November 15, 2004 | Vol. 164 No. 20

2004 Election: Obama's Ascent (2004 Election / THE SENATE)

How do you leap from neighborhood activist to U.S. Senator to perhaps higher office? Even for Barack Obama, it's more complicated than it looks

2004 Election: Buck Up, Liberals: How to Get Over It (2004 Election / Viewpoint)

2004 Election: Savoring Victory, Family-Style (2004 Election / The Presidency)

2004 Election: New Faces (2004 Election / THE SENATE)

A teetotaler from South Dakota. A farmer from Colorado. A muckraker from Louisiana. Among newcomers headed for the Senate next year, these freshmen stand out

2004 Election: Winners & Losers: Nov. 15, 2004 (2004 Election / THE OUTSIDE PLAYERS)

They fought hard from the sidelines. Now Bush's re-election makes some of them victors too--and others just the opposite

Bush's Triumph: 2004 Election: In Victory's Glow (2004 Election / Bush's Triumph)

2004 Election: How Bush Almost Let It Slip Away (2004 Election / Viewpoint)

2004 Election: Candidates In the Wings (2004 Election / The Republicans)

The G.O.P. race for 2008 starts now, and many of the contenders are already working hard for the right to inherit the Bush mantle

Essay: 2004 Election: Let's Have a Truce (2004 Election / Essay)

Iraq: 2004 Election: The No. 1 Priority (2004 Election / Iraq)

Bush's legacy will depend on whether he can stabilize Iraq and get the troops home. That won't be easy

2004 Election: The Uniter vs. the Divider (2004 Election / In the Arena)

2004 Election: Bush vs. Kerry vs. the Media (2004 Election / Viewpoint)

2004 Election: What Happens to the Losing Team? (2004 Election / The Democrats)

Having lost five of the past seven presidential elections, the Democrats have to decide whether to reinvent their party and who should lead it forward

2004 Election: How Bush Pulled It Off (2004 Election / National Results)

Armed with critical victories in Ohio and Florida, the President got more votes than he did in 2000, with moral values trumping the economy as a prime issue

2004 Election: Inside The War Rooms (2004 Election / Key Moments)

Bush and Kerry weren't only battling each other. In the hunt for every last vote, each man had to rediscover his own instincts as well. TIME takes you behind the scenes

A CABINET SHUFFLE? (Notebook)

Some of President Bush's most high-profile--and embattled--Cabinet members may not stick around for his second term. Here's a look at who might go and who might replace them

Numbers: Nov. 15, 2004 (Notebook)

Prediction Watch (Notebook)

That Wacky Campaign (Notebook)

2004 Election: Verbatim (Notebook / 2004 Election)

Parody Politics (Notebook)

The G.O.P.'s Stately Mansions (Notebook)

Table of Contents: Nov. 15, 2004 (Table Of Contents)

Notebook: Taking Initiative (Notebook)