On 2 November 2004, U.S. voters will decide whether to give Republican President George W. Bush a second term or put Democrat John Kerry in the White House. Continuing a presidential election tradition, Science has asked each candidate to lay out his views on more than a dozen science-related issues facing the nation. Their answers, along with an accompanying editorial by Science Editor-in-Chief Donald Kennedy, can be found by following the links below. [Note: These features are free to all visitors of Science Online.]

Editorial: The Candidates Speak
Donald Kennedy
Science 306, 19 (1 October 2004; published online 16 September 2004, 10.1126/science.1105134)

2004 Presidential Forum: Bush and Kerry Offer Their Views on Science
George W. Bush and John Kerry
Science 306, 46 (1 October 2004; published online 16 September 2004, 10.1126/science.1104420)