Young Guns : A New Generation of Conservative Leaders (31 page)

Obama’s promise to change ways of,
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as part of problem,
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protocol in,
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Washington Way,
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Waxman, Henry,
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Ways and Means Committee, U.S. House,
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wealth,
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The Weekly Standard
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welfare: Americans’ historical views about,
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Clinton reform of,
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and compassion,
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and Europe as welfare state,
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and need for vision of change,
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and Ryan’s Roadmap for America,
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Westmoreland, Lynn,
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WhipCast,
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Whitman, Meg,
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Will, George,
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Wilson, Woodrow,
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winning; focus on,
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Wisconsin: Duffy campaign in,
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and Ryan,
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Wittman, Rob,
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women: equal rights for,
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Wright, Jim,
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Young Guns: Barnes’ christening of,
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and benchmarks for candidates,
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and candidates for 2010 elections,
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commitment to Americans by,
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commitment to candidates by,
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and elections of 2008,
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goals of,
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House Republican colleagues join,
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on offensive,
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organization of,
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successes of,
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website for,
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YouTube,
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