Wrongaroony, the WP got the story right for once. Sorry to say, during the presidential primary Bush said he would sign a renewal of the AW ban, and added that he would also support adding a ban on importation of grandfathered foreign made hi-cap magazines. Apparently he plans on being true to his word, something I usually regard as admirable.
But in this case I'm afraid it will cost him re-election unless congress bails him out by not voting to renew the ban. If GOP congresspeople can be made to understand that this ban could very well mean Bush loses in '04, (cards and letters time) maybe they will work a little harder to see that it never makes it to his desk.