NATION IN BRIEF : TEXAS : Thornburgh Told to Pay Election Debts
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A federal judge in Austin, Tex., ordered former U.S. Atty. Gen. Dick Thornburgh to help pay nearly $300,000 in campaign debts from his failed 1991 U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania. Thornburgh, his campaign committee and campaign treasurer Raymond Dimuzio were sued for the debts by Texas political consultant Karl Rove. U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks ruled that Thornburgh and his committee were both responsible for the debt. Sparks excused Dimuzio.
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