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=== Later years === In late 1991, Buchanan left the program to pursue the 1992 Republican Party nomination for the presidency, and was replaced by [[John H. Sununu|John Sununu]] in the conservative seat. Buchanan returned in 1993 and alternated with Sununu. In 1995, Buchanan again left the show to pursue an unsuccessful bid for the 1996 Republican nomination for president.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/pat_buchanan_leaves_msnbc_citing_IABolMr5f14JX6q0FTQqZI |title=Pat Buchanan leaves MSNBC, citing 'clamor from the left' |newspaper=New York Post |date=17 February 2012 |access-date=18 February 2012}}</ref> Novak returned to the show alternating with Sununu on the right. At about the same time, CNN began a weekend edition of the show, ''Crossfire Sunday''. The initial hosts were [[Bob Beckel]] on the left and [[Tony Snow]] on the right. After a few months Snow left for the newly formed [[Fox News Channel]], to be replaced by [[Lynne Cheney]]. Kinsley left the show at the end of 1995 and in early 1996, CNN selected two hosts to alternate on the left: [[Geraldine Ferraro]] and [[Bill Press]]. In 1997, Buchanan again returned to the program, replacing Novak on the right. At the end of the year Ferraro left the program and Press became the full-time representative of the left. A month later Sununu left the show, and Novak returned alternating with Buchanan. In February 1998, ''Crossfire Sunday'' was cancelled. [[File:CrossfireStudio.jpg|thumb|left|''Crossfire'' studio at the George Washington University in 2005]] In 1999, Buchanan left the show for the last time and [[Mary Matalin]] was his replacement, alternating with Novak on the right. However, the show began to lose its audience, with the increasing popularity of alternatives like ''[[Hannity and Colmes]]'' on the Fox News Channel and ''[[Hardball with Chris Matthews|Hardball]]'' on [[MSNBC]]. In 2001, Matalin left the program to join the White House staff and she was replaced by [[Tucker Carlson]]. In 2002, the length of the program was increased to an hour. The show was presented live from [[George Washington University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], and featured a live studio audience. Novak and Carlson retained their slots as alternating hosts on the right. [[Paul Begala]] and [[James Carville]] replaced Press on the left. The new style did not rate well, and in April 2003, ''Crossfire'' was reduced back to just half an hour and moved from prime-time to an afternoon slot.
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