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Comings and goings in MN's 5th

Posted at 9:40 AM on July 8, 2006 by Tom Scheck

Keith Ellison continues to answer questions about his past. The Star Tribune has a story focusing on Ellison’s problems with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board during his time as a state lawmaker. Ellison is the DFL endorsed candidate in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes Minneapolis and several first ring suburbs. Dane Smith and Pat Doyle write that Ellison didn’t file his reports in a timely manner.

http://www.startribune.com/587/story/540012.html

Ellison’s campaign has had problems in recent weeks. Unpaid parking tickets led to a suspension of his driver’s license and critics are questioning his ties to the Nation of Islam in the mid-90s.

Ellison is known for being a fiery speaker. It seems like he’ll get a chance to use those skills later this month at a debate hosted by the Jewish Community Relations Council. The JCRC apparently is hosting the debate on July 25th at Temple Israel Synagogue.

Republican candidate Alan Fine sent me the notice about the debate, mostly because he's angry he won't be able to participate. In one news release, Fine says he isn’t happy that they scheduled the debate on a day he couldn’t make it. In a follow up news release, Fine says the JCRC uninvited him because it was a Democrat only debate. It seems like Fine is going to fight tooth and nail to get noticed in a race where even many Republicans don’t think their guy has a chance of winning.,

Finally, Minneapolis City Council member Paul Ostrow’s campaign sent out a news release saying he added five people to his campaign staff. He says he's focusing on grassroots campaign efforts, which basically means he won't be running too many television or radio ads...

The Fifth District DFL battle is going to keep many political reporters and watchers busy in July and August.

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