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Claims that none of the U.S. presidential candidates has come up with a viable plan for creating more jobs. Report that President George W. Bush and Democrats John Kerry and John Edwards have been touting their plans for reducing unemployment on the campaign trail; Report that a recent poll showed that 41% of Americans view jobs or the sluggish economy as their top concerns; Claim that the drop in employment rates during the last few years and the trend towards offshoring of white-collar work have become serious political liabilities for Bush; Discussion of Kerry's and Edwards' proposals to create tax incentives for U.S. businesses to keep employment at home, and to roll back Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy; Discussion of the Democratic candidates' move away from free trade and towards protectionism; Details of Bush's plan for boosting employment with tax cuts and tort reform; Claim that the approaches of both parties would likely curb growth. INSET: Jump-starting The Job Machine.

Discusses how Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry may not have the support of hunters. Distaste which hunters have for Kerry; How Kerry has consistently voted for gun controls; Analysis of poll results; Assertion that gun ownership is on the rise; Why hunters favor United States President George W. Bush over Kerry; Efforts of Kerry's campaign to gain the votes of hunters and gun owners.

Discusses whether U.S. presidential candidate Ralph Nader could siphon decisive votes from contender John Kerry in swing states. Why Democrats are worried; How Nader's opposition to the President George W. Bush administration's Iraq policy is appealing to left-leaning independents; Efforts of the Kerry campaign to slow Nader's momentum; Danger signs for Kerry; Observation that Nader's presence on the Florida ballet could tip the state to Bush; Overview of poll results; Attitude of Nader; Outlook for Nader's support among Democrats.

In the struggle for swing voters, value issues are about to take center stage. Former Democratic member of the Ohio legislature, Michael G. Verich says he will vote for George Bush based on moral and cultural issues rather than lunch-pail economics."Most Ohioans support an amendment to ban flag burning, but not Kerry,'' Verich notes. "Partial-birth abortion? Many of us believe it's immoral, and Kerry voted against a ban on that ugly method. And 65% of Ohioans believe in capital punishment.'' Kerry supports the death penalty only for terrorists. Verich is just the sort of social conservative that President Bush's campaign strategists want to win over -- or discourage from voting entirely -- when they launch a cultural offensive in several crucial swing states. The goal is to drive a wedge between Kerry and fence-straddling voters by making his "Massachusetts values'' more important than Bush's record on job creation and the deficit. For most voters in November, a candidate's positions on "God, guns, and gays'' -- the trinity of so-called values issues that Southern Republicans have perfected to hammer liberal opponents -- won't matter as much as the economy or the Iraq war. Facing another election likely to be decided by razor-thin margins, Kerry's best hope is that war and unemployment will overshadow "God, guns, and gays'' in the minds of swing voters. But in case they don't, expect to see plenty of photos of John Kerry dressed in hunter orange.

Reports on the centrist economic agenda of 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, former general Wesley K. Clark. Attack of United States President George W. Bush's policy on the war in Iraq; Similarity of Clark's economic policy to that of former president Bill Clinton's; Ending of tax cuts for families that make over $200,000 a year; Economic stimulus plan aimed at increasing investments in homeland security and infrastructure; Use of revenues generated by his upper-bracket tax increase to fund a health-care plan and to reduce the deficit; Support of the North American Free Trade Association (NAFTA) and the World Trade Organization.

The article reports on the potential of Vice President George Bush to advance on the Republican nomination for president in the U.S. After Super Tuesday, jubilant aides greeted the news of the Vice President's historic 16-state sweep by showing off business cards affixed with pictures of the White House. However, Bush's stumble in Iowa made him vulnerable to an assault by Kansas Senator Bob Dole.

The article provides some insights into the niche marketing theme of the campaign strategies of U.S. presidential candidates Democrat Bruce E. Babbitt and Republican Pierre S. du Pont IV. Du Pont says that many of his policy ideas are aimed at the baby boomers who worry about the collapse of the Social Security system and their children's education and drug abuse. Babbitt's proposals focus on an increase in the national sales tax and full taxation of Social Security.

Profiles presidential candidate Ralph Nader and his supporters. How Green Party members hope to get Nader on many key ballots; Fear from Democrats that Nader will attract votes in states where the election will be very close between Democrats and Republicans; Belief that he cannot be taken for granted.

Discusses the implications of a comment on sending U.S. high-tech service jobs by N. Gregory Mankiw, chairman of President George W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisers. Debate over outsourcing; How Bush has been put on the defensive over job losses; Boost for Senator John Edwards (D-N.C.) in the Wisconsin presidential primary; Opportunity for Democrats to appeal to voters beyond blue-collar manufacturing workers; Comments of Edwards while campaigning; Why Republicans are nervous; Increase in the number of bills to limit outsourcing; How the furor seems to favor Democrats.

Speculates on whether the Democrats' focus on economic issues affecting the American middle class will become less compelling if the recovery gathers steam. Claim that presidential candidate John Kerry pulled ahead of Howard Dean by co-opting Dean's message on the middle-class's struggle with soaring health costs, rising local taxes and college tuition, and job insecurity; Details of plans by Kerry and John Edwards to shift spending priorities toward middle-income Americans by taxing the rich more heavily; Details of attacks by the Democrats on President George W. Bush, claiming he is beholden to wealthy donors and corporate interests; Details of plans by Kerry and Edwards to help families pay for health care and education; Speculation on how Bush will counter these proposals during the campaign.

Focuses on 69-year-old consumer activist Ralph Nader's possible decision to run for U.S. president. Concerns of Democrats; Nader's abandonment of the Green Party in favor of an independent exploratory committee; Influence over voters; Views of analysts; Comments of Nader; Outlook for Nader's campaign; Financial aspects; Why Nader is thinking about running again; Possibility that support may be waning.

Reports on the loss of jobs during the administration of United States President George W. Bush and what is being done to fix this trend. Plans for creating more jobs, such as the Buy America rule in which the Pentagon would have to buy a high percentage of weapons from U.S. companies; Negative effects on manufacturers, such as higher tax rates on companies that move production abroad; Economic relations with European companies if the Buy America rule is imposed; Ideas from presidential candidates for the 2004 election, including Democrat Howard Dean's idea to renegotiate NAFTA to add stronger labor and environmental protections; Role of bipartisan politics in urging Asian countries such as Japan and China to be more cooperative in economic relations.

Reports on the United States presidential race of Green Party leader Ralph Nader. Criticism of Nader that he may have cost Vice President Al Gore the office in the November 7, 2000 election; Reaction of Nader to the criticism and to his loss in the presidential election; Issues Nader raised during the election that neither Republican or Democrat candidates were discussing, including undue corporate influence in the government.

The article focuses on the plans of U.S. Presidential Candidate, Massachusetts Governor Michael S. Dukakis to win the position. The technocrat candidate's agenda includes; directing development to depressed areas, promoting worker education and retraining, reaching consensus through business-labor-government, and pushing the industry to compete with Asia and Europe. The candidate's plans, similar to Democratic ideas, generally focuses on industrial policy developments.

The article reports that the Democratic Party does not intend to nominate Senator Gary Hart as presidential candidate for the 1988 elections. However, Hart is planning to deliver a series of major policy speeches that he hopes will provide fuel to this year's lackluster political debate. His real aim is to simply make sure that his ideas are considered seriously.

Comments on the ten worst ideas of the 1996 United States presidential campaign. Prevention of flag burning; Free Internet service to public schools and libraries; Aim of President Bill Clinton and Republican challenger Bob Dole to fix Medicare; Clinton's desire to deny drivers' licenses to teenagers who fail a urine drug test; Dole's proposal to repeal a 1993 tax hike on the benefits of high-income Social Security recipients. INSET: Their time hasn't come--and it won't.

Comments on the campaign and election activities of United States presidential candidate, Bob Dole. Profile on Dole and his career in politics; Poll results and surveys; Political opponents and other candidates; Indications of political practice and government.

Presents revelations on the investment portfolio of Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes. Forbes' biggest holding in the inherited stake of Forbes Inc.; Breakdown of investments; Forbes' discomfort with taxes as shown in his portfolio; Forbes' strategy on staying away from riskier plays suggested by articles in "Forbes" magazine.

Profiles Republican presidential nominee Malcolm Forbes, Jr. Presidential aspirations; Proposal for gold standard; Iowan's reaction to Forbes' proposal; Willingness to spend personal money for campaign; Adding intelligence to the debate over economic issues.

Discusses how presidential candidate Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton can endorse the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) formally without offending key elements of his coalition by using powerful congressional leaders. Role of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Lloyd Bentsen (D-Tex.); Assault mounted by the Republican Party.

Reports on actions taken by the Democratic Party to exclude independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader from state ballots in the U.S. in 2004. Background on the emergence of several campaigns in favor of Nader across the country; Reasons behind the decision of the Democrats to oppose the Nader candidacy; Support given by the Republicans to the collection of ballot petitions for Nader.

Focuses on the competition between U.S. President George W. Bush and Senator John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) as presidential candidates for the 2004 elections in the U.S. Victory of Kerry in the nine-state Democratic primary for the presidential nomination; Plans of Bush for his campaign; Action to be taken by Kerry in response to the campaign of Bush.

Provides an update on the government and politics in the U.S. as of December 22, 2003. Results of the December 15-17, 2003 poll conducted by Zogby International to measure the job approval rating of U.S. President George W. Bush; Chances of former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in winning the 2004 presidential election; Impact of the retirement of Louisiana Senator John Breaux on the Democratic Party's position in the 2004 election.