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Article: Kaine Calls Opponent's Ads 'Egregious Misrepresentation'; Kilgore Defends Accuracy of Death Penalty Claims
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- The Washington Post
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- October 14, 2005
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RICHMOND, Oct. 13 -- Democratic gubernatorial candidate Timothy
M. Kaine challenged the accuracy of television ads criticizing his
stance on the death penalty Thursday, saying they were designed to
mislead Virginians.
In a conference call with reporters, Kaine said one of the ads,
unveiled by Republican candidate Jerry W. Kilgore on Tuesday,
misstates the details of the work he did in a 1997 death penalty
appeal. He said it illustrates that Kilgore "cannot be trusted" with
facts regarding his record.
"This whole issue about this ad is about trust," Kaine said. "Time
and time again during this campaign Jerry Kilgore has been called out
. . . for egregious misrepresentation of facts. This ...