Blumenthat: New York Times Piece an "Outrageous Distortion"

Richard Blumenthal has struck back against a New York Times piece which targeted his own statements about his military record:

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Democratic Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday conceded he had "misspoken" in claiming repeatedly that he served in Vietnam, dismissing the furor as a matter of "a few misplaced words."

At a news conference backed by veterans, the popular Connecticut attorney general and front-runner to replace the retiring Sen. Christopher Dodd said he meant to say he served "during Vietnam" instead of "in Vietnam." He said the statements were "totally unintentional" errors that occurred only a few times out of hundreds of public appearances.

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