TIME.com: Election 2004: Candidates In the Wings (5)

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Candidates
In the Wings
The G.O.P. race for 2008 starts now, and many of the contenders are already working hard for the right to inherit the Bush mantle

RUDY GIULIANI
9/11 boosted the then New York City mayor onto the national stage. He's fiscally tight but may be too socially liberal for the G.O.P. base

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?