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Updated: Wednesday, 25 Aug 2010, 6:49 PM CDT
Published : Wednesday, 25 Aug 2010, 6:49 PM CDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A media report seems to contradict the claims of U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson that his business never requested government assistance.

The Republican candidate co-founded Pacur, an Oshkosh maker of plastic packaging materials.

In an interview with WKOW-TV last week he railed against government subsidies, and said he had never sought special treatment or a government payment.

WKOW on Wednesday cited a 1985 news article reporting that Pacur had been approved for a $2.5 million industrial-development revenue bond.

A second Oshkosh Northwestern article said Pacur used the money to build a 40,000-square-foot addition.

Campaign spokeswoman Sara Sendek says the bond in question wasn't special treatment or a subsidy, but a loan that was paid back in full.