The Bush campaign said late Saturday that it dismissed
an adviser on veterans issues after learning that he is part of an
independent group that has been running anti-Kerry ads. The Bush
campaign said Kenneth Cordier, who appears in a new advertisement to be
aired by the anti-Kerry group, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, will no
longer serve in his voluntary position on Bush's veterans steering
committee. A Bush spokesman said Cordier had not previously informed
the campaign that he had been involved with the group, but the Kerry
campaign said the matter provides evidence supporting its complaint to
the Federal Election Commission alleging illegal cooperation between
the campaign and the independent group. [more ]
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