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Palin’s Coattails

By | 12.01.09 | 12:37 pm

Cherilyn Eagar, a long-shot candidate for U.S. Senate in Utah, tries to grab onto them with an announcement that she’ll have a historic meeting with the former governor on the Salt Lake City jag of her book tour. From the press release:

Governor Palin will make one stop in

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Senate Kills Vitter Census Amendment

By | 11.05.09 | 7:05 pm

The Senate voted today to end debate on the Commerce, Justice and State appropriations bill without considering the controversial amendment proposed by Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Bob Bennett (R-Utah) that would have stopped the U.S. Census from taking place without an additional question about each individual’s citizenship More…

Vitter: Democrats Want ‘Illegals Counted in Census’ to Boost House Numbers

By | 10.15.09 | 6:03 pm

“I think it’s pretty clear that Harry Reid and the Democratic side … wants illegals counted in the Census, wants illegals in the reapportionment of the House,” Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) said on a conservative talk radio show late yesterday, as reported by The Hill.

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