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To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (2604)	2/14/2004 10:14:12 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Respond to of 173976

Questions about Bush's military service being kept alive by Democrats DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer Saturday, February 14, 2004 (02-14) 14:34 PST (AP) -- AP News Analysis WASHINGTON (AP) -- His poll numbers sagging and Democratic criticism unrelenting, President Bush has responded with abrupt turnabouts over the past 10 days on Iraq war intelligence, his own military service record and cooperation with a panel investigating the Sept. 11 attacks. sfgate.com The White House initially declined to open up Bush's National Guard record, saying that lingering questions about his service during the Vietnam War were asked and answered when he ran for president. Then, late Friday, a two-inch stack of his military records were released with a thud. When it became clear that some of the prewar intelligence on Iraq was flawed, Bush steadfastly defended his decision to go after Saddam Hussein. But when the controversy didn't die, the White House last week appointed a seven-member commission to study the issue. Moreover, after months of wrangling with a panel set up to probe the Sept. 11 attacks, Bush agreed to meet privately with its commissioners. Although, he's declined to be questioned in public, Bush's move lifts a layer of secrecy that often surrounds decision-making in the Bush White House. In a reactionary posture the past two weeks, Bush is now moving into a more aggressive phase of the fight to hold on to his job. A barrage of Bush-Cheney TV ads, threaded by the theme "Steady Leadership in Times of Change," is queued for release in key election states in coming weeks, when the Democrats settle on a nominee, campaign officials say. Meantime, the president himself is expected to be voicing a sharper contrast between his record and policies favored by Democrats. Republicans have a lot to worry about; hence the reason Bush has been on the defense, says national pollster Mark Schulman. "No. 1 is the credibility issue," said Schulman, who is not affiliated with any political candidate. "A lot of poll numbers from a lot of different organizations are finding that people are questioning credibility."