DEMOCRATIC Presidential candidate John Kerry switched to macho politics yesterday when he made an unusual hunting trip to rural Ohio in a bid to woo traditionalist male voters, while Mr Bush courted Catholics in Pennsylvania.

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said he bagged a goose on a hunting trip in Ohio today, but his real target was the voters who may harbour doubts about him.

Academy Award-winning animator Chuck Jones, who drew such beloved cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, has died. He was 89.