March 31, 2004

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  GOP Survey Question Draws Ire in Asia

  
  

  
  GENARO C. ARMAS
  
  Associated Press
  
  

  
  

  WASHINGTON - A voter survey mislabels Thailand and the Philippines as countries that "harbor and aid terrorists," say officials from both governments.

  
  

  The National Republican Congressional Committee's "Ask America 2004 Nationwide Policy Survey" asks: "Should America broaden the war on terrorism into other countries that harbor and aid terrorists such as Thailand, Syria, Somalia, the Philippines, etc.?"

  
  

  Accompanying the NRCC survey was a four-page letter signed by House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., that seeks money to help "keep the Republican Party in control of the U.S. House."

  
  

  Officials from both nations say the question came as a surprise since the Bush administration has praised their countries for their roles in the anti-terror war.

  
  

   

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