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AP, via Yahoo NewsSACRAMENTO, Calif. – Democrat Jerry Brown on Tuesday released his first attack ads against rival Meg Whitman, portraying the Republican candidate as the notoriously lying Pinocchio with her attacks against him in the close race for California governor.
The ads signify a shift by the Brown campaign to respond to a barrage of ads the billionaire Whitman has aired since June, including her most recent negative ad which features 1992 footage of former President Bill Clinton criticizing Brown's record during the Democratic presidential primary.
"I think it's a very graphic reminder that Ms. Whitman is telling lies," Brown told reporters before heading into a fundraiser in Sacramento. "It's a way of saying, 'Don't believe what she says.'"
Clinton on Tuesday called Whitman's ad misleading and gave his endorsement to Brown, who a day earlier apologized for making an inappropriate joke about the former president's relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky and questioning his honesty.
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