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In the last few days, several news outlets have published stories examining the policy ideas of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul -- and pointing out instances where Paul seemed to have changed his mind on some issues, as he tries to build support for a presidential run.

On Wednesday, Paul took issue with one of those stories, which was published Monday in The Washington Post. The Post story showed that Paul (R) seemed to have shaded, changed, or dropped some of the ideas that he had espoused as a candidate in 2009 and 2010 and in his early days as a senator.

In an interview published online on Wednesday, Paul said The Posts story was full of inaccuracies, calling it a hit job.

Everything theyd said that my position had changed on, I think, frankly, is untrue, Paul said in the interview, conducted by The Federalist an online magazine featuring news and conservative commentary

Afterward, The Post asked a spokesman for Pauls Senate office to identify the inaccuracies that the senator had been referring to.

Pauls spokesman declined. We will be doing this on another platform, spokesman Brian Darling wrote in an e-mail.

The Posts story, published in Mondays paper, was based on an examination of Pauls speeches, op-eds and 326 pieces of legislation he has submitted as a senator. It also relied on interviews with Pauls staff and advisers. The Post also requested to interview Paul himself, but an aide eventually said the senator did not have the time.

In his interview with The Federalist, Paul also criticized The Post for not providing a response from him or his political team.

I think there was no quote from us in the whole piece an enormous piece, a hit job on me, and they never quoted us for a response on anything, he was quoted saying.

The Post story quoted three advisers to Paul: two by name, and another who asked not to be named. It also quoted an additional aide in Pauls senate office, who described Pauls policy ideas in detail. Pauls office arranged that interview, on the condition that the aide not be quoted by name.

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Rand Paul says Post story is full of inaccuracies. He wont say what they are.