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I'm betting it's WaPo. There's been a great divide between WaPo and the other major lib papers this election. They've run stories crediting Bush and questioning Kerry. Their polls seem to have been more honest than CBS et al. Also if the story were to break in the NYPost or WashTimes it would have a blowback effect on the Bush campaign. I don't think the editors and publishers of those dailies would want that.

If a story exists I'm beting it's in WaPo. Second choice ChiTrb. There may be a reason they endorsed Bush.

xkaydet65 wrote:

"Second choice ChiTrb. There may be a reason they endorsed Bush."

My take on (my newspaper,) the Chicago Trib's endorsement of President Bush is due to the nature of the very real terrorist/securtiy threats that face our city. Remember that there were those that had diagrams and early planning of a plot in the works, that was twarted, on methods to take down the Sears Tower. Those Middle-Eastern men sit in jail. Chicago has gone through a litany of advanced security/safety procautions and practices since 9/11. Our city is most definately one of the few at the TOP of the list that absolutely NEEDS to take Homeland Security very seriously DAILY, and Mayor Daley KNOWS and lives this. Ours is a beautiful and very productive city with much pride. And Mayor Daley is very politically savy--carefully weighing how to advance himself and his fair city. He knows that in today's world, the safety/protection of Chicago, and the WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORT, O'Hare, heavily relies on the policies and vision and fortitude of George W. Bush (versus wimp-boy, wait to be attacked, Kerry.) Daley knows on which side his bread is buttered--and I'm sure is also feeling confident (from inside info) in a Bush win. He is now undisputedly the most powerful mayor in the country, and truly CARES about Chicago and its continued, very successful future.

And yes, I know that there's an ongoing feud between The Trib and the mayor, but the presidential endorsement for the city trumps those, I feel.