Switching Sides on Divisive Issues With the Bush administration's assertion that Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry is a "flip-flopper," senior news analyst NPR's Daniel Schorr presents a brief history of elected officials who have been known to switch sides on an issue.

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Switching Sides on Divisive Issues

August 8, 200412:00 AM ET

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Switching Sides on Divisive Issues

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With the Bush administration's assertion that Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry is a "flip-flopper," senior news analyst NPR's Daniel Schorr presents a brief history of elected officials who have been known to switch sides on an issue.