IMPEACH BUSH

President George W. Bush has withdrawn his nomination of Sam Fox, head of Clayton-based Harbour Group, as ambassador to Belgium, according to a White House release Wednesday.

Democrats have criticized Fox for donating $50,000 to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a group accused of distorting the military record of Kerry, D-Mass., during his 2004 presidential bid.

Missouri's U.S. senators, Republican Kit Bond and Democrat Claire McCaskill, as well as former U.S. Sen. John Danforth had expressed support for Fox's nomination.

Bush nominated Fox for the ambassador post in December.