Schaffer ad maker slapped

Watchdog group says law violated

SOURCE: Lynn Bartels // Rocky Mountain News

10 Apr 2008 // A national group behind a political ad showing schoolchildren repeatedly thanking U.S. Senate candidate Bob Schaffer for his commitment to charter schools has run afoul of federal election laws.

U.S. Term Limits, a Virginia- based group, paid for the ad, which includes a written disclaimer: "U.S. Term Limits does not endorse candidates for public office."

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