LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Democratic Senate candidate Greg Fischer
zeroed in on chief rival Bruce Lunsford's past contributions to
Republicans in one of their last face-offs before Kentucky's
primary election next week.

In an hourlong forum Wednesday, Fischer accused Lunsford of
misleading a statewide television audience in a debate Monday night
by denying giving more than $60,000 to GOP candidates over the
years.

Lunsford replied Wednesday that his remarks were a
misunderstanding. He said he thought he was mistakenly being
accused of giving that sum to Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, who
is seeking a fifth term this year.

Lunsford, a wealthy Louisville businessman, apologized for the
misunderstanding but defended his record as a corporate executive.

"I think my record is very open, always has been, and I'm more
than happy to discuss it," he said in the debate Wednesday before
the Louisville Forum, a nonpartisan public issues group.

In reaching out to Democrats, Fischer has tried to capitalize on
Lunsford's past contributions to Republicans and Lunsford's
endorsement of Republican Ernie Fletcher in Kentucky's 2003
governor's race.