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To: Srexley who wrote (251192)	4/26/2002 12:30:54 AM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Speaking of bald-faced Republican lies ... Headline: GOP flier erred on Lucas vote Aide: Apology due voters, too By Michael Collins, Cincinnati/Kentucky Post Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - National Republican leaders castigated Democratic Congressman Ken Lucas (Northern Kentucky) late last week in a news release that accused him of voting against tax relief for American workers. ''Rep. Lucas Votes to Raise Taxes: Shuns American taxpayers days after April 15th tax filing deadline,'' the headline read. There was just one problem: It wasn't true. Lucas voted for the tax-relief measure, which passed the House last Thursday on a 229-198 vote. On Friday, the organization responsible sent Lucas an apology. ''Please accept my sincere apology for an errant news release sent into your district yesterday,'' wrote U.S. Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., and chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. ''The release erroneously cited you as a 'nay' vote on H.R. 586. ''The mistake came as a result of an oversight by our staff. We will make every effort to ensure it is not repeated.'' Lucas, of Richwood, Ky., has accepted the apology but is asking that a retraction be sent to each organization or individual who received the inaccurate release. Republicans don't think that's necessary, however. ''No stories have been written that have contained the inaccuracies,'' said Stephen Schmidt, communications director for the Republican committee. National Republicans are keeping a close watch over Lucas because he is one of several Democratic incumbents they have targeted in this year's election. Lucas is running for a third term, but GOP strategists think he's vulnerable because the 24-county district has a history of electing Republicans. Boone County businessman Geoff Davis is expected to win the GOP nomination in the May primary and take on Lucas in November. Schmidt declined to say how the inaccuracy about Lucas' voting record ended up the subject of a news release, but he said his office made the error. His staff discovered the mistake shortly after the release went out, he said, and the office contacted reporters to tell them the information was wrong. ''Hundreds of releases are sent out of the NRCC. This is the first time in 14 months where a release has gone out that has been inaccurate in this context,'' Schmidt said. ''It is not something that I, as the communications director, am particularly pleased about. But we will do what we can to make sure it doesn't happen again.'' The Lucas campaign was just beginning to review the release when Davis' apology arrived. While Davis' quick apology is appreciated, ''I'd like to see a public apology,'' said Lucas campaign aide Bob Doyle. ''They send an unfair, wrong lie to the press all over the Fourth District, and they just send an apology to Ken. I think they owe an apology to voters as well.'' Lucas said it's not the first time national Republican organizations have distorted his record. During his first congressional campaign, television ads paid for by the National Republican Congressional Committee were pulled off the air because of questions about their accuracy. Later, radio stations pulled a national Republican group's ad that criticized Lucas' record on Social Security. ''It is inappropriate - and a disservice to the people of Kentucky - for national political party operatives to be interfering in the discussion of real issues facing the residents of the Fourth Congressional District,'' Lucas said. kypost.com

To: Srexley who wrote (251192)	4/26/2002 2:33:50 AM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

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