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U.S. SENATE: ETHICS; Group urges Coleman rent deal inquiry; A watchdog group says the bargain-rate D.C. lease is an improper gift, but the GOP senator calls the payments fair.(NEWS)

Byline: KEVIN DUCHSCHERE; STAFF WRITER

A Washington-based government watchdog group is asking the Senate ethics committee to investigate whether Sen. Norm Coleman violated gift rules by renting an apartment owned by a longtime Republican associate.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) wants the committee to determine whether Coleman, R-Minn., is paying the fair market value for the Capitol Hill-area apartment, and what was behind the apparently loose rental agreement the senator had with St. Paul telemarketer Jeff Larson.

DFL Party officials, who hope to quash Coleman's bid for a second term this year, said Monday they believed Coleman had ...

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