- CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters)
- The newspaper in President Bush's adopted hometown of Crawford Texas
threw its support on Tuesday behind Bush's Democratic rival, Sen. John
Kerry.
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- The weekly Lone Star Iconoclast criticized Bush's handling
of the war in Iraq and for turning budget surpluses into record deficits.
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- The editorial also criticized Bush's proposals on Social
Security and Medicare.
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- "The publishers of The Iconoclast endorsed Bush
four years ago, based on the things he promised, not on this smoke-screened
agenda," the newspaper said in its editorial. "Today, we are
endorsing his opponent, John Kerry."
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- It urged "Texans not to rate the candidate by his
hometown or even his political party, but instead by where he intends to
take the country."
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- Bush spends many of his weekends and holidays at his
Crawford, Texas, ranch.
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- The Iconoclast's publisher and editor-in-chief, W. Leon
Smith, said the newspaper is sent to Bush's ranch each week. "But
I don't know if he reads it," Smith said.
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- The Kerry campaign welcomed the endorsement in an email
to reporters.
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