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When David Emery set up his urban legends Web site in 1997, he planned to focus on the poodle-in-a-microwave world of bizarre myths and hoaxes. But look at Emery's site in recent weeks, and the list of new entries is stocked with rumors related to the 2004 presidential election: "Has John Kerry Been Excommunicated?" "Did G.W. Bush Refer to a Fetus as a 'Feces' in Right-to-Life Speech?" "Is the Communist Party USA endorsing John Kerry for President?"

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