Table of Contents: Sep. 6, 2004

10 QUESTIONS: New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg on the challenges of hosting the Republican Convention 8

LETTERS 10

NOTEBOOK

Russian plane sabotage; why the swift-boat story won't go away; Rumsfeld and the prison scandals; homophobic reggae gets a little too hot 15

MILESTONES: Terrorist charges in New York City; Elisabeth Kubler-Ross dies 20

JOE KLEIN: How phony issues help Bush and Kerry avoid real ones 21

COVER STORIES

YEA OR NAY This time the voters know Bush. Will that help or hurt his re-election bid? 24

INTERVIEW: Bush speaks out 38

ON THE STUMP: An exclusive TIME photo essay...

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