Nov 06 2009
New Report on How Right Wing Plays the Race Card
House Republicans appeared yesterday to address a rally of conservative and tea party activists outside Capitol Hill. As the health care debate continues, House Republican leader John Boehner and Representative Michelle Bachman led denunciations of President Barack Obama’s push for reform. Though the purported focus of the rally was the upcoming debate on the future of the nation’s health …
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