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Sen. Ben Nelson Irks GOP With Democratic-sponsored Ads

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) _ The Nebraska Republican Party has filed complaints that U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson violated Senate ethics and federal election rules by appearing in several Democratic Party-sponsored ads.  But Nelson supporters say it's perfectly legal.

Nelson and the Democratic Party insist the spots are issue ads, not campaign ads subject to spending limits. But the state GOP this month filed complaints with the Federal Election Commission and the Senate Ethics Committee saying Nelson illegally coordinating with the state Democratic Party on radio and television ads funded mostly by the National Democratic Senatorial Committee.

But Nelson isn't blinking. While previous ads featured the Nebraska Democrat opposing Washington partisanship and proposed cuts to Medicare and Social Security, a new television ad targets three Republican U.S. Senate primary candidates looking to take Nelson's seat.

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