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Tuesday, November 02, 2004 Election 2004 Guide: Compare President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry and review the issues of the past year all on one page. Read More. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Election Day Dawns With Unpredictability After the longest and costliest campaign on record, President Bush and John F. Kerry remained deadlocked nationally and in key battleground states on Monday. (By Dan Balz and David S. Broder, The Washington Post) Rehnquist's Illness Forces Absence Chief Justice's Treatment Suggests Thyroid Cancer at Its Most Serious (The Washington Post) French Push Limits in Fight On Terrorism Wide Prosecutorial Powers Draw Scant Public Dissent (The Washington Post) POLITICS Election Day Dawns With Unpredictability After the longest and costliest campaign on record, President Bush and John F. Kerry remained deadlocked nationally and in key battleground states on Monday. (By Dan Balz and David S. Broder, The Washington Post) Parties Brace for All Election Eventualities Officials Promise Vigilance, Fairness as Poll Watchers Prepare for Assignments (The Washington Post) In This Battleground, Well-Orchestrated Noise (The Washington Post) Elephants Are Red, Donkeys Are Blue Color Is Sweet, So Their States We Hue (The Washington Post) Cheney Hopes Aloha Stop Sways Hawaiians All-Night Flight Aimed at Chance to Capture Four Usually Democratic Electoral Votes (The Washington Post) More Politics Add topics to this e-mail Make this e-mail your own by selecting the topics and columnists that interest you! Personalize this e-mail now. NATION Bin Laden Lauds Costs Of War to U.S. Osama bin Laden boasts that the invasion of Iraq has bogged down the United States in a hopeless war that advances al Qaeda's goals, according to a translation of the videotaped terrorist leader's remarks. (By John Mintz, The Washington Post) Rehnquist's Illness Forces Absence Chief Justice's Treatment Suggests Thyroid Cancer at Its Most Serious (The Washington Post) Gay Blacks Feeling Strained Church Ties Same-Sex Marriage Debate Has Put 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Relationship Under Scrutiny (The Washington Post) Immigrants' Protected Status Extended (The Washington Post) More Nation WORLD French Push Limits in Fight on Terrorism Armed with some of the strictest anti-terrorism laws and policies in Europe, the French government has aggressively targeted Islamic radicals and other people deemed a potential terrorist threat. (By Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post) American, 3 Others Kidnapped in Iraq (The Washington Post) Attack in Tel Aviv Is Warning, Group Says Fight Must Persist, Militants Declare After Bomber Kills 3 (The Washington Post) Milosevic Is Allowed To Defend Himself (The Washington Post) More World METRO Sewage, Runoff Cited for Fouling Anacostia River The first "State of the Anacostia River" report gives the waterway a score of just 17 out of 100, with 100 representing its condition before people began to affect it. (By David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post) Md. Pension Fund Manager Gets 7-Year Sentence for Fraud Judge Also Orders Chapman to Repay $5 Million (The Washington Post) Long Lines Predicted at Polls Today Officials Plead for Patience (The Washington Post) Marshal's Role as Officer Is Key Question in Shooting (The Washington Post) Girl, 14, Hurt by BBs Fired at Crowd in Sterling (The Washington Post) More Metro BUSINESS Crunch Time Thousands of public companies and their auditors are racing to meet year-end deadlines that require them for the first time to certify the strength of their financial checks and balances, an effort called the most important reform to spring from the recent wave of accounting scandals. (By Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post) Investigation, Lawsuits May Hinder Riggs Sale Analysts Not Counting on Bank's Acquisition by PNC (The Washington Post) HUD Sets New Goals For Fannie, Freddie Funds for Lower-Income Buyers to Rise (The Washington Post) Hollinger Reveals Details of Suit (The Washington Post) Lobbyists Rain Largess on Senate Incumbents (The Washington Post) More Business TECHNOLOGY AOL Cutting More Than 700, Most in Virginia America Online Inc. is preparing to fire more than 700 employees in early December -- mostly at the company's Northern Virginia headquarters -- a cost-cutting move tied to the firm's continuing loss of subscribers to faster or cheaper Internet services. (By David A. Vise, The Washington Post) Oracle's PeopleSoft Bid Rises $3 a Share $8.8 Billion Offer Puts Pressure on Target's Directors (The Washington Post) Lockheed Must Pay for Failed Dump Cleanup Firm to Take $110 Million Charge (The Washington Post) More Technology SPORTS Arrington Out A Month The Redskins announce Tuesday that LaVar Arrington could miss another month after aggravating his knee injury last week during a running drill. (By Jason La Canfora and Nunyo Demasio, The Washington Post) Expos to Name Bowden as GM Former Exec Had Success in Cincinnati (The Washington Post) The New NBA Is All Shook Up Trades and Realignment Alter the League (The Washington Post) Stirring Upsets Leave Cavs in The ACC Mix (The Washington Post) New Division Still Needs Solving Wizards Say Change Doesn't Automatically Mean More Wins (The Washington Post) More Sports STYLE Docu-Trauma Despite all the hoopla, and with one big, fat notable exception, the political documentaries of 2004 have fizzled at the box office. (By William Booth, The Washington Post) Elephants Are Red, Donkeys Are Blue Color Is Sweet, So Their States We Hue (The Washington Post) Beau on the Go Dan Jacobs Is Following His Heart As He Angles for Dates State by State (The Washington Post) Nora Ephron's 'Crazy Salad': Still Crisp (The Washington Post) Ezra Pound, Not Quite All There (The Washington Post) More Style LIVE DISCUSSIONS Chatological Humor* Post columnist Gene Weingarten answers your questions about his column, "Below the Beltway," and more. Funny? You should ask. World Opinion Roundup washingtonpost.com staff writer Jefferson Morley discusses Osama bin Laden's last-minute "campaign appearance." NFL Insider Post columnist Mark Maske discusses the latest NFL coverage including his top rankings and the latest victories and losses. Lean Plate Club Post health and nutrition writer Sally Squires talks about eating healthier and living wisely. More Live Discussions EDITORIALS, OPINIONS AND LETTERS Today's Choices HERE IS A SUMMARY of The Post's endorsed candidates and ballot recommendations in today's elections. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the District... The Day After NATIONAL SECURITY and foreign policy have rightly stood at the center of this presidential campaign. The nation is at war, American soldiers are dying... D.C.'s Call on Baseball THE CHIEF QUESTION before D.C. Council members when they vote on Mayor Anthony A. Williams's baseball stadium financing plan is not whether they support... More Editorials, Opinions and Letters TODAY'S ... 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