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Talking the Talk; The Debates: As many as 62 million Americans watched as Kerry's skillful performance got him back in the game.(Cover Story)

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Byline: This story is based on reporting by Eleanor Clift, Kevin Peraino, Jonathan Darman, Peter Goldman, Holly Bailey, Tamara Lipper and Suzanne Smalley. It was written by Evan Thomas.

The BC04 high command, Karl Rove and Karen Hughes and their top aides, watched the first debate on TV monitors set up inside a racquetball court at the University of Miami's Wellness Center. They failed to see that their candidate was losing. Mostly, they were waiting, and hoping, for Kerry to say something that could be used against him. When, late in the debate, the Democratic candidate accommodated by rambling on about a "global test" that America must pass before intervening ...

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