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      <excerpt>...in another SurveyUSA poll, only 3 points less than Beshear. Beshear&#8217;s numbers are &#8220;upside down&#8221; (a phrase I learned from Sen. Mitch McConnell who knows a thing or two about polls and elections) in every region of the state, including in Jefferson </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...SurveyUSA poll, only 3 points less than Beshear. Ouch. Beshear&#8217;s numbers are &#8220;upside down&#8221; (a phrase I learned from Sen. Mitch McConnell who knows a thing or two about polls and elections) in every region of the state, including in Jefferson Count</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...The live telecast will include numerous recorded testimonials from officials including Mayor Jerry Abramson, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and University of Louisville President James Ramsey. The Crusade is a nonprofit organization set up to be inde</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...full debate, five Republican senators displayed the massive legislation on their desks and one of them, Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, piled the House and Senate bills together to represent a nightmarishly bureaucratic double-whammy. The</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...your health insurance prices,' he said. 'That doesn't sound to me like a good start'&quot; (Dargan, 11/24).  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told WYMT in Kentucky that the bill will remain on the Senate floor for &quot;many, many weeks with lots and lots o</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...and cutting Medicare. The goal is to drive down health care costs, not increase them along with taxes, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said. In a conference call with reporters, Orszag said such critics are overlooking key provisions in t</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Just a few minutes ago, I heard Senator Mitch McConnell state that Congress was &#8220;hell-bent&#8221; on ignoring the wishes of the American people. This out of the mouth of one of its members. This series is to express my opinion on what is ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>As of last night we find in the lead the home of obstructionist and fascist enabling Sen. Mitch McConnell, the bluegrass state of Kentucky. Also the state known for whiskey. It&amp;#39;s an oft repeated axiom around here that correlation is not ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>It does not bode well that Sen. Mitch McConnell asked a friendly audience, who was given the chance to ask questions and asked none, &#8220;You&amp;#39;re probably wondering if we&amp;#39;re going to be able to stop this awful health care bill. ...</excerpt>
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