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 DECEMBER 30, 2002 What '03 Will Throw at Bush From overcoming Iraq and North Korea to escaping the taint of Trent to igniting economic growth, he'll be busy all year long  DECEMBER 24, 2002 Return of the Star Wars Fantasy The anti-missile shield's price is ridiculous, tests haven't gone well, and what enemy would it defend against? So why is Bush so gung-ho? DECEMBER 23, 2002 The Winners and Wipeouts of 2002 Here's a look at the politicians who surfed the shifting waves of current events -- and the ones who came to a soggy end DECEMBER 17, 2002 Traditional Values, GOP-Style Bush talks a good game on race, but the presence in his party of a Jim Crow relic like Trent Lott mocks his words -- and the GOP's future DECEMBER 16, 2002 Bush's Economic Jitters Are Showing Determined not to follow dad's path, he's plotting a stimulus strategy aimed at bolstering his '04 prospects. Voters are watching DECEMBER 10, 2002 Can John Snow Stand the Heat? The anointed Treasury Secretary will preach the tax-cut gospel, but the GOP's supply-side choir strongly suspects he's no true believer DECEMBER 3, 2002 The Tax-Cut Recipe for Ruin By making 2001's rate reductions permanent and putting Washington on a starvation diet, Bush will burden his successors with a gigantic mess DECEMBER 2, 2002 Bush's Grades: Good, but Can Do Better The President sees a safer, stronger, and better America. Here's a closer look at where he has succeeded -- and fallen short NOVEMBER 26, 2002 The Hard Lesson Japan Can't Master Tokyo's feckless leaders must find the courage to embrace the U.S. model: They can't fix an ailing economy by postponing tough decisions NOVEMBER 25, 2002 The Once and Future Gore History reveals some interesting parallels between the 2000 Democratic Presidential nominee and other, star-crossed contenders NOVEMBER 19, 2002 The Big Impact of Small Voting Shifts Gains in key blocs -- women, commuter-suburb whites, middle-income voters, seniors, and Hispanics -- gave the GOP its winning edge NOVEMBER 18, 2002 George W. Opens the Gipper's Playbook With Democrats unable to stop him, the President looks set to pick up where Ronald Reagan left off. That means tax cuts and less bureaucracy NOVEMBER 12, 2002 Victory's Burden, Defeat's Hangover The GOP's midterm triumph means the party must bear the blame if things go wrong. And Democrats? They must decide what they stand for NOVEMBER 11, 2002 How the Chips Fell in Election 2002 Why Karl Rove is smiling, and is it goodbye Terry McAuliffe? Here's a look at the midterm campaign's winners and losers NOVEMBER 5, 2002 Bush's Blind Spot: The Economy Apart from indulging a shared zeal to cut taxes, this Administration remains a conflicted bunch. But that might not push voters to the Dems NOVEMBER 4, 2002 Can the GOP Buck History in the House? The party in power usually loses big in midterm elections. This year could be different if Republicans take enough of these races NOVEMBER 4, 2002 A Neck-and-Neck Race for the Senate If Republicans pick up one seat, they would retake the chamber. But anything could happen, especially in these 10 contests NOVEMBER 1, 2002 Post Time in the Gubernatorial Stakes Some races are tight, and others appear to be shoo-ins, but here's an almost-certain bet: Major gains for Democrats on Election Day OCTOBER 29, 2002 Two Pastimes Fit for the Compost Heap Just like baseball, politics is dominated by greed, gimmickry, and gutlessness. What's a guy to do but yawn -- and rake leaves OCTOBER 28, 2002 For Voters, It's Business As Usual Americans sure are steamed about corporate shenanigans, but don't expect that to make a big difference come Election Day OCTOBER 22, 2002 Why Stimulus Isn't the Answer Now Lack of will -- not cash -- is the economy's big problem these days. This unease isn't a malady that responds to gobs of money OCTOBER 21, 2002 Shuffling Bush's Economic Players Chances are good that before too long, the President is going to reshape this braintrust. Here are some suggestions OCTOBER 16, 2002 Election 2002: Turnout vs. Tune Out Each party's regulars will hit the polls, but the Religious Right and swing voters may stay home. That makes this one tough to call OCTOBER 15, 2002 The Democrats' Economic Deficit While party leaders criticize President Bush's economic agenda at every turn, they have offered voters no real alternative OCTOBER 8, 2002 The GOP's Giant Jersey Blunder It overplayed its hand in attacking incumbent Bob Torricelli's ethics. Now the party is wishing it still had the Torch to contend with OCTOBER 7, 2002 Who's Holding Up Homeland Security? Blame Congress and President Bush. Their squabbling is sacrificing America's safety for the sake of political opportunism OCTOBER 1, 2002 Bush's Strategy: Win Now, Pay Later? The President is getting his way, but his eagerness to paint Democrats as soft on Iraq could cost him dearly if things go wrong SEPTEMBER 16, 2002 Iraq: The Silence of the Dems Rather than merely raise questions about attacking Saddam, more of the party's leadership needs to state -- clearly -- what they would do SEPTEMBER 10, 2002 The Case of the Missing Tax Billions Suddenly, Uncle Sam has $375 billion less revenue to play with. How could that happen? It's time to investigate... SEPTEMBER 9, 2002 Why Colin Powell Should Bow Out Constant policy differences and lost fights inside the White House make stepping down the wisest move. The hard part is when to go SEPTEMBER 3, 2002 Goodbye, Surplus. Hello, Train Wreck Bush's tax cuts brought the budget deficit back, making it much tougher to pay health and retirement benefits for aging baby boomers AUGUST 27, 2002 Bush Eyes the Wrong Tax-Cut Target If the President tries to boost stock prices by giving investors a break for bad decisions, he'll hurt consumers and capital investment AUGUST 26, 2002 Can the Dems Retake the House? The party must pick up at least six seats in November. Here's a look at some of the key competitions AUGUST 20, 2002 The Unheeded Wisdom of Nicholas Brady The Treasury Secretary who served under Dubya's father warned that no good ever comes of rapacious greed. What a pity no one listened AUGUST 19, 2002 Senate Skirmishes Become a Wider War Not so long ago, the general view among Hill-watchers was that relatively few states would see close races. That's no longer the case AUGUST 13, 2002 Ashcroft Plays the Ratings Game The feds missed all those corporate crooks and they still can't find the anthrax killer. Not to worry. When in doubt, stage a TV spectacle AUGUST 12, 2002 How Bush Should Push Trade Now that Congress has restored fast-track authority to the White House, the President's top priority should be making up for lost time AUGUST 6, 2002 Return of the Imperial Presidency A supine Congress is handing Bush powers even LBJ would have envied. With a war on Iraq in the offing, lawmakers need some spine AUGUST 5, 2002 Economic -- and Political? -- Indicators Voters are predictably swayed by a slew of numbers and trends. Here's a guide to how this could play out in November JULY 30, 2002 The Best Way of Valuing Options Given the wildly varying results all the current models provide, why not let Wall Street create derivative securities in executive stock options? JULY 29, 2002 The State of the Statehouse Races With regional economies suffering from sea to shining sea, Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls appear to be gaining ground JULY 23, 2002 Behind the Curtain on Capitol Hill Lawmakers look like they're cutting drug costs, boosting homeland security, and ending corporate crime. Look again JULY 22, 2002 Curiouser and Curiouser in Washington Welcome to a Looking Glass world, where corporate lobbyists become powerless, and the White House embraces what it denounces JULY 16, 2002 Keep Congress Out of Accounting Corporate America needs fixing, but the regulatory zeal sweeping Capitol Hill will produce a remedy that's worse than the disease JULY 15, 2002 The Boomer Thing Bush and Clinton Share When it comes to coming clean, neither one in their own way seems able to take responsibility for their personal failings JULY 10, 2002 Can Bush Walk His Talk? He said much that was right in his Wall Street speech. But doubts swirl about his follow-through -- and his own business dealings JULY 9, 2002 Business Needs to Take the Blinders Off Today's corporate apologists are too much like the Marxists who reflexively defended Communism's old poster boy -- Stalin JULY 8, 2002 Corporate Crooks: Fightin' Words for Bush He needs to take a tough stand in his July 9 speech. Something along these lines would do the job of easing Americans' fears JULY 2, 2002 Congress Rails Against Common Sense If lawmakers won't risk constituents' ire by scrapping Amtrak's unprofitable rail network, they should fund it as they do highways and airports JULY 1, 2002 One Nation, Under Conservative Judges Thanks to the Pledge flap, Bush may now be able to push through the Senate all the right-leaning jurists he wants View Previous Page | View Next Page | Washington Watch Archive | |
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