Among the news that made headlines this past week:

1) George W. Bush and John Kerry make their final appeals as the Presidential campaign dwindles down to its final days.
2) In a new videotape released on Al-Jazeera, Osama bin Laden says American security does not depend on who wins the election, but on U.S. foreign policy.
3) The disappearance of 380 tons of explosives from a cache near Baghdad becomes a hot political issue. Kerry says it shows Bush’s incompetence. Bush says Kerry is jumping to conclusions.
4) Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat falls seriously ill and is flown to a French hospital for treatment.
5) And the Boston Red Sox win the 2004 Baseball World Series, their fist championship in 86 years.

Hear On Point guest host Bob Oakes and On Point news analyst Jack Beatty discuss the major news of this past week.

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