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Meanwhile, Republican state leaders are calling for more answers about exactly what happened. A fax, from a Des Moines law firm representing the person who claims to have made the tape of the meeting, arrived at KCCI Wednesday evening. The statement said the person's identity was not released for personal and business reasons. In that statement, the person said they were invited to the campaign meeting and taped it instead of taking handwritten notes. Larson said he's happy that the man who taped the meeting will cooperate with investigators and that the law enforcement officers have decided to move ahead with an investigation. Ganske communications director Ann Warren said there are still unanswered questions surrounding the taping. Warren said the statement does not explain why the person secretly recorded the tape or the person's relationship to the Harkin campaign. Tom Harkin's campaign released a short statement Wednesday saying the 38 statement from the person who taped the meeting speaks for itself. Officials with the Polk County Attorney's Office told NewsChannel 8, they plan to launch a criminal investigation into the taping. Des Moines police are expected to start that investigation on Thursday. Attorneys said they need to find out how a word-for-word transcription of a meeting at the Hotel Savery involving Ganske supporters made it to the Tom Harkin campaign and then to a reporter. Timeline: * Friday: Ganske campaign officials said they learned that someone had taped one of their private campaign meetings and leaked transcripts to the media. Monday night, manager Jeff Link said a junior-level campaign staffer turned over the transcript to newspaper reporter Kathie Obradovich. Link said Harkin believes what happened was unacceptable and Link said that as campaign manager, he is taking responsibility for what happened. Person who claims they taped the meeting releases statement to the media. Political experts tell NewsChannel 8 they are watching this event's impact on voters closely. Wednesday that 40 percent of those who took part said that the taping of the secret meeting had influenced their decision on who to vote for in this campaign. Another 50 percent told us the event had not changed their decision. Commitment 2002 Learn More 41 Campaign news, candidate bios and the issues. Articles have appeared on political Web sites for CBS, CNN, ABC, NBC, Drudge Report, the Washington Post and others. Look for more on this developing story on KCCI NewsChannel 8. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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