Election 2004 Photo Essays TIME's index of the images of the 2004 presidential campaign

The Olympians The U.S. olympic athletes have competed fiercely against one another to earn the right to represent their country. Meet some past champions and fresh faces

Pictures of the Week In Baghdad, smoke gets in a soldier's eyes; Chavez gets support from some Venezuelan guys; and Indonesians climb to the skies Past Pictures of the Week

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		Democratic Party Polaroids TIME photographer Christopher Morris's take on the Democratic National Convention Jul. 28, 2004
		Welcome Aboard In exclusive photos, TIME photographer Diana Walker captured the key moment when the running mates and their families joined together and hit the campaign trail Jul. 21, 2004
		The Strip is Back In a return to its Rat Pack roots, Vegas booms with a profitable mix of sin and sensation. An inside look at how the party got so hot Jul. 20, 2004
		Sudan's Slow Motion Tragedy Ethnic cleansing and starvation threatens half a million lives in Darfur Jul. 01, 2004
		Seeing Saturn Seven years after launch, the Cassini spacecraft has the ringed planet — and its moon, Phoebe— in its sights Jun. 25, 2004
		Citizen Clinton The long, strange journey of the man from Hope Jun. 25, 2004
		Uneasy Before the Handover In Iraq, violence continues as U.S. forces prepare to meet a June 30th transfer of power May. 19, 2004
		Reagan Remembered A look at the life of our 40th President Jun. 06, 2004
		D-Day: When They Landed Veterans of June 6, 1944 speak of their experience on that historic day. Listen to their first-person accounts Jun. 06, 2004
		Troy Story Scenes from the epic movie starring Brad Pitt May. 08, 2004
		Gandhi Rising The world's biggest electorate turns to a perennial favorite May. 18, 2004
		Abu Ghraib Aftershocks Abuse revelations rock America and Iraq May. 08, 2004
		Times Square Now On its one hundredth anniversary, the Crossroads of the World is still the vibrant heart of New York City— America Apr. 08, 2004
		Streets of Fire Iraq erupts into an urban insurgency that brought U.S. forces their heaviest combat since the war's end Apr. 15, 2004
		Rebuilding a Nation Afghan society comes to life again two years after the Taliban Apr. 08, 2004
		Violence Surges in Iraq Ahead of the first anniversary of the U.S. invasion, new terror attacks in Baghdad and Basra Mar. 18, 2004
		Spain Terror Carnage A rush hour explosion in Madrid kills 186 and wounds over 500 Mar. 11, 2004
		Paris in Springtime with Nicky The Hilton sisters get a major makeover, starting with the seasons's ladylike new looks Feb. 19, 2004
		Iraq's Porous Border As smugglers go, so go jihadis. Photographs for TIME by Yuri Kozyrev Feb. 19, 2004
		Latitude Zero: A Living Map of the Equator Photographer Monique Stauder documents life in the thirteen countries that lie on the equator Mar. 04, 2004
		Dean's Last Hurrah After failing to make a comeback in the Wisconsin primary, Howard Dean and his wife Judy returned to Vermont to officially bow out of the race for the White House Feb. 25, 2004
		Best in Show Fur, flourishes and fuss abound at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in Madison Square Garden Feb. 12, 2004
		Getting in the Way of Murder Homicide was on the rise in L.A. A cop's eye view on how a city fought back Jan. 15, 2004
		Animal Attraction Shooting sex organs. Pregnant dads. Gender bending and gender swapping. There's more than one way to make hay, as the birds, bees and bonobos have discovered Jan. 15, 2004
		...Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch President Bush spends his holiday relaxing, working and tending to his sprawling Texas homestead. Exclusive pictures for TIME by Brooks Kraft Jan. 03, 2004
		Year in Pictures 2003 In 2003 the battered world crashed again into our lives. We saw searing images of the Iraq war, wonders of nature and remarkable triumphs of the human spirit Feb. 05, 2004
		A Soldier's Life Photographer James Nachtwey kept watch with U.S. soldiers as they grilled suspects, returned fire, grabbed a smoke, e-mailed home Dec. 20, 2003
		A Last Farewell To Madame Chiang and Idi Amin, Dr. Atkins and Mr. Rogers, Carney , Cash, Kazan and Kate Dec. 20, 2003
		21 Days to Baghdad TIME brings you extraordinary images of the War in Iraq Dec. 20, 2003
		Captured At Last Americans and Iraqis celebrate as news spreads that the former Iraqi dictator has been caught Dec. 14, 2003
		Among the Enemy A look at the anti-American resistance fighters in Iraq Dec. 09, 2003
		China's Secret Plague An epidemic grows up in Asia's most populous nation Dec. 11, 2003
		JFK: The Unseen Photographs Jacques Lowe's glimpse into the Kennedys' inner circle Dec. 09, 2003
		AWOL With the President Last week, TIME photographer Chris Usher found himself hustled into a car by a White House press aide, driven to an airplane and warned not to contact his loved ones. His "kidnappers" flew him to Baghdad with President Bush Nov. 30, 2003
		Hot Spots From the beaches of Bali to a burger joint in Bellevue, Wash., the wireless Web is spreading like a brush fire. Join us on a photographic tour of the brave new unwired world Nov. 04, 2003
		Crowe's Feats on Film He played tough-guys in Romper Stomper and Gladiator but showed his softer side in The Insider and A Beautiful Mind Nov. 04, 2003
		Iraq's New Dynamism TIME and ABC News explore Iraq outside the Sunni Triangle and find new freedoms emerging Nov. 04, 2003
		Inferno The California wildfires rage on, consuming hundreds of thousands of acres Nov. 01, 2003
		Target: Hamas Israeli paratroopers operating in Palestinian towns and cities are on the frontline of their country's response to suicide bombings Oct. 01, 2003
		Bushwhacked in Fallujah TIME photographer Yuri Kozyrev comes under fire on patrol with the 82nd Airborne Oct. 09, 2003
		How to Make a Statement TIME's Style & Design issue looks at eight entrancemakers from the fall collections. Plus, celebrities enter the design fray, 10 people who influence what we wear and the role of race in fashion Oct. 02, 2003
		Striking Back Commandos of Saudi Arabia's Special Emergency Forces (SEF) are trained as an élite strike force. Their mission: react quickly to acts of terror and track down plotters before they can act Oct. 01, 2003
		Iraq Today The country still smolders with ruined pipelines and resentment toward the U.S. But some progress has been made Oct. 01, 2003
		The Bomb at Imam Ali Mosque A devastating car bomb at one of the holy places to Shi'ite Muslims kills an Iraqi leader and further complicates life for the U.S. occupiers Sep. 01, 2003
		Night Fire Time photographer Benjamin Lowy accompanies a three-man sniper team on a night mission in Tikrit Aug. 11, 2003
		The Hunt for Saddam In the area around Saddam Hussein's hometown, where Ba'ath party loyalists abound, U.S. soldiers conduct a dangerous search for the elusive former Iraqi leader Sep. 09, 2003
		The Jakarta Hotel Bomb An explosion rips through a lunchtime crowd, renewing terrorist fears in Indonesia Aug. 05, 2003
		Liberia and America On assignment for TIME, photographer Patrick Robert looked at the connection between the two countries — and was drawn into fierce fighting in Monrovia Aug. 04, 2003
		Nine Came Up. One Went Back A year ago, his crew barely escaped their flooded mine. Now Randy Fogle is returning to work at the Quecreek mine. Jul. 21, 2003
		Bloody Days in Liberia The killing continues in Monrovia as rebel forces try to take the capital from Liberian dictator Charles Taylor Jul. 23, 2003
		Following President Bush TIME Photographer Brooks Kraft tells what it's like to cover the President on a five-day, five-country African trip Jul. 17, 2003
		Dangerous Days in Baghdad Tempers flare as Americans and Iraqis are killed in violent confrontations over the past week Jun. 19, 2003
		Fighting the Peace Men from three militant Palestinian groups derail negotiations with a deadly assault in Gaza Jun. 09, 2003
		Death in the Congo Fighting in Ituri province has left hundreds dead and created a horrific refugee crisis. Jun. 03, 2003
		Ruins of a Lush Life Uday Hussein lived extravagently before the Iraqi war forced him into hiding. A look at the remnants of his opulent lifestyle Jun. 03, 2003
		On the Boys' Turf Before there was Annika there was Babe, Billie Jean and Katie May. 22, 2003
		Algeria's Killer Quake A massive earthquake compounds the misery of a nation traumatized by a decade of civil war May. 22, 2003
		Killer Storms The Midwest and South were thrashed Sunday night and Monday by violent tornadoes, which left 39 people dead and many more wounded. The storms ripped through houses, flung cars and trucks through the air, and left hundreds homeless. May. 06, 2003