Rahall, Maynard blast each other in debate

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Source: AP, via The Charleston Gazette

BECKLEY, W.Va. -- U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall and Republican challenger Elliott "Spike" Maynard pummeled each other during a bare-knuckle debate Tuesday night over everything from mudslinging TV ads to coal mining.

Before a crowd of about 150 in Beckley, Rahall's hometown, the Democratic incumbent blasted Maynard over ads being run by his supporters that attack his Lebanese ancestry. And he attacked Maynard for his ties to Don Blankenship, who is the chief executive of troubled coalmine operator Massey Energy Co.

Rahall called the ads disingenuous, dishonest and "outright" despicable. A non-party group, the West Virginia Conservative Foundation, has so far pumped $567,645 into anti-Rahall ads this fall.

Read more: http://wvgazette.com/News/201010260303

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To get an idea of the kind of race-bating, anti-arab ads Maynard an his supporters have been running, read this piece by Amanda Terkel of the Huffington post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/13/spike-maynard-nick-rahall-alamoudi-ad-terrorist_n_761106.html