Republican candidate’s wife sues political rival

[Judi Lynn]

Republican candidate’s wife sues political rival

Published Sunday, August 6, 2006
WASHINGTON (AP) - The wife of a Republican candidate in Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District has sued one of her husband’s opponents, accusing him of making threats over the phone.

Janice Noland alleges that businessman Alan Conner called her in mid-July demanding to talk. When she refused and hung up, the lawsuit claims, Conner called back and left a threatening message on her answering machine, saying, "I will bring you down."

Conner and Noland’s husband, former state legislator Jim Noland, are among four Republicans competing in Tuesday’s primary in the west-central Missouri district. The winner faces longtime Democratic Rep. Ike Skelton in November.

Janice Noland, a practicing attorney, filed suit July 26 in southwest Missouri’s Dallas County Circuit Court. She alleges Conner also threatened to sue her and report her to the Missouri Bar.
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http://www.columbiatribune.com/2006/Aug/20060806News024.asp

[DRoseDARs]

1. Republicans eating their own... again? I can live with that. n/t

[DanCa]

2. America deserves better than this.

Unfortunately I suspect things will get much worse across the board.