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Article: Bush's credibility being tested.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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- July 25, 2003
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Byline: Steven Thomma
NEW YORK _ President Bush's credibility, a cornerstone of his bond with the American people, is being tested by the controversy over his prewar argument that Iraq was trying to buy uranium to revive its nuclear-weapons program.
Bush advisers think it is a test he will pass easily. At a Republican National Committee meeting Friday in New York, they dismissed questions about the president's honesty as partisan politics and predicted the American people will see through it.
But Democrats sense a new weakness and are rushing to exploit it. The party is running ads casting doubts about Bush's truthfulness and Democratic ...