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      <excerpt> Ron Paul has drawn not one, not two, but three challengers with ties to the Tea Party movement. Many considered the congressman, who&amp;#39;s long been an advocate ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...better than anyone could have expected -- every Kentuckian I met at the National Tea Party Convention backed him -- but Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) ...			  His son Rand's campaign for Senate in Kentucky is going better than anyone could have expected -- eve</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> My guess is the hot rhetoric demagogues will marginalize themselves. Richmond, Va.: Do you share Rep. Ron Paul&amp;#39;s critique of the Federal Reserve? ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> 7 (UPI) -- Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, considered to be the &amp;quot;father of the Tea Parties,&amp;quot; is facing GOP primary election opponents with ties to the groups, ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...candidate Rand Paul&#8217;s campaign on Sunday, vaguely referencing his &#8220;domestic&#8221; agenda while mixing him up with his father, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas. &#8220;I don&#8217;t agree with Ron Paul on everything,&#8221; Palin told &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; host Chris Wallace</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...within the party, saying that competitive primaries are good for the GOP.  Rand Paul is the son of libertarian Republican Rep. Ron Paul, who is a favorite of the Tea Party movement but is out of step with the majority of his party in Congress.  The youn</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, considered to be the &quot;father of the Tea Parties,&quot; is facing GOP primary election opponents with ties to the groups, analysts say. Even though the libertarian Paul is revered by some in the grassroots conservative </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> We&amp;#39;ll consider anyone except Ron Paul, Tim Pawlenty, and David Petraeus who we looked at on our last three polls. We&amp;#39;ll take nominations and put it to a ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>The toll-free number is 1-877-851-6437 and the switch board operator will direct your call to any Representative. It does not matter if a Rep. is outside your district call every member of the House and tell them the Federal Reserve is a  ... Ron Paul is a</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Honesty in government is a core value of the Tea Party movement and the most basic value in any representative democracy. Accordingly, my first proposal is that all candidates for public office be sworn in: &amp;#39;I solemnly swear to tell the ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Detailed description of Ron Paul&amp;#39;s stance on Monetary Reform. A great video to show members of the financial community.</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Everyone loves Ron Paul. Liberals and progressives adore him. Well there might be a few things you don&amp;#39;t know about the beloved congressman from Texas. Read the General&amp;#39;s letter to Scott Shock concerning Shock and Paul&amp;#39;s efforts to ...</excerpt>
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