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...Rep. Todd Tiahrt of Kansas will speak at Evangel University at 10 a.m. Friday in the Chapel Auditorium. Tiahrt, a 1975 Evangel graduate, is the concluding speaker for Christian Citizenship Week at Evangel, which is sponsored by the Department of Social...
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The Springfield News-Leader
http://www.news-leader.com/article/20100916/BREAKING01/100916011/-1/RSS
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Contrary to Rep. Todd Tiahrt's statements regarding health care in his Dec. 15 letter to the editor, the health care reform bill must include a government-run public option to provide competitive health insurance rates.
Without the public option, there
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CJOnline
http://cjonline.com/opinion/2009-12-28/letter_tiahrt_wrong
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The Kear family, with Chase Kear at center, kneel in the front pew at St. John Nepomucene Church in Pilsen, their first visit to the church of the man they believe miraculously saved Chase's life.
Memorabilia of Father Emil Kapaun on display at Kapaun
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Kansas.com
http://www.kansas.com/news/story/1096173.html
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3. Ohio, perhaps the swingiest of the swing states at the presidential level (with apologies to Florida, is tough sledding for Democrats at the moment, according to a new Rasmussen Reports survey. Former Rep. John Kasich (R) holds a 48 percent to 39
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The Washington Post
http://feeds.voices.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=ed94005894b2567d1855d422a410cb21
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be destroyed within 24 hours. One of the many restrictions on gun data sponsored by Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Kan., this meant that Hasan's investigators were blocked from searching records to determine whether he or other terrorist suspects had purchased
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TwinCities.com
http://www.twincities.com/opinion/ci_13881414?source=rss
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The Jerry Moran campaign is seeing red over an e-mail from Senate rival Todd Tiahrt's campaign that implies Moran is a fellow traveler of the Communist Party. The e-mail subject line asserts — falsely — that Moran has been endorsed by the Communist
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/1341537.html
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A campaign staffer for Rep. Todd Tiahrt's (R-Kan.) Senate bid has resigned amid charges of sexual misconduct.
Jase Stanton was a field coordinator for the campaign in Johnson County.
A
police report showed that Stanton was arrested in July by Overland
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The Hill
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/68477-tiahrt-staffer-resigns-due-to-sex-charges
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It’s not every day you see a Republican accused of having Communist sympathies.
But Kansas Senate candidate Todd Tiahrt, a sitting congressman, is suggesting that his Republican primary challenger, Rep. Jerry Moran, is seeing red after the Communist
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The Politico
http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/1109/Redbaiting_in_Kansas.html
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...run. See Jerry Moran run fast. See Jerry Moran build a big lead in the polls and a big, big lead in fundraising. Watch Todd Tiahrt sweat. That’s the state of Kansas’ U.S. Senate race as 2009 winds down. At some point, a fair question becomes: Can Tiahrt still...
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KansasCity.com
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/1570771.html
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'Tea party' activists are not selfish
In response to "Selfish protesters" (Nov. 8 Letters to the Editor):
* "Tea party" activists do not protest all taxes. Many signs reflect the idea of a flat tax. I have not seen or heard one activist suggest that
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Kansas.com
http://www.kansas.com/opinion/story/1053077.html
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Reform bill a step in right direction
It is a positive event that the members of Congress finally got together to pass a health reform act. Though it may not meet all the needs of the American public, this is at least a step in the right direction. It
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Kansas.com
http://www.kansas.com/opinion/story/1051603.html
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...John Ashcroft has endorsed U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt in his bid for the U.S. Senate, Tiahrt's office announced Thursday. "Todd Tiahrt is a principled fiscal and social conservative who understands what it takes to keep this country safe," Ashcroft said. "He fights...
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CJOnline
http://cjonline.com/news/legislature/2009-11-05/ashcroft_endorses_tiahrt
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WASHINGTON – A European aerospace company and its American partner say the Air Force is stacking the odds against them and favoring The Boeing Co. as it prepares to seek bids on a $35 billion contract to start replacing the nation’s fleet of aging
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TheNewsTribune.com
http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/938456.html?source=rss
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WASHINGTON -- A European aerospace company and its American partner charge that the Air Force is stacking the odds against them and favoring the Boeing Co. as it prepares to seek bids on a $35 billion contract to start replacing the nation's fleet of
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/business/nation/story/1310754.html
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FILE - These various dated file photos shows some of House members exposed in an extraordinary, Internet-era breach of security involving the secretive process by which Congress polices lawmaker ethics. Top row, from left are, Rep. James Moran, D-Va.,
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San Diego Union-Tribune
http://www3.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/oct/30/us-congress-leaked-ethics-report-103009/
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But for most, it’s a situation they’d rather avoid.
“I think there’s a battle going on for the soul of the Republican Party,” Tiahrt said. “We’re either going to be falling into this liberal compromise, or we’re going to stand for the principles
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The Hill
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/65545-ny-special-election-endorsements-place-republicans-in-tough-position
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WASHINGTON -- Nearly half the members of a House panel in control of Pentagon spending are under scrutiny by ethics investigators in Congress, The Washington Post reported Friday, citing a leaked confidential House ethics committee
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FOX News
http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/politics/~3/IVO7prTE-9E/report-dozens-congress-ethics-scrutiny
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The Republicans are starting to rally across the nation for Doug Hoffman.
Congressman Todd Tiahrt of Kansas who is running for Governor there this evening announces his endorsement of Hoffman on the heels of Sarah Palin’s endorsement.
The gates are
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RedState
http://www.redstate.com/blog/2009/10/23/todd-tiahrt-endorses-hoffman/
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In the Kansas Senate race, GOP Rep. Todd Tiahrt’s record over eight House terms has earned him endorsements from a constellation of conservative stars, ranging from the Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins to former Education Secretary Bill Bennett
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The Politico
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1009/28644.html
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... âI expected something a lot dirtier when I saw the name "Santorum" linked to Congressman Todd Tiahrt. Alas, the e-mail was about the man, not the "frothy mix." Rick Santorum -- the former Republican senator from Pennsylvania who believes there's no constitutional...
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Kansas City The Pitch
http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2009/10/santorum_is_all_over_todd_tiah.php
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WASHINGTON--U.S. Congressman Todd Tiahrt (R-Goddard) today introduced legislation to help boost general aviation aircraft sales. The General Aviation Jobs Act would extend the current bonus depreciation allowance for another two years and shorten the
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AirportBusiness.com
http://www.airportbusiness.com/web/online/Top-News-Headlines/Rep-Tiahrt-Introduces-Legislation-to-Boost-Aviation-Sales/1$31713
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KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun has received many
military honors since he died a prisoner of war in Korea more than 58 years ago.
There was the Bronze Star Medal with "V" device, the Legion of Merit and the
Distinguished Service
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Stars and Stripes
http://feeds.stripes.com/~r/starsandstripes/general/~3/tCmklL0kDgo/article.asp
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A day after Gov. Mark Parkinson raised the stakes in the national fight over a renewable energy standard, members of the Kansas congressional delegation responded with varying positions.
Ideas on such a bill, which would mandate the country produce a
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CJOnline
http://cjonline.com/news/state/2009-10-08/critics_fear_higher_energy_costs
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The New York Times reports that Bertha Lewis, ACORN’s chief executive, lashed out at her group’s critics on Tuesday, decrying their investigation efforts as nothing more than “modern-day ACORN McCarthyism.”
Sen. Mike Johanns (R., Neb.) tells NRO that
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The Corner
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NGZjOGRmYWU2YjNkNzZiMDk3YjU1NmFlYzdlMmY2MmU=
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Published online 10/3/2009 10:47 PM
This column is not for you, the average Hutchinson News reader, though I'm glad that you've made your way to the Opinion page. It's not that I don't want you to read this, but I'm not writing this
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HutchNews.com
http://www.hutchnews.com/Columns/jasonlld
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The candidate filings likely arent all in, let alone the votes. But 14 months early, the states 2010 election for U.S. House and Senate can safely be called historic.
Kansas hasnt elected a new U.S. senator since it chose two at once in 1996, after Sen.
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Kansas.com
http://www.kansas.com/opinion/story/988157.html
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Gloves are coming off in the extraordinary Republican showdown for U.S. Senate.
There are whispers on the campaign trail that Rep. Todd Tiahrt too eagerly yields to the whims of his GOP chieftains in Washington. Put an ear to the ground and you will
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CJOnline
http://cjonline.com/news/state/2009-09-26/moran_tiahrt_vie_for_senate_seat
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The fragile progress that has been made on East 21st Street development would be jeopardized by the image of people in lines at a soup kitchen ("City has plan for a NE soup kitchen," Sept. 20 Eagle). The same
would be true of a 13th Street
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Kansas.com
http://www.kansas.com/opinion/story/983659.html
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THEY'RE LAUGHING AT HIM, NOT WITH HIM.... We've seen plenty of examples of health care reform opponents trying to mislead the public at town-hall events. We haven't, however, seen many examples these opponents getting mocked by their audiences.
In this
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Washington Monthly
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_09/020059.php
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abajournal.com —
Features True Lies Cutting-edge technology has renewed the
search for a better lie detector. Some show promise,
but they have yet to be tested in court. October 2009 Issue By Mark Hansen I am a terrorist. At least that’s what I’ve
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Beltway Blips
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http://beltwayblips.dailyradar.com/video/youtube-kansans-laugh-at-todd-tiahrt-s-lies/
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Nobody said Kansas Congressman Todd Tiahrt wasn't funny.
In this clip, a bunch of blue hairs laugh their asses at Tiahrt's claim that there's a bill that would set a pay scale for doctors. The old folks didn't buy it. Tiahrt didn't skip a beat with
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Kansas City The Pitch
http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2009/09/todd_tiahrt_tries_hand_at_stan.php
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At a Kansas State Fair town hall meeting, Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, argued against cap-and-trade legislation, stating that we needed a review of international climate science and claiming that climate
change is predominantly caused by changes in
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Kansas.com
http://www.kansas.com/opinion/story/980353.html
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Wilson's rebuke —What proves incredible to us is that 167 Republicans and 12 Democrats did not believe Rep. Joe Wilson's
outburst deserved even the mild rebuke he received. A full 179 elected national leaders — including Kansas Republican Reps. Jerry
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Kansas.com
http://www.kansas.com/opinion/story/979113.html
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Sen. Max Baucus said his health care plan would cost $856 billion. President Obama said his health care plan would not add to the deficit. Were is that nearly $1 trillion coming from?
In the United States, no person should go broke because he got sick.
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Kansas.com
http://www.kansas.com/opinion/story/979111.html
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Published online 9/11/2009 4:17 PM
On Aug. 28, Hutchinson joined the town hall crowd at a gathering featuring Rep. Todd Tiahrt. By all accounts, it was peaceful unlike some across the country. Many of those interested in objective
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HutchNews.com
http://www.hutchnews.com/Columns/wempe2009-09-11T14-17-54
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The results of a global trade dispute should disqualify the European Aeronatic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) from the Pentagon’s competition to build aerial refueling tanker aircraft, Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) said Friday.
According to news reports,
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The Politico
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/26778.html
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Thank you, for some reason I have to move the microphone down. Thank you, David for that introduction. I’ll just say as an aside when I first came to Texas A&M, I made a couple of very controversial decisions that got me in hot water with some of
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U.S. Department of Defense
http://www.defenselink.mil//speeches/speech.aspx?speechid=1376
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...town hall meeting Friday sponsored by U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, proved one thing: The nation's fever over health-care reform shows no sign of breaking. About 175 people alternately applauded and booed those who spoke at Wichita State University's Hughes...
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Kansas.com
http://www.kansas.com/news/story/949128.html
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Published online 8/28/2009 10:37 PM
(Travis Morisse/The Hutchinson News) U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, holds up part of the health care reform bill as he talks about the proposed changes during a Friday town hall forum at the Stringer Fine
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HutchNews.com
http://www.hutchnews.com/Todaystop/tiahrthall
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I was very disappointed with Rep. Todd Tiahrt's town hall meeting at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. It was a performance unbecoming a right wing talk show host, much less a member of Congress.
He began with the ridiculous lie about how
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CJOnline
http://cjonline.com/opinion/2009-08-24/letter_meeting_disappoints
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Republicans in Kansas’ congressional delegation have a chorus at home amplifying their messages against President Barack Obama’s efforts to overhaul the health care system.
Reps. Lynn Jenkins and Todd Tiahrt held town hall meetings on health care last
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CJOnline
http://www.cjonline.com/news/state/2009-08-16/analysis_gop_taps_base_on_health_care
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DERBY — U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt , R-Goddard, was greeted by friendly audiences at two town hall meetings on health-care reform today.
Tiahrt held meetings in Wellington and Derby this morning. He is meeting at the Wichita Aero Club and in Newton this
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Kansas.com
http://www.kansas.com/news/story/926183.html
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Published online 8/5/2009 11:14 PM
MADISON - Several Republican lawmakers involved in sex scandals that have filled the news this summer shared another thing in common: ties to a Christian faith-affiliated townhouse on C Street in
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HutchNews.com
http://www.hutchnews.com/Todaystop/townhouse
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Todd needs a pie in the face.
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Kansas City The Pitch
http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2009/08/todd_tiahrts_looking_to_break.php
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U.S. Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, and U.S. Representatives Lynn Jenkins, Dennis Moore, Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt today released the following statement regarding the Government Accountability Office's report on the Department of Homeland
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Emediawire.com
http://www.prweb.com/releases/Pat_Roberts/FMD_Research/prweb2701684.htm
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Hybrid waste —For every Kansas county to have a new hybrid car in its fleet would be wonderful. But having federal stimulus
money buy them, whether counties need another car or not, is a classic example of what is wrong with federal stimulus spending.
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Kansas.com
http://www.kansas.com/opinion/story/906284.html
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We don't think Rep. Todd Tiahrt, who represents Kansas' 4th Congressional District (a south-easternish chunk of the state that includes Wichita), got quite enough recognition over the past week.
Of course, we noted on Monday the Congressman's
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Kansas City The Pitch
http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2009/07/kansan_of_the_week_rep_todd_ti.php
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I know I am not the only one who has wondered why Wichita is raising the water rates when its customers have not been using as much water. The answer we are being given is that the city needs to raise the rates
in order to pay bills. In my eyes, this
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Kansas.com
http://www.kansas.com/opinion/story/901454.html
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Speaking on the House floor yesterday, Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS) argued that low-income mothers of African-Americans — like President Barack Obama and Justice Clarence Thomas — would have aborted their children, if only the government had ...
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Beltway Blips
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http://beltway.blips.com/story/official_house_gop_website_promoting_video_of_rep/
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I am responding to Michael Mills' letter of June 19 regarding his characterization of Rep. Todd Tiahrt and Republicans. His idea that our elected leaders shouldn't voice their opposition to transferring suspected terrorists from Guantanamo Bay to
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CJOnline
http://www.cjonline.com/opinion/2009-07-18/letter_in_tiahrts_corner
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