion Medicare reform package. Details of the costs of the prescription drug program for seniors; Significance of the U.S. budget deficit; Examples of other spending programs enacted by the current congress; Attitudes of U.S. president George W. Bush and other Republicans regarding the budget deficit; Reactions of Democrats.

Reports on the surprise trip of U.S. president George W. Bush to Iraq, to visit American troops on Thanksgiving Day. Comparison with Bush's landing on an aircraft carrier to announce the end of major combat operations in Iraq; Efforts to keep the Iraq trip a secret; Considerations of the risks involved; Media reactions to the trip; Responses of Democrats, and Iraqis, to the Bush visit; Comment that the trip ties the re-election efforts of Bush to U.S. progress in Iraq.

Focuses on how U.S. President George W. Bush is viewed by the American people less than a year before the 2004 presidential election. Percentage of Americans who support Bush's decisions; Expansion of the role the U.S. plays in world events and politics; Bush's compassion; Problems Bush has created with his decisions; Role played by Republicans and Democrats.

Reports on Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and a possible loss of his effectiveness. Controversial remarks, memos and miscommunications which forced the White House to leak word that all Iraqi policymaking would be centralized under National Security Advisor, Condoleezza Rice; "Global War on Terrorism" memo leak; Suggestions of reasons and intentions behind the leak; How it might effect the next election.

Discusses U.S. President George W. Bush's response to falling approval rates, increasing casualties in Iraq, and lingering questions about the case for war. Criticism of Bush for his reasoning for going to war and his lack of preparation for the peace; Results of public opinion polls concerning the Iraq War; Americans who doubt that they will vote for Bush in the presidential election; Controversy over false claims that were made in Bush's State of the Union; Challenge for Bush; Role of Great Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair; Response of Democrats.

Focuses on United States President George W. Bush, in light of intelligence data and allegations made about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (WMD) that led to the Iraq War 2003. Impact of the allegations on President Bush's credibility, since the intelligence data was found to be inaccurate; Role of U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director George Tenet in diffusing the blame for the intelligence errors; People involved in the controversy, including Condoleezza Rice and Dick Cheney; Evidence that Iraq was purchasing 'yellowcake' uranium oxide from Niger; Focus on how the Bush Administration was trying to build support for an invasion of Iraq; Discussion of the wording of the 2003 State of the Union speech given by President Bush; Indication that Colin Powell did not refer to the uranium during the United Nations Security Council meeting; How the threat of Saddam Hussein with WMD promoted President Bush as a politician. INSET: WHAT ELSE MAY HAVE BEEN WRONG?.

Presents observations about the relationship between U.S. President George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and their efforts to promote the peace process in the Middle East. Death of Israeli soldiers and civilians as a result of Palestinian suicide bombers; How Palestinians were killed by Israeli missile attacks intended to rid of leaders from the Hamas terrorist organization; Involvement of Sharon in the plot to kill Abdel Aziz Rantisi, a Hamas leader; Criticism from Bush regarding the terrorism inspired by Sharon.

Discusses how weapons of mass destruction have yet to be found in Iraq. War against Iraq that was based on intelligence about banned arms; Argument of U.S. President George W. Bush in favor of a preemptive strike against Saddam Hussein; Experts who believe that weapons will not be found; U.S. officials who argue that weapons will eventually be found; Critics of British Prime Minister Tony Blair who feel that he overstated the case for war; Mistrust of the Iraqi intelligence; Roles of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Pentagon deputy Paul Wolfowitz; Possibility that the Defense Department overinterpreted threats posed by Iraq's stockpiles; Evaluation of the process of interpreting intelligence.

Examines the 2004 re-election campaign of U.S. President George W. Bush. Differences between Bush's campaign and his father's 1992 presidential campaign; Military symbolism; Issue of tax cuts; Role of Karl Rove, Bush's political strategist; How Bush has united the Republican Party; Perception of Bush as the overwhelming favorite; Efforts of his political team to reset political expectations; Overview of strategies; Approach to the economy; Advantages of an optimistic attitude; Outlook. INSET: LIKE FATHER … … LIKE SON?.

Focuses on the immediate future in a post-war Iraq. Discussion of the 13-point platform produced from a meeting of leaders of the different factions and groups living in Iraq; View of the author that all the ends for which the war launched must be achieved; Discussion of the need to find Saddam Hussein; How the Iraqi fearful of Hussein need to know that he is dead or captured; Impact of not finding weapons of mass destruction; View that the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush is desperate to find weapons of mass destruction; Cash reward offered for information leading the discovery of weapons; Discussion of Jay Garner, the man in charge of restoring order to Iraq with respect to democratic principles.

Describes the chaos, violence, looting, freedom, and jubilation in Iraq after the collapse of the Saddam Hussein regime in Baghdad. Rumors that Saddam has survived the bombings; Disappearance of the Baath Party enforcers and official communications; The search by United States soldiers for weapons of mass destruction; Relations between the Iraqis and the liberating soldiers; The challenge of planning humanitarian and postwar efforts; Discussion of setting up a government authority that will support democracy, installing a legitimate army, and recruiting a police force; Efforts to prevent looting; Statistics of the war in Iraq.

Focuses on the military preparedness of the United States in the war with Iraq. Assumptions made by the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush including little resistance from the Iraqi; Comments from Army Lieutenant General William Wallace regarding improper training received prior to war; Reasons why the Iraqi people are not welcoming coalition forces; Impact of trying to fight a war while limiting civilian casualties.

Discusses how events and personalities brought the United States to war in Iraq and the implications of the war with respect to U.S. relations in the Middle East. Thoughts on the United Nations relevance in the world; Discussion of anti-Americanism in the Middle East and the rest of the world; How the war with Iraq is different than all other wars in which the United States have engaged; Discussion of the roles of former President George Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Colin Powell, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz.

Describes the allied bombing attack on Iraq which destroyed military and government installations in Baghdad. How the original plan was pre-empted due to an intelligence report that pinpointed the location of a bunker used by Saddam Hussein; Details of how ground troops invaded southern Iraq; Outlook for resistance from Saddam's Republican Guard units; Discussion of the decision of United States President George W. Bush to target Saddam directly; Impact of aerial bombardment and propaganda. INSETS: THE TOP GUNS OF A DYING REGIME;BOMBING IRAQ;HIGH-TECH BRUTE FORCE.

Focuses on the potential for a United States-Great Britain invasion of Iraq if the government of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein does not meet the requirements of a United Nations resolution with respect to disarmament. Discussion of an amendment to the U.S.-British resolution which will set a deadline for Hussein to comply with disarmament resolution; Details of briefing given to the U.N. Security Council by Hans Blix and Mohamed ElBaradei regarding Iraq's 'proactive' steps to cooperate with weapons inspectors.

Focuses on U.S. President George W. Bush as he prepares for one final push to win support at the United Nations (UN) for a war to disarm Iraq. Role of Hans Blix, the UN's chief weapons inspector; Views of Blix; Why a second resolution offers advantages to the U.S. administration and to British Prime Minister Tony Blair; Outlook for the decision on whether Iraq is in material breach of UN Security Council resolutions; Difficulties for the U.S. if a new resolution proves unattainable. INSET: WHO'S GOING TO VOTE FOR WAR?.