More Americans seek a safe, sun-kissed look.(PAGE ONE)

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Byline: Stephanie Mansfield, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Bush twins do it. So do the Redskinettes. Lobbyists, lawyers, pundits and prom queens. It's the only way to glow. Faux bronzing has grown into a $5 billion industry in America and includes tanning beds; spray tanning booths, such as Mystic Tan; and lotions, creams, gels and drugstore moisturizers with built in self-tanners.

"Number one, it makes you look good," said John Overstreet, executive director of the Indoor Tanning Association in Washington. "Number two, it makes you feel good." Fans who overdue it, such as bronze-hued presidential candidate John Kerry in the 2004 election campaign, are known as "tanorexics." But that does not stop people from flocking to the tanning booth. The booths...