'DOONESBURY' STRIP PULLED OVER DRUG FLAP

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- At least two newspapers pulled an installment of
Garry Trudeau's "Doonesbury" because a character accuses George W.
Bush of cocaine abuse.

An editor at Universal Press Syndicate, which distributes the
cartoon, said readers should consider the character making the
allegation: Duke, the renegade presidential candidate whose mind has
been scrambled by years of alcohol and drug abuse.

In Wednesday's strip, Duke, upset by polls that show him receiving
zero percent of the vote, is told that voters have concerns about his
lifestyle.

He responds: "My lifestyle? What about Dubya's? He's got a history of
alcohol abuse and cocaine!"

Bush, responding to questions during the primary season, said he had
not used any illegal drug in the past 25 years, but he would not
elaborate. No evidence has surfaced that he ever used cocaine. He has
said he has not had an alcoholic drink since his 40th birthday. He is
now 54.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press pulled Wednesday's strip and will also
pull Thursday's. The San Antonio Express News also pulled Wednesday's
strip.