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Searcy said Larry Holzman, a Hanoi-based American, arranged for 100 T-shirts to be printed, with the shipment arriving a few days ago. About 25 shirts have been sold, he added. 8216;8216;The first day they came in, we had a stack at a cafe and were examining them, and four Japanese tourists asked if they could buy them.8217;8217;

Kerry 8212; who suffered injuries in the Mekong Delta and received three Purple Hearts, a Bronze and Silver Star 8212; asked the Election Commission to force a group accused of collaborating with the Bush campaign to withdraw ads challenging his service in Vietnam.

Bush8217;s campaign advisers denied any involvement but have refused to denounce the ads. The White House criticised Kerry for 8216;8216;losing his cool8217;8217; over the accusations. Kerry8217;s supporters often contrast his military records with that of Bush, who spent the war serving in the Texas Air National Guard.