Coleman suing Franken for false attacks [View All]

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In a press conference this morning, Sen. Norm Coleman's campaign said they are suing their opponent Al Franken for false attacks against him. They will submit the lawsuit to the Bureau of Administrative Hearings later today.

The campaign claims Franken violated the law in recent TV and radio ads by knowingly running false attacks against a political candidate running for office. The campaign says they will take appropriate civil and criminal sanctions against Franken.

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Franken campaign responds to lawsuit


Al Franken's campaign for Senate responded to Norm Coleman's campaign announcement this morning that they will be submitting a lawsuit against him later today.

According to Franken Spokeswoman Colleen Murray in an email to City Pages:
"Our ads are factual and true, even if Norm Coleman doesn't like being
held accountable for his conduct. Every time someone tries to hold Norm Coleman accountable, he runs to court to try to weasel out of it. In none of the three prior times he's done this has he ever been successful, and he won't be this time, either."


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CREW defends corrupt Congress report used in Coleman's lawsuit


In Sen. Norm Coleman's campaign announcement this morning of a lawsuit against his opponent Al Franken for false accusations in his TV and radio ads, his spokesman cited Franken's use of a Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington report of the most corrupt members of Congress.

Melanie Sloan, the group's executive director, spoke to City Pages to clarify their report and respond to Coleman's claims.

Franken's TV ad says that Coleman is the "fourth most corrupt senator". Sloan said that statement isn't exactly accurate.

"I can see how they came to that conclusion," she said, "but that's certainly not what we said."

Sloan said their list of corrupt Congressional members is simply a list and not a ranking in any way, but it did contain just four Senators. Coleman received a dishonorable mention, while three of the 20 most corrupt were also senators.

She said it would be correct to say Coleman is one of four most corrupt senators according to their report because 96 other senators did not make the list at all.

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