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adc_politics.article_title[0] = 'AP: Kerry Loved by Europeans' ;
adc_politics.article_date[0] = 1;
adc_politics.article_url[0] = 'http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=518&e=9&u=/ap/if_europe_voted';
adc_politics.article_summary[0] = 'PARIS - In Paris, a hairdresser says with a laugh that if he can't vote on Nov. 2, at least he is splashing Heinz ketchup on his steak-frites as his contribution to the momentum against President Bush (news - web sites)....';
adc_politics.article_title[1] = 'Drudge: ABC Political Director Calls on ABC to Defend Kerry' ;
adc_politics.article_date[1] = 1;
adc_politics.article_url[1] = 'http://www.drudgereport.com/mh.htm';
adc_politics.article_summary[1] = 'The controversial internal memo obtained by DRUDGE, captures Halperin stating how "Kerry distorts, takes out of context, and mistakes all the time, but these are not central to his efforts to win."...';
adc_politics.article_title[2] = 'AP Photo: Brazillian Indians Dance in Favor of Kerry' ;
adc_politics.article_date[2] = 1;
adc_politics.article_url[2] = 'http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/041008/481/sao10410082203&e=6';
adc_politics.article_summary[2] = 'Kashalpynya, 35, of the Korubo Indian tribe of the Javari Valley in the Amazons dances in front of a poster in favor of American presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) in downtown Brasilia on Friday, Oct. 10, 2004. He said, 'Kerry is love, i...';
adc_politics.article_title[3] = 'MSNBC: Transcript of the Presidential Debate' ;
adc_politics.article_date[3] = 1;
adc_politics.article_url[3] = 'http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6209704/';
adc_politics.article_summary[3] = 'CHERYL OTIS:  Senator Kerry, after talking with several co-workers and family and friends, I asked the ones who said they were not voting for you, “Why?” They said that you were too wishy-washy.   Do you have a reply for them?...';
adc_politics.article_title[4] = 'NY Post: John Kerry's Allies are Bought and Paid For' ;
adc_politics.article_date[4] = 0;
adc_politics.article_url[4] = 'http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=106&ncid=742&e=1&u=/nypost/20041008/cm_nypost/johnkerrysalliesboughtandpaidfor';
adc_politics.article_summary[4] = 'It tells the tale of how Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), clinging to power, enlisted top U.N. officials to help him bribe leaders of those European nations so dear to John Kerry (news - web sites)'s heart into ending tough economic sanctions against Ir...';
adc_politics.article_title[5] = 'Khaleej Times: Chirac Pounds America on Cultural Domination' ;
adc_politics.article_date[5] = 0;
adc_politics.article_url[5] = 'http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2004/October/theworld_October196.xml&section=theworld';
adc_politics.article_summary[5] = 'The outspoken French president warned that the world’s different cultures could be “choked” by US values. This, he said, would lead to a “general world sub-culture” based around the English language, which would be “a real ecological catastrophe”....';
adc_politics.article_title[6] = 'WH: Chris Matthews: Cheney vs. Edwards: Artillery vs. Water Pistol' ;
adc_politics.article_date[6] = 0;
adc_politics.article_url[6] = 'http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/10/20041006-20.html';
adc_politics.article_summary[6] = 'Here's Chris Matthews. He called the debate between Vice President Cheney and Senator Edwards a debate between "the howitzer and the water pistol." (Laughter and applause.)...';
adc_politics.article_title[7] = 'Post Gazette: Transcript of the Vice Presidential Debate' ;
adc_politics.article_date[7] = 0;
adc_politics.article_url[7] = 'http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04280/391257.stm';
adc_politics.article_summary[7] = 'Transcript From the Vice Presidential DebateWednesday, October 06, 2004, Location: Cleveland, Ohio (Case Western Reserve University),Participants: Dick Cheney, John Edwards, Moderator: Gwen Ifill, PBS...';
adc_politics.article_title[8] = 'WP: Bush Has a 5 Point Lead in New Poll' ;
adc_politics.article_date[8] = 0;
adc_politics.article_url[8] = 'http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6294-2004Oct4.html';
adc_politics.article_summary[8] = 'In the aftermath of last week's debate, Bush leads Kerry 51 percent to 46 percent among those most likely to vote, according to polling conducted Friday through Sunday. Independent candidate Ralph Nader claims 1 percent of the hypothetical vote....';
adc_politics.article_title[9] = 'USA Today: Justices Suggest New Sentencing Rules Likely' ;
adc_politics.article_date[9] = 0;
adc_politics.article_url[9] = 'http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2004-10-05-sentencing-guidelines_x.htm';
adc_politics.article_summary[9] = 'WASHINGTON — Several Supreme Court justices suggested Monday that federal sentencing guidelines violate the Constitution's guarantee of a jury trial because they allow judges to increase prison sentences based on facts not found by a jury....';
adc_politics.article_title[10] = 'WSJ: Peretz: Kerry Haters for Kerry (Subscrpt Needed)' ;
adc_politics.article_date[10] = 0;
adc_politics.article_url[10] = 'http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB109684417354034825,00.html?mod=opinion%5Fmain%5Fcommentaries';
adc_politics.article_summary[10] = 'Which is why Mr. Kerry's answer to Jim Lehrer's first question last Thursday -- "Do you think you could do a better job than President Bush in preventing another 9/11-type terrorist attack on the U.S.?" -- was such a downer....';
adc_politics.article_title[11] = 'WT: The Next President Will Shape the Supreme Court' ;
adc_politics.article_date[11] = 0;
adc_politics.article_url[11] = 'http://www.washtimes.com/national/20041004-123842-7838r.htm';
adc_politics.article_summary[11] = 'With up to three Supreme Court retirements expected in the next four years, the next president could play a huge role in tilting a court that is nearly evenly balanced -- if any of his nominees can pass the Senate....';
adc_politics.article_title[12] = 'Guardian: Scalia: Orgies Ease Social Tension' ;
adc_politics.article_date[12] = 0;
adc_politics.article_url[12] = 'http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1317386,00.html';
adc_politics.article_summary[12] = 'Challenged about his views on sexual morality, Justice Scalia surprised his audience at Harvard University, telling them: "I even take the position that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged."...';
adc_politics.article_title[13] = 'WP: Kerry Voters Lack Enthusiasm of Bush Voters' ;
adc_politics.article_date[13] = 0;
adc_politics.article_url[13] = 'http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61725-2004Sep30.html';
adc_politics.article_summary[13] = 'That's a 23-point difference in relative excitement. Although the polling record is incomplete for earlier elections, the available data suggest that the enthusiasm gap in the 2000 presidential campaign was negligible, at best....';
adc_politics.article_title[14] = 'The Hill: Jesse Jackson Joins Kerry Campaign as Sr. Advisor' ;
adc_politics.article_date[14] = 0;
adc_politics.article_url[14] = 'http://www.thehill.com/news/093004/jackson.aspx';
adc_politics.article_summary[14] = 'Political observers say Kerry must turn out a large number of African-Americans, a traditional constituency for the Democrats, if he is to overcome President Bush’s lead in the polls....';
adc_politics.article_title[15] = 'Zenit: Pope: Let the Angels Guide You' ;
adc_politics.article_date[15] = 0;
adc_politics.article_url[15] = 'http://www.zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=59621';
adc_politics.article_summary[15] = 'VATICAN CITY, SEPT. 29, 2004 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II recommended to believers that they allow their lives to be guided by angels....';
adc_politics.article_title[16] = 'USA Today: Minorities become the Majority in Many Areas' ;
adc_politics.article_date[16] = 0;
adc_politics.article_url[16] = 'http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-09-30-census_x.htm';
adc_politics.article_summary[16] = 'From sprawling urban areas to rural counties, racial and ethnic minorities outnumber whites in more parts of the country, according to 2003 Census estimates out today....';
adc_politics.article_title[17] = 'NYT: Swing States Appear to be Swinging to the President' ;
adc_politics.article_date[17] = 0;
adc_politics.article_url[17] = 'http://query.nytimes.com/mem/tnt.html?tntget=2004/09/29/politics/campaign/29map.html&tntemail0';
adc_politics.article_summary[17] = '"They're spending a lot of their resources just keeping the Gore states,'' Mr. Dowd said. "They are increasing their buys in Maine and Michigan and they're trying to get Wisconsin back.''...';
adc_politics.article_title[18] = 'Parker: The Meaning of Dan' ;
adc_politics.article_date[18] = 0;
adc_politics.article_url[18] = 'http://www.townhall.com/columnists/kathleenparker/kp20040929.shtml';
adc_politics.article_summary[18] = 'Much as we'd like to put Dan Rather and CBS to bed without supper, one final point needs a hearing: why this story matters....';
adc_politics.article_title[19] = 'Enquirer: 'Kerry Could Spend 90 Minutes Debating Himself'' ;
adc_politics.article_date[19] = 0;
adc_politics.article_url[19] = 'http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/09/28/loc_loc1abush.html';
adc_politics.article_summary[19] = 'WEST CHESTER TWP. - President Bush added a new line to his 45-minute stump speech in Ohio on Monday, mocking his opponent for changing his positions so often: "I think he can spend 90 minutes debating himself."...';
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