Cheney, Edwards Clash Bitterly over Iraq, Experience

By Mara Liasson

Published October 5, 2004 at 6:00 PM HST

In the only vice presidential debate, Sen. John Edwards and Vice President Cheney delivered stinging, sometimes personal attacks. They differed sharply over Iraq, the war on terror, trial lawyers, health care and Halliburton. Hear NPR's Mara Liasson.

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Mara Liasson

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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