“Oct. 4, 2004, WASHINGTON (AP) — In the presidential campaign’s closing weeks, Democrats are bracing for an ‘October Surprise,’ an event so dramatic it could influence the election’s outcome. The capture of Osama bin Laden, for instance.”
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