Cheney faces grilling over leak as Bush election hopes slump

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'That is a very serious problem,' said John Zogby, head of polling firm Zogby International. One of America's most respected pollsters, Zogby believes Bush's numbers are so bad that the election has become Kerry's to lose.

Last week Bush met religious groups to revive a stalled plan to encourage faith organisations to bid for government money to run charity projects. The move is controversial for blurring the lines between church and state, but is popular with conservative Christians.

Bush's lurch to the right has opened up chasms in the previously united Republican party. Moderates are becoming increasingly vocal in their criticism. Central to this group is Arizona Senator John McCain, a Vietnam war hero and rival to Bush for the 2000 presidential nomination.

Speculation is rife that McCain could be lured over to the Democrats as Kerry's running mate. McCain has dismissed the idea, but sources close to the senator said that he would probably consider any offer. 'He is a real rogue,' said one source.

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