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Democrat Tarryl Clark's campaign for Congress announced today that it will start running a 

 criticizing GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann for her comments on BP.  The Clark campaign started fundraising to run the ad earlier today and announced this afternoon that the ad will start running Sunday night on WCCO-TV.

that BP should be held responsible for the disaster.

"There are people right now whose lives are on the line because their businesses are tanking," she told the newspaper.

Bachmann also said her real concern is the $20 billion fund would be used for other purposes than the oil spill.

This is Clark's first ad in the campaign for Congress in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District.  Bachmann hasn't run any TV ads but ran radio ads criticizing Clark's vote on a bill that increased taxes.

Republican Party of Minnesota Chairman Tony Sutton issued as statement defending Bachmann from what he termed a "dishonest attack ad."

"Michele Bachmann has consistently stated that those responsible should and will pay for the cleanup of the Gulf," Sutton wrote.

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But state GOP says ad is dishonest attack.

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