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PRESIDENTAL hopeful John Kerry yesterday rubbished claims he had an affair with an intern - and vowed to "fight back" against smears. And he accused the Bush campaign of doing "anything" it could to deflect from the president's poor showing in the polls. Kerry, 60, was accused on a right-wing website of a relationship with journalist Alex Polier. There is no evidence they had an affair but her father, Terry, 56, has branded Kerry, dubbed the new JFK, a "sleazeball". But Kerry, who is riding high in the polls, yesterday said he was not worried about the report. He added:...

KERRY HIT BY SEX CLAIMS The Democrat most likely to challenge George Bush for the presidency of the United States is at the centre of an alleged sex scandal. The website which broke the news of Bill Clinton's infidelity says married Senator John Kerry had a two-year affair with a young woman, beginning in spring 2001. The Drudge Report, which attracts millions of readers, says the woman has recently fled the US to Africa at the prompting of Mr Kerry. It also reports that his former rival for the Democratic nomination, General Wesley Clark, told reporters in an off-the-record conversation...