Article: TEXAN BUSH BACKS OWENS FOR GOVERNOR GOP CANDIDATE `GOOD, DECENT MAN,' EX-PRESIDENT'S SON SAYS IN DENVER.(Local)

Byline: Berny Morson Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer

Texas Gov. George W. Bush on Thursday urged the election of a Lone Star native as Colorado governor.

Bush was the speaker at a fund-raising dinner for State Treasurer Bill Owens, the Republican gubernatorial candidate.

Owens faces Lt. Gov. Gail Schoettler, a Democrat and California native, in the Nov. 3 election.

The Texas governor - son of former President George H. W. Bush - has gained a reputation as a moderate who has reached out to Hispanic voters.

He said Owens, struggling to shed a far-right image, is cast from the same mold.

``I like to say I'm a ...

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