Gubernatorial candidates pitch clean campaign pledges

HELENA - Just hours after winning their respective primaries in the governor's race, Democrat Brian Schweitzer and Republican Bob Brown unveiled a staple of political races Wednesday and asked each other to promise nice campaigns.

The candidates challenged each other to sign pledges vowing to run clean campaign, although their two proposals differed significantly.

Schweitzer, who has never held elected office, said his proposal would allow a candidate to criticize an opponent's record.

Brown, who spent 26 years as a state legislator, called for prohibiting all criticism of rivals and their rec...