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Top Klobuchar aide fired for viewing leaked Kennedy ad
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| Contributor | Eric |
| Last Edited | Eric Sep 20, 2006 06:10pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - St. Paul Pioneer Press |
| News Date | Thursday, September 21, 2006 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | ST. PAUL - The manager of Democrat Amy Klobuchar's U.S. Senate campaign has fired its chief spokeswoman, saying she accessed over the Internet an unreleased campaign advertisement of Klobuchar's Republican opponent, Mark Kennedy.
In a prepared statement, Klobuchar campaign manager Ben Goldfarb said that communications director Tara McGuinness last Saturday was contacted by a local blogger who sent her a link to the Kennedy ad.
"The blogger indicated to Ms. McGuinness that he had gained access to the advertisement by use of passwords," Goldfarb said in the statement. "Exercising poor judgment, Ms. McGuinness opened the link, watched the advertisement and asked others on our campaign to watch it."
Goldfarb went on to say that Klobuchar, the Hennepin County attorney, directed him to report the incident to federal law enforcement for review. In a brief phone interview, Goldfarb said the matter was turned over to the FBI, but said he wouldn't add to the information contained in his press release.
"What happened here was wrong," Klobuchar said in her own statement. "By reporting the blogger's activities and this incident to law enforcement, we are doing the right thing."
Klobuchar also apologized to Kennedy and his campaign. |
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