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Article: CONGRESSIONAL RACES: THIRD DISTRICT; Ramstad, Frenzel decry attack ads; They criticized ads against GOP candidate Erik Paulsen produced on behalf of DFL challenger Ashwin Madia.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- October 8, 2008
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Byline: MARK BRUNSWICK; STAFF WRITER
Calling mailings and TV ads from Democrats "gutter politics" and "utter fabrications," retiring U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad on Tuesday called on DFL candidate Ashwin Madia to disavow party attacks on Erik Paulsen, Madia's Republican rival in the race to succeed Ramstad.
One of the mailings suggests that Paulsen received money from a strip club fundraiser in Las Vegas. Madia and Paulsen are facing off in Minnesota's suburban Third Congressional District. Independence Party candidate David Dillon also is seeking the seat.
The race for a rare open seat has become one of the nation's most bitterly partisan, ...