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      <excerpt>...is running for Senate in Pennsylvania, and Texas Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams, also running for Senate, as well Sen. Tom Coburn (Okla.), who scored a 96 percent on the group&#8217;s 2008 &#8220;Senate scorecard.&#8221; An aide to DeMint said that the two </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...the nation's survival. In response, GOP Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Jim DeMint and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and Tom Coburn of Oklahoma on Thursday proposed their own version of a balanced budget amendment, along with a one-year moratorium on </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Dan Boren, Oklahoma&amp;#39;s only Democrat in the delegation, suggested Obama seek advice from Republican US Sen. Tom Coburn, a leading critic of government waste. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>The word &amp;quot;freedom&amp;quot; is explicit in Sen. Jim DeMint&amp;#39;s Health Care Freedom Act, and it is also loud and clear in the Patients&amp;#39; Choice Act, put forth by Sen. Tom Coburn and Rep. Devin Nunes and others. But how does one visualize &amp;quot;freedom</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>For the Senate resolution, a politically diverse group of lawmakers are co-sponsors. In addition to Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), original co-sponsors included Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine). ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>The fallout of Sen. Scott Brown&amp;#39;s victory continues to send shock-waves through Washington&amp;#39;s establishment from both parties. The following analysis is where things sit as of 9 February 2010. I look for things to continue to improve for  ..... Sens</excerpt>
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