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Terror alerts misused, Sen. John Kerry says

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Source: Boston Herald

Sorry for the r/w link, but this article doesn't appear elsewhere, and Kerry's got a point.

Sen. John Kerry yesterday strongly suggested that President George W. Bush used the terror alert system created after the 2001 terrorist attacks to boost his political campaign during the 2004 election.

Kerry said in an interview with the Herald: “We had red alerts and orange alerts and all these alerts. We haven’t had an alert since the election.”

Republicans immediately attacked the statement, saying Kerry has a misguided viewpoint on the war in Iraq.

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Kerry made the comments while discussing the difference between the political climate now and during the 2004 election, when he challenged President Bush.

Read more: http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/politics/view/2008_07_15_Terror_alerts_misused__Sen__John_Kerry_says/srvc=home&position=also

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