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INSIDE WASHINGTON: Giving can be an investment (AP)

 
AP - Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman has been generous to his Republican colleagues, donating more than a half-million dollars to them from his leadership political action committee over six years. Now that Coleman faces a tough re-election, they are returning the favor, giving his campaign about $350,000 from their own leadership PACs. (link)

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