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Post by Logan on Dec 6, 2016 0:18:44 GMT -6
LAS VEGAS - A Nevada Republican candidate who narrowly lost the most expensive congressional race in the nation is accusing the Democrat who won of defaming him with advertisements in the final days of the campaign. Danny Tarkanian said Friday his lawsuit isn’t contesting Jacky Rosen’s 47-to-46 percent win in the Nov. 8 election. Instead, it seeks $7.5 million in damages. Tarkanian accuses the congresswoman-elect of airing ads with claims “nearly identical” to allegations that won him a $150,000 defamation settlement following his failed 2004 bid for state Senate. One Rosen ad accused Tarkanian of helping to set up scams that cost senior citizens millions of dollars. Read more: www.rgj.com/story/news/politics/2016/11/18/failed-nevada-candidate-alleges-defamation/94080394/
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