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Associated Press - December 28, 2009 7:34 AM ET
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - Voters in one part of East St. Louis got a small gift and a political appeal - all in one convenient package.
Will McGaughy sent out letters reminding people that he was running for precinct committeeman. Each of the 500 letters also included a "keepsake" $2 bill.
The 76-year-old Democrat says he's been sending out the bills for years and there's nothing wrong with it.
But his opponent, Tom Dancy, says this time McGaughy's Christmas letter also talked about his bids for committeeman and state representative. Dancy says talking politics and handing out money at the same time amounts to buying votes.
Information from: Belleville News-Democrat, http://www.bnd.com
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