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The Road to the White House
Each of the major Dems is studying the primary map for a way to defeat Dean

GENERAL WES CLARK
The general is the wild card. Like Lieberman, he pulled out of hard-to-win Iowa to focus on less predictable New Hampshire. He will have plenty of money and his four-star résumé, which will matter if the party starts looking for an anti-Dean. But his campaign has been bumpy.

Key State: New Hampshire

Looking for Mr. Right
Maliki's Last Stand?
The prime minister makes a new call to curb violence, but Iraqis' patience with him and his government is wearing thin
What a Surge Really Means
Can a couple more divisions in Iraq make a difference? Or is Bush's idea too little, too late?

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FROM THE JANUARY 12, 2004 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2004

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