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Bush and Kerry Turn to Jobs, Health Care

By Michele Norris, Mara Liasson

Published September 8, 2004 at 9:00 PM PDT

This story was published more than 20 years ago.

President Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry turn their attention to domestic issues. Kerry discussed health care in Des Moines, Iowa, while Bush talked about small business growth in Colmar, Penn. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and NPR's Mara Liasson.

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Mara Liasson is a national political correspondent for NPR. Her reports can be heard regularly on NPR's award-winning newsmagazine programs Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Liasson provides extensive coverage of politics and policy from Washington, DC — focusing on the White House and Congress — and also reports on political trends beyond the Beltway.

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