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Comings and goings in Minnesota's Fifth

Posted at 5:09 PM on August 24, 2006 by Tom Scheck

MPR has a story on the debate at the MN State Fair today. You can listen to the entire debate here. The debate featured four of the DFL candidates running to replace Congressman Martin Sabo. They are Keith Ellison, Ember Reichgott Junge, Mike Erlandson and Paul Ostrow.

Erlandson and Reichgott Junge also went up with television ads today. Erlandson's ad features his work as chief of staff to Congressman Sabo.

Reichgott Junge's ad focuses on health care.

MPR also has a profile of Keith Ellison and a profile of the three other candidates.

Take a listen to the side interviews on each of the profile pages if you want specifics on where Reichgott Junge, Erlandson, Ostrow and Ellison stand on the issues.

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