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LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE           Contact:  Chuck Porcari, (202) 785-8683
January 24, 2004

               LCV Endorses Senator John Kerry for President

     Primary Endorsement Before New Hampshire Primary Unprecedented in
                      Organization's 34-Year History

CONCORD, NH - The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) today endorsed
Senator John Kerry for President of the United States.  This endorsement
is the earliest ever in the organization's 34-year history.

"John Kerry is a man whose unparalleled record on environmental issues
has earned him an extraordinary lifetime rating from the League of
Conservation Voters, and he is clearly the strongest environmentalist in
the field," said Deb Callahan, president of LCV.  "John Kerry
understands that the American people need a president who will never
roll over to corporate contributors at the expense of the health and
safety of the public."

"I urge citizens and environmentalists in New Hampshire to cast their
vote for John Kerry on Tuesday," said Ms. Callahan.

Over the next three days in New Hampshire and later in other upcoming
primary states, LCV and its local partners will be working tirelessly in
a focused, independent, get-out-the-vote effort on behalf of John
Kerry's campaign.

"John Kerry understands how to protect our water and remove mercury from
our air. This a man who will stand up to the corporate interests and
tell them to do what is right for their country, not their wallets. This
is a man who understands that the 2004 election is about the world we
pass on to our children not passing the problems of our world to our
children," said Ms. Callahan.  "John Kerry is the candidate defeat
President Bush, who has compiled the worst environmental record in the
history of our nation."

Ms. Callahan noted that LCV came to New Hampshire last month to release
its Presidential Candidate Profiles, a document that states that all of
the Democratic candidates would be better for the environment than
George W. Bush.

"This is truly, a field of friends," said Ms. Callahan.

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The nonprofit League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is the political voice
of the national environmental and conservation community.  LCV, which is
not a partisan organization, is the only national organization working
full-time to hold Congress and the president accountable for their
environmental actions.  For more information, please visit us on the web
at www.lcv.org.

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