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big government spender cochran beats tea party rival

Thad Cochran of Mississippi on Tuesday barely overcame vigorous challenge from Tea Party in GOP. ... Mississippi is one of the poorest states in the country and relies heavily on funded projects, subsidies and social and health programs, as The Fiscal Times has noted. ..

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