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Baril: McDonnell bypassing campaign funding rules [VA AG]
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| Last Edited | FreedomDemocrat Jun 13, 2005 04:33pm |
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| News Date | Monday, June 13, 2005 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | RICHMOND—Republican attorney general candidate Steve Baril is accusing his competitor in the primary race, Del. Bob McDonnell, of skirting campaign finance law, an accusation McDonnell’s campaign says is baseless.
In a press conference here yesterday, Baril said a television ad—authorized by McDonnell but paid for by the Virginia Conservative Action PAC as an in-kind contribution—raises ethical issues because money for that ad could have come from a federal tort reform organization that doesn’t have to disclose its donors.
The federal group, the Americans for Tort Reform Association, donated $220,000 to VCAP on May 2. Soon after, VCAP began running TV and radio ads—which Baril said cost about the same as the ATRA donation—praising McDonnell and criticizing Baril.
Baril claims the connection between ATRA and McDonnell is clear. |
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