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Re: Candidate spent $1,000 on clothes

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:51:56 -0500

Our caricaturist has left, so we'll be running more photos from now on.

— RTB

Re: Candidate spent $1,000 on clothes

j1c2kp — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:46:30 -0500

and it would be funny to see a caricature of brezeale. Just kidding, he has already had more than his 15 minutes of fame. Now it is time for him to get that back child support paid.

Re: Candidate spent $1,000 on clothes

j1c2kp — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:29:09 -0500

It was my understanding that Palin's clothes were not being kept by her. Is Willie going to turn over the clothes purchased? Also noticed Sylvester Mgt on his report with no address, no purpose of disbursement... Who or what is Sylvester Management? Come on Willie, turn over the clothes.

Candidate spent $1,000 on clothes

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:02:24 -0500

Sarah Palin wasn't the only one with new clothes thanks to donors.

North Carolina Republican Congressional candidate Will Breazeale also used campaign money for clothing, according to a complaint that a watchdog group filed Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington said Breazeale and five other candidates each spent hundreds of dollars on clothes, violating a ban on personal use of campaign money, the Associated Press reports.

The group had earlier complained about spending by the Republican National Committee on the GOP vice presidential candidate.

According to campaign finance reports, Breazeale's campaign spent $1,000 in clothing for Breazeale at Fisher's Men's Store in Elizabethtown on Oct. 4, 2007.

A spokesperson for the campaign did not respond to the AP's request for comment.

Breazeale lost to longtime Democratic Congressman Mike McIntyre in November.