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Rand Paul Throws Incredible Shade At Lindsey Graham for Being a Warmonger
What kind of cheerleader for war doesn't know how many troops are where?
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Trump Calls the Congressional GOP's Bluff
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Two Senators Want a Bipartisan Deal to Prop Up Obamacare
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Rand Paul Endorses Roy Moore in Alabama Senate Race, Annoys Libertarians
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Republicans: We Have to Cut Taxes Because We’re Too Cowardly to Cut Spending
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The Simpleminded Opioid Narrative That Doomed Tom Marino
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Free Markets Make the World a Better Place
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Not Even Lincoln Is Spared the Wrath of the Statue Topplers
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