Franks Urges Independents to Support Bush

By Andrea Seabrook,

Melissa Block

Published September 2, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Gen. Tommy Franks makes an appeal for swing voters to support President Bush as he addresses the Republican National Convention. NPR's Melissa Block talks with NPR's Andrea Seabrook, who is at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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Andrea Seabrook covers Capitol Hill as NPR's Congressional Correspondent.

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As special correspondent and guest host of NPR's news programs, Melissa Block brings her signature combination of warmth and incisive reporting. Her work over the decades has earned her journalism's highest honors, and has made her one of NPR's most familiar and beloved voices.

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