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To: KLP who wrote (63162)	8/23/2004 1:48:49 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793799

I have read that Bush called for an end to all 527 ads, generally, nothing specific. I just took a look at Fox TV and they were talking about something else.

To: KLP who wrote (63162)	8/23/2004 2:00:03 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793799

LB...Is this right? It was on "Scrappleface" earlier. :>)

To: KLP who wrote (63162)	8/23/2004 2:02:46 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793799

Look at the LAST paragraph. Bush has himself been subjected to a multimillion-dollar barrage of attack ads aired by groups seeking to help Kerry win the White House. Asked About Anti-Kerry Ads, Bush Urges End to Attacks on All Sides By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush denounced TV ads by outside groups attacking both John Kerry and himself on Monday and called for a halt to all such political efforts. "I think they're bad for the system," he said. The president made his comments as the Kerry campaign fought back against charges made by an outside group that the Democratic senator had lied about wartime events in Vietnam for which he received five medals. In a conference call with reporters arranged by aides to the Democratic presidential candidate, Navy swift boat officers Rich McCann, Jim Russell and Rich Baker said Kerry acted honorably and bravely and was well qualified to be the nation's commander in chief. "He was the most aggressive officer in charge of swift boats," Baker said. Additionally, crewmate Del Sandusky said at a news conference in Harrisburg, Pa., that he personally witnessed the battle action for which Kerry received Silver and Bronze stars and two of his three Purple Hearts. "He deserved every one of his medals," Sandusky, a retired computer repairman who drove Kerry's boat for nearly three months. The attack on Kerry's war record has dominated the presidential campaign in the days since Swift Boat Veterans For Truth began airing its commercial in three states. With polls suggesting Kerry's standing was beginning to slip -- at least among veterans -- the Democrat last week called on Bush to call for the ads to be pulled from the air. He also accused Bush of allowing front groups to "do his dirty work." Bush's campaign heatedly denied any connection with the anti-Kerry group, and called on the Democratic challenger to join the president in a call for all outside groups to pull their ads. Bush has himself been subjected to a multimillion-dollar barrage of attack ads aired by groups seeking to help Kerry win the White House. Copyright 2004 The New York Times Company