ISSUES: Economy

Democratic leaders try to draw voters' attention to economic differences with Bush (Oct. 17, 2002)

House GOP shelves investor relief tax measure (Oct. 16, 2002)

Advocacy group launches economic ad critical of Republicans (Oct. 14, 2002)

War and pocketbooks: Voters tugged in two directions as election nears (Oct. 11, 2002)

House GOP pushing higher investment loss deduction, retirement fund flexibility (Oct. 8, 2002)

Gore says president lost in economic wilderness 'racing in wrong direction' (Oct. 2, 2002)

Both parties try to capitalize on budget gridlock as elections near (Sept. 30, 2002)

Weak economy hits home in state elections as incumbents blamed for woes (Sept. 30, 2002)

Democrats scramble to shift political focus back to economy amid a noisy debate on war (Sept. 25, 2002)

U.S. poverty up and income down in 2000, Census Bureau says (Sept. 24, 2002)

Daschle attacks Bush for what senator calls `atrocious' economic record (Sept. 18, 2002)

With Bush on sidelines, divided GOP in Congress considers more tax cuts (Sept. 12, 2002)

Critics assail Fed chief over interest rate policies (Sept. 9, 2002)

Unemployment rate drops to 5-month low in August, with significant new hiring (Sept. 6, 2002)

Study suggests economy, not legislation, may have led to welfare success (Sept. 4, 2002)

Consumer confidence tumbles in August; durable-goods orders jump 8.7 percent in July (August 27, 2002)

Number of persons filing claims for unemployment benefits dips slightly (August 22, 2002)

With deficits back, Bush calls for balancing the budget (August 17, 2002)

Record bankruptcies reflect '90s debt, great deals (August 14, 2002)

At forum, Bush says times 'kind of tough' but better economy ahead (August 13, 2002)

Treasury secretary says the U.S. economy will not fall back into recession (August 12, 2002)

Economic woes among seniors could spell trouble for politicians come November (August 9, 2002)

GOP official says economic uncertainty no election threat; Democrats say he's ignoring warning signs (August 2, 2002)

Lawmakers break yearlong deadlock over bill making it harder to dissolve debts through bankruptcy (July 25, 2002)

Economic woes could tilt balance of political landscape (June 28, 2002)

Companies slowly starting to add jobs as economy recovers (April 4, 2002)

Evidence of recovering economy makes Democrats' job tougher in 2002 elections (March 29, 2002)

Bush wants $27 billion more for war on terror, changes likely by Congress (March 22, 2002)

Democrats ready to push $2.1 trillion budget with more spending than Bush's (March 21, 2002)

GOP budget ready for House floor as both sides sharpen election-year arguments over spending, deficits (March 14, 2002)