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Military Readers Offer Political Views

WASHINGTON — President Bush retains overwhelming support among much of the military’s professional core despite a troubled mission in Iraq and a decorated combat veteran as an opponent, a Military Times survey suggests. Bush leads John Kerry 73 percent to 18 percent in the survey of 4,165 active-duty, National Guard and Reserve subscribers to Army Times, Navy Times, Marine Corps Times and Air Force Times. Though the results are likely not representative of the opinions of the military as a whole, they are a disappointment to Democrats who hoped Kerry’s record and doubts about Bush would give their candidate an opening with a traditionally Republican group.