TIME.com: Election 2004: Up Close, Personal (12)

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Up Close, Personal

ASSESSING THE FIELD
The Senator sketching at the Cape Cod, Mass., home he rented in 1987

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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