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Anti-Kerry Ad on Terrorist Video Game Site
By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - A Republican ad criticizing Democrat John Kerry is on an Internet video game site in which a player can pretend to be a cartoon President Bush killing terrorists who have invaded the White House.
The ad sponsored by the Republican National Committee is shown at various times above and below the game called "Bush Shoot-Out: Starring President Bush and Condoleezza Rice," one of several free video games offered on the Web site Miniclip.com.
The ad says: "Senator Kerry says his own vote to 'abandon our troops' was reckless and irresponsible" before flashing to another screen that says "To Listen to Senator Kerry in His Own Words Click Here!"
The RNC last month began placing such anti-Kerry ads -- pop-ups, banners and column ads -- on some 1,400 general interest, news, sports, technology, entertainment, music and business Web sites.
Mary Ellen Grant, an RNC spokeswoman, said: "We contract through a vendor for our Internet ads, and clearly they've chosen a site with a number of Internet games on it." She would not say whether the RNC will ask for the ad to be pulled from the site.