Article: Curse of big brother stalks Jeb Bush

HE IS a popular governor of a pivotal southern state, who has impressed with his leadership of hurricane relief efforts, is a charismatic speaker and a renowned policy expert - and is steeped in political campaigning.

Normally, such attributes and qualifications, along with his small government, libertarian brand of conservatism, would make him a front runner for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008.

But the governor of Florida, who has a popularity rating of 63 per cent in his home state, has one disadvantage that overshadows everything else - his surname is Bush.

Many Republicans fear that Jeb Bush, the younger brother of

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