ALMOST OUT OF TIME for being called an "October Surprise":

Al-Jazeera to broadcast new bin Laden video
Arab TV says al-Qaida leader has message for American people
MSNBC News Services
Updated: 2:12 p.m. ET Oct. 29, 2004

Arab satellite television Al-Jazeera said on Friday it would broadcast a video tape from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden addressing the American people.

It said the tape, to be aired at 2000 GMT (4 p.m. ET), would discuss the reasons behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and their repercussions. It gave no further details.