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Parroting GOP, media claim stimulus funding "guard rail to nowhere" -- but project was cancelled
mediamatters.org - 6/18/2009
Parroting GOP, media claim stimulus funding "guard rail to nowhere" -- but project was cancelled
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Discussing a report by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) on "waste" in the economic recovery bill, Fox News vice president of news and Washington managing editor Bill Sammon, Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson, and Investors Business Daily each claimed on June 16 or 17 that the stimulus is ...
politico.com - 6/19/2009
Coburn backing Birther bill
— politico.com — WorldNetDaily , all over the story of the fringey questions about Obama's birth, finds a Senator who... is backing legislation driven by the birther movement: Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., says it's the responsibility of the states to make sure political ... (more) Coburn backing Birther bill

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U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn meets court pick; Sen. Jim Inhofe declines opportunity
newsok.com - 6/19/2009
U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn meets court pick; Sen. Jim Inhofe declines opportunity
— newsok.com — WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Coburn had a private visit on Thursday with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia... Sotomayor and said they had a "philosophical discussion.” "General stuff,” Coburn said when asked what the two talked about. "What she likes, what she ... (more) U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn meets court pick; Sen. Jim Inhofe ...

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Inhofe Turns Down Meeting With Sotomayor -- Mind Already Made Up
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 6/19/2009
Inhofe Turns Down Meeting With Sotomayor -- Mind Already Made Up
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — It may be saying something that of the two Senators from Oklahoma, Tom Coburn is the calm... and open-minded one. The Oklahoman reports that Coburn met yesterday with Sonia Sotomayor, and walked away form the meeting with an apparent friendly ... (more) Inhofe Turns Down Meeting With Sotomayor -- Mind Already ...

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Parroting GOP, media claim stimulus funding “guard rail to nowhere” — but project was cancelled
The Hollywood Liberal — Parroting GOP, media claim stimulus funding “guard rail to nowhere” — but project was cancelled Discussing a report by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) on “waste” in the economic recovery bill, Fox News vice president of news and Washington managing editor Bill Sammon, Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson, and Investors Business Daily each claimed on June 16 or 17 that the stimulus is funding what Sammon described as a “guard rail to nowhere.” However, the Army Corps of Engineers released a statement on June 15 stating that the project is “not going forward.” On June 16, Coburn released a report he said “discloses ...

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