OCR Text |
Show .DAILY Saturday, September 25. 2004 HERALD A3 Gunman kills campus police officer in Indiana Poll: Bush builds support, gains highest ratings on economy, Iraq Will Lester THE " elected, he's going to pull everybody out of Iraq and they'll have to fend for themselves. Situations like 911 will happen again WASHINGTON President Bush solidified his advantage among men during the last month and holds his highest ratings since January on job performance, the economy and Iraq, according to an Associated Press pol Bush has a lead over Sea John Kerry 52 percent to 45 percent among likely votin the ers survey less than six weeks before the Nov. 2 election. Independent Ralph Nader was backed by 1 percent. The president held the advantage despite increasing violence in Iraq and a week of attacks on his Iraq policy by an increasingly combative Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee. "We took a lead after our convention and the lead has held," said Matthew Dowd, a senior Bush campaign strategist. Bush has a slight lead in some polls, and is running even in others. Among registered voters, Bush leads Kerry 51 percent to 42 percent, while Nader had the backing of 2 percent. Since the Republican convention, Bush's job approval is up, 54 percent among likely voters, and just over half of them approve of his handling of the economy and Iraq. His approval in all three areas is as high as it's been all year in the polling conducted for the AP by Ipsos-PublAffairs. Dowd wasnt assuming a Bush advantage would hold up through the election, however. "The way we're approaching this, it will be a very close election," he said, adding that turn- ing out GOP voters will be cru- Bush "I think if Kerry gets ASSOCIATED PRESS to vote in the upcoming election approve of the way President Bush is handling his job, the economy and the situation in Iraq. I".:i3 Approve ic cial The Kerry campaign focused its message in recent days on growing problems in Iraq as Bush has talked about making steady, progress there. If you look at all the recent I . his job i ir 2 1 Disapprove Nader-Camej- . Don't know undecided o as president 46 Betsy Bodenhamer teacher's aide, mother of two from Galesburg, the economy III. 353" . . If the election for president and vice president were held today, for whom would you vote? . and again." AP-Ips- gets approval from 'likely voters' I 45 46 polls, this race is headed back to even," said Mark Mellman, a Kerry campaign pollster. He said Kerry still has time to "make the case" with voters. "What happens in the next 40 days will be vastly more important than anything that's happened in the last six months," Mellman said. "On Election Day, there will be 10 percent who said they made their decision in the last two or three days." In the 2000 presidential election, three in 10 voters said they made up their minds in the last month, including one in 10 who did so in the final three days, according to exit polls. The undecided group is believed to be smaller this year. With time running out, Kerry has much important work to do in his campaign, the poll suggested. lead Bush holds a among men. And Bush and Kerry are tied among women, a traditionally Democratic group that now favors Bush on protecting the country. Democrat Al Gore won the women's vote by 11 percentage points in 2000, while Bush won men by a similar margin. Betsy Bodenhamer, a teacher's aide and mother of two from Galesburg, II, says she has always voted for De- AP-Ips- 52 Kerry- - Edwards the situation in Iraq ASSOCIATED ' PRESS . INDIANAPOLIS A man fatally shot a Butler University police officer outside the school's basketball arena Friday, triggering a manhunt that ended with police shoot. ing a suspect. The suspect, identified as Kahdir Al Khattab, 26, was taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said. The officer, James Davis, was called on a report of a suspicious person inside Hinkle Fieldhouse, where the women's basketball team was practicing, police Sgt. Steve Staletovich said. The man was outside the building when Davis arrived. Witnesses reported hearing a A majority of registered voters considered likely Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush b handling . single gunshot, then seeing the man pick up a gun and run away, he said. Davis was shot once in the head and was pronounced dead at a hospital, Staletovich Ken Kusmer THE said. Hundreds of officers searched nearly three hours before finding a man who matched the gunman's description about 10 blocks from the crime scene, Staletovich said. As officers closed in, they shot him. Staletovich said he did not know what behavior by the man prompted the initial call to police. Davis, who was married with three children, had been a member of the school's police force for less than two years, Staletovich said. y poll of 1,541 adults was taken It included 916 likely voters with a margin of sampling error of plus or , minus 3.2 percentage points. NOTE; The Sept. E 48 Affairs forAP SOURCE: FACTORY SHOWROOMS AP mocrats in recent presidential elections. This year, she's lean. ing toward Bush. "I think if Kerry gets elected, he's going to pull everybody out of Iraq and they'll have to fend for themselves," she said. "Situations like 911 Will happen again and again." But Iraq carries risk$ for BushaswelL People are about evenly divided on Bush's handling of Iraq not that strong a rating, but better than in June when just over four in 10 approved, according toAPpolling. Eileen Venuti, For an independent voter from Lyons, N.Y., the Iraq war has become a defining issue. "I'm disgusted with the war in Iraq, more so lately since they've been beheading these men," she said. Venuti said she saw the British hostage sobbing on a video taken by his captors "and it disturbed me so much I couldn't ' . sleep last night." She said she's leaning toward a "fresh start." Kerry is stronger than Bush among nonwhites, voters in the Northeast and those in urban areas. For Rodney Simpson, a bus driver from Clinton, Md., voting for Kerry means trying to defeat Bush. "Kerry is not that strong, but there's nobody else for the black community to vote for," said Simpson. "It seems like Kerry's shooting out a bunch of slogans that don't seem genuine." But he sees little improve- ment for blacks who entered the middle class under President Clintoa "People are slipping back to where they were in the Reagan years," he said. The poll of 1,302 registered voters, including 916 likely votThe ers, was taken Sept. margin of sampling error for registered and likely voters is plus or minus 3 percentage points, larger for subgroups. Save up to $50 ! 1 JEZTSi Compact Sanger ighs 5lbs. NOT VJUX) nun WTH ANT Oim OfFER nam no re meant owra lfi::tli 3 ID 20-2- HURRY-Limite- d Time! On the Net: Bush campaign: www.georgewbush.com Kerry campaign: www.johnkerry.com We honor all mail order, internet and QVC offers. Orem 578 E. UNIV. PKWY . 2 SOUTH SLC LAYT0N MidvaleSLC TMOMLE 757WANIHJ3FEOL 860EFEUNlONBrVDL 5730SlMDWOODRDi 85W2100S wwui7.couaairDDDane - cccnjnTrD 426-530- 832-950- mm tOuu 779-299- 0 Mfcujr.ilt A 352-733- 5 ! iipunriH inipHtwi 968-782- 8 1 mm0mmmmmmmmmmmmm.UC.' SHOP SPECIAL HOURS TODAY 9AM - 1 0PM W FALL ITSNEW! N ME (TDK, UKf SETS icmETNOTFomArattiua, imHnraMiTNUracuiTm Ears, MNB1 1 caNsrs shoes IT s VALID SAT-SU- N., SEPT. 25-2- 0 MEIER WCMHT M Values, Bridal & Special Event Collections, Superior Values, Bridge Sportswear & Select Ladies' Designers, IDEOLOGY, i.e., i.e. relaxed, Easy Spirit Cosmetics, Fragrances. Coach, Dooney & Bourke, Juniors' Moderate Denim Jeans, Men's 4 Juniors' & Children's Designers, Levi's, Dockers', Slates, Designer Bed & Bath, Henckels, Scooters, Electronic Gifts, Victorinox, Small Electrics 4 Vacuums. MEIER SJ aWEK viMIKf UHU vWtJ & FRANK com, mum Fouxunon, NETS LJBT - . Sn Beetles 4 Vacuums. IIJItlllllllMII & FWAhK : ANY SALE OR CLEARANCE ITEM VALID SAT-SUN- ., SEPT. 25-2- 6 SAT.-SUN- ., SEPT. 25-2- 6 in on Fine Watches, Best Values, Bridal & Special Event Collections, Superior Values, Bridge Sportswear 4 Select Ladies' Designers, IDEOLOGY, i.e., i.e. relaxed, Easy Spirit, Cosmetics, Fragrances, Coach, Dooney 4 Bourke, Juniors' Moderate Denim Jeans, Men's 4 Juniors' 4 Children's Designers, Levi's, Dockers', Slates, Designer Bed 4 Balh, Henckels, Scooters. Electronic Gifts, victorinox, Small Electrics 4 Vacuums. & FRANK NO DISCOUNT on Fine Watches, Fine Best Values, Bridal and Special Event Collections, Protection Plans. ANY SALE OR CLEARANCE FINE JEWELRY ITEM ., VALID SEPT. 25-2- 6 SAT.-SUN- iiiiiiiiiiiiiiDiiiiaiQ - . ' s MEIER & FRANK LAST-DA- Y MEIER & FRANK SPECIALS M Uk tM7rll 1 Min Hm MEIER & FRANK GIFT CARDS AVAILABLE AT ALL STORES AND MEIERANDFRANK.com ,'V CUIMM, M8TS, on Fine Watches, Best Values, Bridal 4 Special Event Collections, Superior Values, Bridge Sportswear 4 Select Ladies' Designers, IDEOLOGY, I.e.. i.e. relaxed, Easy Spirit, Cosmetics, Fragrances, Coach, Dooney 4 Bourke. Juniors' Moderate Denim Jeans, Men's 4 Juniors' 4 Children's Designers, Levi's, Dockers, Slates', Designer Bed 4 Bath, Henckels, Scooters, Electronic Gifts, vidorinox, Small Electrics 4 Vacuums. PLUS, DON'T MISS OUR Dowdm I WLORQ NO DISCOUNT Ladies' Designers, IDEOLOGY, Le I.e. relaxed, Easy Spirit, Cosmetics, Fragrances, Coach, Dooney 4 Bourke, Juniors' Moderate Denim Jeans. Men's & Junta' 4 (Mdren'sDestaners. . MBEMfEtt iuo, mMEm comets snob NO DISCOUNT on Fine Watches, Best Values, Bridal 4 Special Event Collections, Superior Values, Bridge Sportswear 4 Select woKnicHnaiswa NO DISCOUNT ANY SALE OR CLEARANCE ITEM VALID HOK STOfS, lADSf SnTI 1 CM KfniUBniuRiTUOrTaciinri IP , HSCOIMT coJuiriunnoiDJtnoiiuKS, MEIER 1KMSCO0ff IIIOKSTME.LMES'Stffit 91 10 masm ua Values, Bridal & Special Event Collections, Superior Values, Bridge Sportswear & Select Ladies' Designers, IDEOLOGY. I.e., I.e. relaxed, Easy Spirit, Cosmetics, Fragrances, Coach, Dooney & Bourke, Juniors' Moderate Denim Jeans, Men's & Juniors' 4 Children's Designers, Levi's, Dockers, States, Designer Bed & Bath. Henckels, Scooters, Electronic Grits, Victorinox, Smal Electrics 4 Vacuums. ANY SALE OR CLEARANCE ITEM VALID SAT.-SUN- .. SEPT. 25-2- 6 w tm I MO DISCOUNT on Hm Watches, Best - MBER WHET SALE! hwmdahons, hues, cunutxc, t mm nan wow EnsnmiTw!uffiiSnE&Ki KWEnicsunrisna " STORE, WONEntCHUimUOES MO DISCOUNT on Fine Watches, Best IV m EtMrVWIl ANY SALE OR CLEARAXCE ITEM SEPT. 25-2- 6 VALID SAT-SU- N HO com, mum H'lllW'IW & FRANK Jim ITS0N EXCITING! KCOHT ANY SALE OR CLEARANCE ITEM SALE MEIER & FRANK SHOP ONLINE AT MEIERANDFRANK.com OR BY PHONE always something exciting! fiv |