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Friday

Reporter's Roundtable: Swing States, Sox End Curse

Presidential contenders Bush and Kerry throw jabs at one another while stumping in those crucial swing states. In Florida, tens of thousands of absentee ballots -- reported missing -- threaten to besiege that state's election process again. And the Boston Red Sox chase away the curse of the Bambino. NPR's Tony Cox talks with Kenneth Cooper, national editor with The Boston Globe and Kevin Merida, associate editor of The Washington Post.

Reporter's Roundtable: Swing States, Sox End Curse

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Wednesday

Opinion

Slate's Swingers: Profiles of U.S. Swing States

Slate's Swingers: Wisconsin

Day to Day and Slate continues a series of reports on potential swing states this election season with a look at Wisconsin. NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to Julia Turner of Slate about which way Wisconsin's voters are likely to swing in next week's election.

Slate's Swingers: Wisconsin

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Tuesday

On the Stump

Fact-Checking the Candidates' Stump Speeches

NPR's Steve Inskeep examines recent stump speeches by President George Bush and Sen. John Kerry. He checks their facts with experts -- and points out what the candidates aren't saying.

Fact-Checking the Candidates' Stump Speeches

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Slate's Swingers: Profiles of U.S. Swing States

Slate's Swingers: Minnesota and Iowa

In latest installment of the Day to Day series profiling the most contested states in this election season, NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks with Slate senior editor Andy Bowers about which way the states of Minnesota and Iowa might swing in next week's presidential election.

Slate's Swingers: Minnesota and Iowa

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Monday

Opinion

Politics

The Impact of Political Endorsements

Newspapers do it, labor unions do it, movie stars... even baseball players do it -- endorse candidates, that is. But the question is, does it matter? We'll take a pre-election look at who's endorsing whom, and what endorsements mean to you.

The Impact of Political Endorsements

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Friday

Slate's On the Trail: Bush Giving Up on Ohio?

Slate deputy Washington, D.C., bureau chief Chris Suellentrop submits an audio blog from the campaign trail. He speculates on Bush's absence in Ohio -- is the president overly confident, or has he given up on the state?

Slate's On the Trail: Bush Giving Up on Ohio?

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Thursday

Astros vs. Red Sox Mirrors Bush vs. Kerry

NPR's Political Editor Ken Rudin shares his thoughts on similarities between the presidential election and the Major League Baseball playoffs. A Boston Red Sox-Houston Astros World Series would have pundits comparing the games to the election battle between Texan George W. Bush and Boston's own Sen. John Kerry.

Astros vs. Red Sox Mirrors Bush vs. Kerry

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Media

Slate's Explainer: Sinclair, Kerry and Equal Time

Slate senior editor Andy Bowers comments on whether a television broadcaster can air a partisan film in the weeks leading up to a presidential election without granting equal time to the other side. The Sinclair broadcasting group has ordered all the stations in its network to air parts of a documentary criticizing the anti-war actions of a young John Kerry, who returned from Vietnam to lead a group of veterans opposed to the war.

Slate's Explainer: Sinclair, Kerry and Equal Time

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Wednesday

Tuesday

Opinion

Day to Day

Slate's Election Scorecard: Election Day Horse Race

Slate senior editor Andy Bowers looks at which presidential candidate is leading the sprint for electoral votes in the two weeks left before Election Day.

Slate's Election Scorecard: Election Day Horse Race

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Friday

Slate's Chatterbox: The Myth of 'Taxachusetts'

Slate senior writer Timothy Noah responds to President Bush's repeated mention of the so-called "liberal" and "tax-and-spend" political leadership of Massachusetts during the last presidential debate.

Slate's Chatterbox: The Myth of 'Taxachusetts'

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Thursday

Slate's Elections: Bush, Kerry Debate Performances

The Day to Day post-debate duo of Slate editor Jacob Weisberg and National Review contributing editor Jonah Goldberg analyze the performances of both President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry in the third and final debate held in Tempe, Ariz.

Slate's Elections: Bush, Kerry Debate Performances

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