Face the Nation (CBS) - 2002-09-01 - 1 of 2

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[0:01] We dedicate the entire show to back to

[0:03] school. Join us tonight at 5:30. Term

[0:06] >> elections officially begins with Iraq

[0:08] and terrorism lurking in the background.

[0:10] Labor Day and the political season is

[0:12] launched. On what issues will the

[0:14] elections turn, terrorism or the

[0:16] sluggish economy? Will the ongoing

[0:18] debate over attacking Iraq affect

[0:20] politics? And what is at stake for

[0:22] President Bush? All questions for the

[0:24] chairman of the two political

[0:25] committees. For the Republicans, Mark

[0:27] Rosco. for the Democrats, Terry

[0:29] McAuliff. Then we'll turn to Tom

[0:31] Freriedman, foreign affairs columnist

[0:33] for the New York Times, and talk about

[0:35] Iraq, our reluctant allies, and the

[0:37] conflicts within the Bush

[0:38] administration, the midterm elections,

[0:40] and Iraq on Face the Nation.

[0:47] Face the Nation with chief Washington

[0:49] correspondent Bob Schiffer. And now from

[0:52] Washington, substituting for Bob

[0:54] Schaefer, CBS News chief White House

[0:57] correspondent John Roberts.

[1:00] >> And good morning and welcome again to

[1:01] the broadcast, Bob Schiffer is off this

[1:04] morning. Joining us now, Republican

[1:05] Party Chairman Mark Rosco and Democratic

[1:07] Party Chairman Terry McAuliffe. Good

[1:08] morning to you, gentlemen.

[1:09] >> Good morning.

[1:10] >> So Iraq is is high on everybody's agenda

[1:13] this morning. Bob Dole has come out in

[1:15] an editorial in the Washington Post

[1:16] today saying the president needs to seek

[1:18] congressional approval. Senator John

[1:19] McCain has also said the same thing.

[1:22] Governor Rosco, does the president need

[1:24] to go to Congress for either a

[1:25] resolution or a declaration of wa