August 2006: Nathan Noy, a rival of Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio), contends that this picture on Schmidt's Web page showing her at a 1993 marathon has been doctored. The photo shows Schmidt near the finish line with the time clock showing 3:19:06. But a newspaper listing of race results does not include Schmidt's name.
Joseph Braun, an attorney representing Schmidt, denied that the photograph is fake. He produced what he said was an official race results book, listing Schmidt as the fifth-place finisher in her age group with a time of 3:19:09. A four-member commission panel ruled that there was enough evidence to look into the complaint.
Credit: Dartmouth.edu
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