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CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent
Bob Schieffer
offers a weekly
dose on rough-and-tumble politics. Catch his commentaries on Face The Nation on Sunday mornings - and online at CBSNews.com.



April 9 : Read all about the new social class that's got a mind and style of its own.

April 2 : A week of crummy little things can add up to a big sinking feeling about politics in general.

March 26: Will Senate GOP colleagues of John McCain take a kinder, gentler tone with him now that the Arizona Republican is back on Capitol Hill?

March 19: A Hillary Rodham Clinton fund-raiser says plenty about money in politics - and none of it good, Schieffer concludes.

March 12: Hey, McCain and Bradley voters, here's why you shouldn't lose heart about politics after what's happened to your candidates.

March 9: Do tough primary battles make stronger candidates? Not when Al Gore and George W. Bush wind up carrying more baggage than a cruise ship.

March 5: Schieffer explais why the Big Apple's tough mayor, Rudy Giuliani, is soft on John McCain. Simple: Hizzoner has a Senate race against Hillary on his mind.

Feb. 27: Schieffer says Campaign 2000 has put the fun back into politics, for all the right reasons.

Feb. 20: Schieffer observes name-dropping has a down side in politics, especially if you're Bill Clinton.

Feb. 13: Schieffer figures that Steve Forbes' two failed bids for the White House underscore a few lessons about money and politics.

Feb. 6: Schieffer notes that yet again the people of the Granite State proved the political pundits wrong.

Jan. 30: Schieffer recalls the political ghosts of New Hampshire primaries past.

Jan. 23: Schieffer spots memorable words and phrases from the Iowa caucuses.

Jan. 16: Schieffer says surprise, surprise, surprise: Campaign 2000 is off to an excellent start.

Jan. 9: Schieffer points out Hillary Rodham Clinton's bid for a New York Senate seat poses a protocol question or two.

Jan. 2: Schieffer feels glad that the Y2K fever is over - and about time, too.

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