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  • Edwards does have some things going for him as well, including a better than five-to-one cash advantage over Flores, according to Federal Election Commission reports.

    Democrat Chet Edwards fights to hold on to his job in one of the most Republican congressional districts in the country Karen Tumulty 2010

  • It's no surprise that these small schools need such paydays -- many of them are outnumbered in terms of athletic department funding by more than a five-to-one margin relative to large schools -- but the practice is far from prideful.

    Dan Treadway: The College Football Fix Dan Treadway 2010

  • It's no surprise that these small schools need such paydays -- many of them are outnumbered in terms of athletic department funding by more than a five-to-one margin relative to large schools -- but the practice is far from prideful.

    Dan Treadway: The College Football Fix Dan Treadway 2010

  • It's no surprise that these small schools need such paydays -- many of them are outnumbered in terms of athletic department funding by more than a five-to-one margin relative to large schools -- but the practice is far from prideful.

    Dan Treadway: The College Football Fix Dan Treadway 2010

  • It's no surprise that these small schools need such paydays -- many of them are outnumbered in terms of athletic department funding by more than a five-to-one margin relative to large schools -- but the practice is far from prideful.

    Dan Treadway: The College Football Fix Dan Treadway 2010

  • It's no surprise that these small schools need such paydays -- many of them are outnumbered in terms of athletic department funding by more than a five-to-one margin relative to large schools -- but the practice is far from prideful.

    Dan Treadway: The College Football Fix Dan Treadway 2010

  • For every dollar we spend on prevention, we see a five-to-one return on investment.

    LarryCohen: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Repeal Larry 2010

  • It's no surprise that these small schools need such paydays -- many of them are outnumbered in terms of athletic department funding by more than a five-to-one margin relative to large schools -- but the practice is far from prideful.

    Dan Treadway: The College Football Fix Dan Treadway 2010

  • It's no surprise that these small schools need such paydays -- many of them are outnumbered in terms of athletic department funding by more than a five-to-one margin relative to large schools -- but the practice is far from prideful.

    Dan Treadway: The College Football Fix Dan Treadway 2010

  • Rawl, who lost to Greene 59 percent to 41 percent, had brought his case before the committee tonight, but the 61 members present rejected his protest by a five-to-one margin.

    S.C. Democrats refuse to oust Alvin Greene as Senate nominee 2010

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