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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle15><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>I&#8217;m Jack Nelson candidate for re-election to Latah County
Commissioner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>At the MCA debate Monday, October 28, 2004, I made an opening statement
that the Moscow Pullman Daily News did not cover accurately.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>I said I respected the decision of my fellow republican candidates not
to attend the MCA debate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>They all
had personal reasons for not attending the debate.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes">&nbsp; </span>If I had been contacted as they were, I may have made the
same decision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>I was never
threatened or harassed about the debate, so I was willing to attend.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle15><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Another reason for attending the MCA debate was my opponent, Linda Pike,
came to Troy to the Troy Lions Club candidate debate earlier that evening.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Since I am a 50 year resident of the
Troy area and a 30 plus year member of the Troy Lions Club, I felt she was
coming to my home turf.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Since it
has been stated that most members of the MCA are from the democratic party I
was willing to go to her home turf.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

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Signature&quot; <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span></span></font><![endif]--><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>-Jack</span></font><font color=black><span
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