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Published 1/7/2009 by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Former Virginia Rep. Tom Davis is taking the reins of the Republican Main Street Partnership, an organization that preaches a centrist GOP political philosophy and is often at odds with social conservatives. The former Virginia congressman faces a difficult task in helping to rebuild the GOP, which suffered devastating losses in the Senate [...] (link)

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