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October 31, 2008

GOP Ads Darken Skin of Indian American Dem. Candidate
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Republicans in Minnesota are being accused of racism after running
attack ads that apparently darken the skin of an Indian American
Democrat running for Congress. The Democrat, Ashwin Madia, is a former
Marine and Iraq war veteran. Attack ads funded by the National
Republican Congressional Committee appear to show him with a darkened
complexion. Madia is challenging Republican Erik Paulsen in Minnesota’s
third congressional district.



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