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Tanner To Lead Blue Dog Revolt On Iraq Spending Bill?

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Posted on May 8, 2008 - 8:07am at Post Politics
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From the Hill:

A small group of fiscally conservative Blue Dog Democrats is threatening to block the emergency war spending bill over a program for veterans’ benefits not offset with tax hikes or spending cuts.

The Conservative Case For Earmarks

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Posted on April 24, 2008 - 7:02am at Post Politics
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Jim Antle and Richard Spencer urge conservatives to ignore earmarks and “go hunting where the ducks are”:

Lottery News

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Posted on February 28, 2008 - 8:52am at Bill Hobbs
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Interesting bit of data in the latest MTSU Poll: “Most Tennesseans (65%) approve of the current requirement that college students maintain a “B” average or better to keep a lottery-funded scholarship."

Walk the Line

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Posted on January 19, 2008 - 9:02am at Bill Hobbs
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Tennessean political columnist Larry Daughtrey put the Democratic spin on the debate over lottery-funded scholarships:

The demographics of lotteries are well known: the poor buy the most tickets and the middle and upper classes get most of the scholarships.

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