Original sentence: "  He has also had trouble paying the IRS on time, at one time having to pay over $25,000 in back taxes.Because of these transgressions, his opponents have said that Ellison is a hypocritical lawmaker who fails to obey the laws himself.Campaign finance has also caused Ellison trouble.Despite his work with the Nation of Islam, however, Ellison has been backed by [The American Jewish World] a local Twin Cites newspaper.Early in Ellison's campaign, his driver's license was suspended for failure to pay multiple tickets and fines.Ellison was also involved in an ethics campaign against Minnesota Senator Arlon Lindner, who had denied that gays and lesbians had died in the Holocaust.He has been sued twice by the attorney general and has been warned numerous times for absent or incomplete disclosure.When asked how many times his license has been suspended, he said, "I don't know how many prior suspensions I've had; I don't keep count
Edited sentence: Ellison was also instrumental in an ethics campaign against Minnesota Senator Arlon Lindner, who had denied that gays and lesbians had died in the Holocaust.Ellison's suspension of his driver's license for failure to pay multiple tickets and fines for failing to disclose information required under state campaign finance laws have also become campaign issues.He also has many friends in the Jewish Community who have backed his campaign.His opponents have said that Ellison is a hypocritical lawmaker who fails to obey the laws himself.On September 1, 2006, the American Jewish World a local Twin Cites newspaper endorsed Keith Ellison for the primary election on September 12,2006