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Weekend Edition Saturday

Campaigns Plot Money Strategy

Both major presidential candidates have ample resources heading into the last months of the long campaign. How will they spend their money? Hear NPR's Scott Simon, Democratic media consultant Dan Payne and Republican media strategist Todd Domke.

Campaigns Plot Money Strategy

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Weekend Edition Saturday

Bush Stumps in Midwest

President Bush returns to the campaign trail with a speech evaluating Sen. John Kerry's Senate record as ineffective against terrorism. Both candidates are on a swing through the Midwest. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Bush Stumps in Midwest

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Analysis

Analysis

Reviewing the Democratic Convention

NPR's Brian Naylor discusses the highlights of last week's Democratic National Convention with Republican strategist Frank Donatelli and Joe Trippi, Howard Dean's former campaign manager. They examine which convention moments the the Republicans may use as ammunition.

Reviewing the Democratic Convention

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All Things Considered

Bush, Kerry Focus on Midwest

President Bush and Sen. John Kerry nearly cross paths on bus tours through the swing states of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Kerry questions the president's assertion that the economy is "turning a corner." Bush acknowledges workers' fears, but says the way to save jobs is to keep business taxes low. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

Bush, Kerry Focus on Midwest

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All Things Considered

The Real People at the Democratic Convention

A collection of voices from this week's Democratic National Convention -- not of politicians or celebrities, but the words of ushers, security guards and vendors who made the event happen.

The Real People at the Democratic Convention

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Friday

All Things Considered

Bush Resumes Campaign

President Bush begins a four-state campaign tour Friday with a stop in Missouri, ending the traditional silence usually observed when an opponent holds a political convention. The president's statements indicate he's going on the offensive against Sen. John Kerry. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Don Gonyea.

Bush Resumes Campaign

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