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Friday, Feb 21, 2014 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Despite saying earlier this week that the new labor-financed TV ad against Bruce Rauner was “ineffective,” the Rauner campaign has sent cease and desist letters to TV stations demanding they pull the spots down…
I am counsel to gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner, and in that capacity request that you cease and desist from any broadcast of Illinois Freedom PAC’s false, misleading, deceptive and unsubstantiated new advertisement against Mr. Rauner (“the Advertisement”).
The Illinois Freedom PAC responded with a long legal brief that you can read by clicking here. So far, no stations have pulled the ad and WLS TV has sent Rauner’s lawyer a formal rejection of its request, the PAC says.
* Also…
Documents obtained by The Associated Press show Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford spent nearly $27,000 on an investigation into allegations of political coercion and sexual harassment against him. […]
Rutherford spent more than $18,000 on the investigation by Ron Braver & Associates. Another $8,800 was paid to the law firm of the Brown, Hay & Stephens.
* Trombone Shorty will play us out…
