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Coburn to Run for Re-Election
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) announced this morning in Tulsa that he will in fact run next year for a second term, mulitple news outlets report. A practicing physician known to despise the free-spending...
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tulsaworld.com — Published: 6/1/2009 6:55 AM Last Modified: 6/1/2009 4:42 PM U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn said Monday he will... seek a second and final term in 2010. "My decision to run again came down to a sober realization that our country's future is at stake," the Muskogee ... (more) Video: Coburn to seek second term
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Coburn Will Run for Reelection
Weekly Standard Blog — ... , and Republicans would have had to put up a serious fight if Coburn had decided to retire. Kyle Trygstad notes at Real Clear Politics that Coburn's "decision to run may dissaude some high-profile Democrats, not to mention Republicans, from running for the post. All eyes will likely remain, though, on Gov. Brad Henry (D), who's term-limited and the Democrats' best chance at defeating Coburn. A recent PPP survey found Coburn with a 59 percent approval rating and leading Henry by 8 points." ...

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