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Video: Coleman ad misrepresents Wellstone anecdote as more ‘angry’ Al

By Paul Schmelzer | 10.09.08 | 9:33 am

Al Franken’s a raving lunatic, right? That’s what Norm Coleman’s supporters would have you believe, but an interesting new Franken video calls out Coleman for a pretty egregious misrepresentation. The story, well told (and told first)…

Coleman ad snafu could cost his campaign serious money (but probably won’t)

By Steve Perry | 09.11.08 | 3:08 pm

Yesterday Aaron Landry at MnPublius noticed that Norm Coleman’s latest campaign ad, a testimonial from former Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Sandy Keith, violates a law that requires a four-second authorization tag at the end of campaign commercials.…