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2004 Election Politics

147 events in this timeline

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  1. 2001-07-13 July 13, 2001: Neoconservative Group Lays Out ‘Propagandistic’ Plan for Keeping Conservatives in Power
  2. 2002-01-18 January 18, 2002: Karl Rove Hints at Using ‘War on Terrorism’ as Partisan Weapon
  3. 2002-01-19 January 19, 2002: Rove: Republicans Should Use War on Terror as Campaign Theme
  4. 2002-09-11 September 11, 2002 and Before: Bush Speech Kicks Off Drive to War, Midterm Elections
  5. 2003-08-14 August 14, 2003: Voting Machine Manufacturer Committed to Bush-Cheney Victory
  6. 2003-09-07 September 7, 2003: ’Propaganda’ Docudrama of 9/11 Airs, Portrays Bush as ‘Action-Movie Superhero’
  7. 2003-10-01 October 1, 2003: Former Ambassador Supports Kerry in Presidential Elections
  8. 2003-11-27 November 27, 2003: President Bush Visits Troops in Baghdad for Thanksgiving
  9. 2004-01-19 January 19, 2004: White House Opposes 9/11 Commission Extension
  10. 2004-02-05 February 5, 2004: White House Reverses Position and Backs 9/11 Commission Extension
  11. 2004-03-02 March 2, 2004: House Republican Leaders Finally Approve Extension for 9/11 Commission, Some Commissioners Think Cheney Is Behind Delay
  12. 2004-03-02 March 2, 2004: Anti-Gay Church Vilifies Democratic Presidential Candidate with Homophobic, Anti-Semitic Slurs
  13. 2004-03-08 March 8, 2004 and After: Kerry Attacked for Allegedly Claiming ‘Foreign Leaders’ Want Him to Defeat Bush
  14. 2004-03-15 March 15, 2004: Reporter Corrects Initial Report of Kerry’s ‘Foreign Leader’ Claim
  15. 2004-03-15 March 15, 2004 and After: Kerry Fields Accusation of Attempting to ‘Overthrow’ Bush Presidency; Media Reports of Exchange Vary
  16. 2004-03-15 March 15, 2004: Media Coverage Varies Widely in Covering Kerry-Brown Exchange
  17. 2004-03-15 March 15, 2004: Wall Street Journal Accuses Kerry of Making Secret Deals with Foreign Leaders
  18. 2004-03-16 March 16, 2004: Cheney Calls for Kerry to Reveal Supposed ‘Foreign Endorsements’
  19. 2004-03-17 March 17, 2004: Limbaugh Accuses Kerry of Making Secret Deals with Syria, North Korea
  20. 2004-03-21 March 21, 2004: Counterterrorism ‘Tsar’ Clarke Goes Public with Complaints against Bush Response to Terrorism
  21. 2004-03-21 March 21, 2004: Vague Terror Alert Given on Same Day as Critical Richard Clarke Interview
  22. 2004-03-22 March 22, 2004: Richard Clarke Sees Halfhearted Effort in Afghanistan War because of Iraq War
  23. 2004-03-24 March 24, 2004: White House Discloses Former Counterterrorism ‘Tsar’ Clarke Was Anonymous Official Who Gave Background Briefing
  24. 2004-03-24 March 24, 2004: Former Counterterrorism ‘Tsar’ Clarke Gives High-Profile Testimony
  25. 2004-03-25 March 25, 2004: Bush Says He Would Have Done Everything to Prevent 9/11, If He Had Known Plot Involved Aircraft
  26. 2004-03-28 March 28, 2004: Richard Clarke Uses Bush Letter to Counter Criticism
  27. 2004-03-30 March 30, 2004: White House Makes Deal to Prevent Additional Public 9/11 Hearings for Bush Officials
  28. 2004-04-08 April 8, 2004: Condoleezza Rice Testifies before the 9/11 Commission
  29. 2004-04-13 April 13, 2004: President Bush Continues to Insist that 9/11 Could Not Have Been Prevented
  30. 2004-05-11 (May 11, 2004): Lobbying Organization Runs Ad Lauding Bush’s Status as ‘War President,’ Features Father of Slain 9/11 Firefighter
  31. 2004-06-14 June 14, 2004: Cheney Repeats Claims of Ties Between Hussein and Al-Qaeda
  32. 2004-06-15 June 15, 2004: Bush Claims Hussein Was Linked to ‘Terrorist Organizations’
  33. 2004-06-15 June 15, 2004: President Bush Continues to Maintain There Was Al-Qaeda-Hussein Relationship
  34. 2004-06-15 June 15, 2004: White House Lobbying Causes 9/11 Commission to Water Down Staff Report
  35. 2004-06-17 After June 17, 2004: 9/11 Commissioners Unsettled by Cheney’s Media Attack over Lack of Al-Qaeda-Iraq Link; Staff Reviews Evidence Again
  36. 2004-06-17 June 17, 2004: Bush Defends Claims of Relationship between Iraq and Al-Qaeda
  37. 2004-06-17 June 17, 2004: Cheney Refuses to Abandon ‘Prague Connection’ Theory
  38. 2004-06-21 June 21, 2004: Citizens United Buys Television Ad Time to Accuse Clinton of Leaving Nation Unprepared for 9/11 Attacks
  39. 2004-06-27 June 27, 2004: Citizens United Complains that Commercials for Anti-Bush Documentary Are Political, Should Be Restricted
  40. 2004-07-08 July 8, 2004: Warning Issued that Terrorists May Plot to Disrupt US Presidential Elections
  41. 2004-07-08 July 8, 2004: Magazine Correctly Predicts ‘July Surprise’ Al-Qaeda Arrest
  42. 2004-07-17 July 17, 2004-October 12, 2004: Republican National Committee Hires Political Consultant
  43. 2004-07-19 July 19, 2004: News of Former National Security Adviser’s Document Theft Is Leaked to Press
  44. 2004-07-22 July 22, 2004: 9/11 Commission’s Final Report Is Released; Conclusions are ‘Gentle’ on Bush Administration
  45. 2004-07-25 July 25-29, 2004: Al-Qaeda Suspect Arrested in Pakistan; Some Allege Announcement Is Timed for Political Effect
  46. 2004-07-26 July 26, 2004: Threat to Suspend Elections Has No Basis in Law, Former White House Counsel Writes
  47. 2004-07-26 July 26, 2004: Radio Host Accuses Democrats of Recruiting Illegal Aliens to Vote, Lists Types of People Who He Believes Should Not Be Allowed to Vote
  48. 2004-08-01 August 1, 2004: Terror Alert Issued Using Old Information; Alleged to be Politically Motivated
  49. 2004-08-06 August 6, 2004: FEC Dismisses Complaint against Liberal Documentarian
  50. 2004-08-06 August 6, 2004: Clinton Questions Bush Prioritizing Iraq over Al-Qaeda