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This assertion leads to a clumsily constructed accusation alleging that I am providing "special-interest protection" to the accounting industry; a claim as insidious as it is obtuse.
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"No Washington, D.C., special-interest group can credibly suggest Congressman Murphy isn't doing anything other than what's in the best interest of our region's families and employers, especially when his conservative record earned him an overwhelming 67% of the vote last election," said Murphy spokesman Brad Grantz.
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South Carolina Rep. Mike Mulvaney sharply criticized his Democratic opponent, 14-term congressman John Spratt, for accepting special-interest money during the 2010 campaign.
Tea Party favorites in House raking it in from special interests 2011
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Some camps focus on a single activity, such as building skills in sports, science or arts, or they'll offer special-interest program options within the traditional camp period.
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South Carolina Rep. Mike Mulvaney sharply criticized his Democratic opponent, 14-term congressman John Spratt, for accepting special-interest money during the 2010 campaign.
Tea Party favorites in House raking it in from special interests 2011
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Some of the new incumbents have relied heavily on special-interest money to build their campaign war chests.
Tea Party favorites in House raking it in from special interests 2011
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Now he sits at the head of the negotiating table at Blair House, across from the White House, or on Capitol Hill, seeking to bridge Republicans' calls for cuts in entitlement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid with Democrats' desires to eliminate billions of dollars in special-interest tax breaks.
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Now he sits at the head of the negotiating table at Blair House, across from the White House, or on Capitol Hill, seeking to bridge Republicans' calls for cuts in entitlement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid with Democrats' desires to eliminate billions of dollars in special-interest tax breaks.
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Some of the new incumbents have relied heavily on special-interest money to build their campaign war chests.
Tea Party favorites in House raking it in from special interests 2011
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"We used to talk about defeating the LDP, to eliminate the bureaucrat-led, special-interest politics," said Jiro Yamaguchi, a Hokkaido University political-science professor and longtime friend of Mr. Kan.
Japan's Ex-Premier Turns Anti-Nuclear Activist Toko Sekiguchi 2012
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