BUSH PRAISES KERRY'S MILITARY SERVICE, BUT DOES NOT DENOUNCE VETERANS' ATTACK AD
Thu Aug 26 2004 21:49:31 ET
Bush said on Thursday that he did not believe Sen. John Kerry lied about his war record, but he declined to condemn the television commercial paid for by a veterans' group alleging Kerry came by his war medals dishonestly.
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Bush made the comments during a half-hour interview with the NEW YORK TIMES for Friday editions.
"I understand how Sen. Kerry feels -- I've been attacked by 527s too," Bush said.
"I think Sen. Kerry should be proud of his record," Bush said. "No, I don't think he lied."
But when pressed repeatedly if he would specifically denounce the advertisements, which Kerry has said were being run with the tacit approval of the Bush campaign, the president refused to condemn then. Instead, he said he would talk only of the "broader issue" of the political committees that take to the airwaves with attack ads.
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