Article: REP. WILSON OF OHIO IS NOT CHARLIE WILSON OF TEXAS

Rep. Charlie Wilson, D-Ohio (6th CD), has issued the following news release:

The movie Charlie Wilson's War, which opens today, is being reviewed by some as "rollicking political fun" and has absolutely nothing to do with Congressman Charlie Wilson of Ohio's Sixth District. But, yes, Ohio's Charlie Wilson is often mistaken for Charlie Wilson of Texas - the subject of the current feature film based on the George Crile book.

"I've been asked what seems like a thousand times if the book and story are about me," Wilson (OH-6) said.

About a year ago Wilson of Ohio was walking through the airport in Atlanta. Charlie Wilson's War was one of the featured books in the airport bookstore's window. ...

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