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Tom Coburn Leaves a Lonely Place Lonelier - Bloomberg

Tom Coburn Leaves a Lonely Place Lonelier - Margaret Carlson - Bloomberg "In the Senate, Coburn pushed the sharpened-pencil auditors at the General Accounting Office to find duplication, fraud, waste and abuse in government. This quest wasn't merely a rhetorical...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 30, 2014 4:00 PM

Earmark Myths and Realities - By Sen. Tom Coburn - The Corner - National Review Online

Earmark Myths and Realities - By Sen. Tom Coburn - The Corner - National Review Online The junior senator from Oklahoma offers a rebuttal to his senior colleague's defense of earmarks....

Posted by Michael Bates on November 14, 2010 9:19 PM

Coburn's STD Lecture to Congressional Interns Put On Hold Due to Pizza Dispute

Coburn's STD Lecture to Congressional Interns Put On Hold Due to Pizza Dispute "Coburn spokesman John Hart said the 'safe-sex slide show' -- which Coburn, a practicing obstetrician, has given annually since 1997 -- is on hold pending a decision...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 9, 2009 9:56 PM

A GOP Choice: Tom Coburn or Ted Stevens - WSJ.com

A GOP Choice: Tom Coburn or Ted Stevens - WSJ.com "Mr. Stevens was a big reason the earmark culture had such a grip on Senate Republicans: Few dared risk his wrath.... In the House, GOP Rep. Don Young of Alaska...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 9, 2008 3:20 PM