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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Baldur Fjvlnisson who wrote (334832)	12/29/2002 9:11:57 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Kerry denounces Bush's politicizing terror. CRAWFORD, Texas - An internal White House document outlining President Bush (news - web sites)'s re-election agenda starts with "War on terrorism (Con't)" and homeland security. It's the latest sign, critics say, that presidential advisers are seeking political gain from the Sept. 11 attacks. The single-page, sparsely worded document titled "Possible '04 Signature Issues" was discussed this month in a White House meeting chaired by chief of staff Andrew Card to fine tune Bush's 2003 legislative agenda, several senior White House officials told The Associated Press. White House communications director Dan Bartlett said the "Signature Issues" list does not portend efforts to make terrorism a political centerpiece in 2004. It simply outlines a complicated set of issues Bush must confront, such as terrorism, or that he wants to put forward, such as Social Security (news - web sites) reform, he said. "The items reflected in this particular document speak to issues in which the country and this administration will be facing in the next few years, including the war on terrorism," Bartlett said. Bush has said the fight against terrorism will take years to win. But Democrats said the document bolsters their claim that White House officials have methodically worked to politicize the war on terrorism — starting with tactics that helped Republicans make major gains in November's midterm elections. "It continues to be shocking, but it's not surprising, that this administration will exploit the war on terrorism and national security issues for their advantage if they can," said Sen. John Kerry (news, bio, voting record), D-Mass., who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination * Kerry can beat Bush on military and intelligence issues and he's the only Democrat who can.