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The article discusses recent events in U.S. politics. Kansas Senator Sam Brownback, a conservative Republican, will announce his intention to run for President in 2008 within the month, as will outgoing Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack. New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's opponents have launched a website criticizing her possible 2008 Presidential bid.

The article presents news briefs related to current events and politics. A new policy requiring search warrants is expected to go into force in Iraq. C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb responds to the suggestion that he should become CBS's television news anchor. Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel will be a presidential candidate in 2008. Drug traffickers in Afghanistan are finding ever more clever ways to disguise their product for exportation. The Web site AnySoldier.com connects U.S. soldiers with donors ready to help.

Offers commentary on recent political developments in Washington, D.C.Need for presidential candidate John Kerry to acquire some likeability; Competition between television commentators Chris Wallace and George Stephanopoulos; Others.

Presents news briefs relating to U.S. politics. Support for presidential candidate Howard Dean from white supremacists; Possibility that former ambassador Joe Wilson will run for Congress; Fashion statement by Maria Shriver, wife of California governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger; President George W. Bush and the issue of a ban on gay marriage; Others.

Presents news briefs from United States politics as of August 7, 2000. How U.S. presidential candidates Al Gore and George W. Bush should put together a list of advisers and department heads; Appearance of Democratic consultant James Carville in a Captain Morgan advertisement; Republican vice-presidential candidate Dick Cheney's interest in fly fishing; Why Dan Quayle is not appearing at the 2000 Republican National Convention; Others;

Considers the United States presidential campaign of Bill Bradley. The finance tactics of his low-budget campaign; Marketing of his campaign as similar to an Internet start-up company; Targeting of people not normally involved in campaigns; Image he portrays; Focus on his life prior to politics, including his career in basketball.

Presents several brief news articles for May 17, 1999. Pets owned by United States presidential candidates, including Ohio Republican John Kasich; Blame for the death of Medicare reform on Congressional Democrats; Book about Hillary Rodham Clinton by Barbara Olson.

The article focuses on U.S. presidential candidate, and outgoing Iowa governor, Tom Vilsack. Vilsack's top issue is energy independence. He is expected to face Senators Hillary Rodham-Clinton and Barack Obama in the 2008 campaign. Vilsack allegedly cited God's endorsement in his church bulletin. It is reported that many evangelical ministers are preaching energy security in response to former Vice President Al Gore's documentary film "An Inconvenient Truth."

This article discusses political news in the U.S. during August of 2006. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore has been discussed as a possible U.S. Presidential candidate for the 2008 U.S. Presidential elections. The 2006 U.S. Congressional elections are predicted to be strenuous and full of negative campaigns. Democratic Party officials have predicted a majority of victories in the 2006 elections.

The article presents a selection of news items. Democrats are planning to use the anniversaries of 2005 Hurricane Katrina and September 11, 2001 to argue that U.S. President George W. Bush is a failure. The new group Vets for Freedom has decided to back Senator Joe Lieberman in his presidential race. The foiling of the British terrorist plot in which liquids were to be used to blow up planes headed to the U.S. has not raised President Bush's job approval rating.

Presents tips from George Stefanopoulos, former adviser to President Bill Clinton, on what to look for in this year's presidential race. Observation that political divisions continue to play a role; Prediction that national security and terrorism will be the top issues, followed by health care; Advice to take strong positions on Iraq; Reminder that history does not always repeat itself; Importance of the Catholic vote; Importance of winning Ohio.

Describes independent U.S. presidential candidate Ralph Nader's method of keeping abreast of the news. Report that Nader spends part of his day at his desk cutting up investigative reports on subjects that interest him and arranging the clippings into patterns; Comments by Nader on why he does this; Advice from Nader to journalists that they should try this method to avoid forgetting what they have already reported.

Reports on an attempt to rate the effectiveness of campaign ads for presidential candidates John Kerry and George W. Bush. Report that, according to political ad expert Frank Luntz, focus groups preferred Kerry's sound bites and his ads overall; Speculation by Luntz that Bush may still have the advantage because he is nicking away at Kerry's credibility.

Presents quotes on U.S. politics drawn from the previous week's news. Comparison by President George W. Bush between baseball card collections and the Baseball Hall of Fame; Comment by Martin Kaplan of the Norman Lear Center on how Jennifer Aniston's endorsement could help Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry; Comparison by liberal talk show host Randi Rhodes of the Bush and Corleone families.

Claims that U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry plans to fend off criticism from Republicans by boasting that Vice President Dick Cheney as Pentagon boss made the same kinds of spending cuts and reforms Kerry voted for as a senator, but that are now being called unpatriotic. Refutation of Kerry's comparison between his votes to cut defense funding and Cheney's policies by a White House spokesman; Speculation that Kerry will use retired Gen. Wesley Clark and ex-ambassador Joe Wilson to argue his case.

Discusses presidential candidate Dick Gephardt's fondness for baking pies. Strategy of baking pies in his campaign against U.S. President George W. Bush; Focus on pies in Gephardt's Web site; Comments of Gephardt; Suggestions for what to drink with pies.

Speculates on various United States legislators who may be vying for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004. John Kerry; Al Gore; Dick Gephardt; John Edwards; Joseph Lieberman.