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Right Wing Group Launches Blatantly False TV Ad Campaign Opposing Health Care Reform

12 March 2010 - 5:39pm

- Attempts to scare voters with false claim that reform efforts will increase breast cancer deaths -

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Irony Alert: GOP Chairman Defends Burr's Vote Against Jobless Help, Rails Against Spending in Washington While Standing Next...

10 March 2010 - 6:35pm

...to the Nephew of the Man Who Drove Our Economy Into the Ditch

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"DC Lobbyists Drive Burr's Fundraising"

10 March 2010 - 10:36am

-Non-partisan Sunlight Foundation finds that half of Burr’s top donors are special interests with business before Congress-

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NC GOP Opens “No Solutions” Tour

4 March 2010 - 4:38pm

-Offers only Sound Bites and Showboating-

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Burr Votes Against Emergency Help for Hard-Hit North Carolinians

3 March 2010 - 2:05pm

-Bipartisan measure was previously held hostage by Sen. Jim Bunning, will extend unemployment benefits, emergency health care, and highway funding-

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With Construction Projects Across Western North Carolina In Jeopardy, Will Richard Burr Stand Up to Republican Colleague?

1 March 2010 - 4:24pm

-Nearly $20 million in federal funds withheld, workers will be furloughed unless Congress fixes the problem-

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Why doesn't Richard Burr Have a Plan to Reign in Heath Insurance Rate Hikes?

25 February 2010 - 4:00pm

-Opposes President’s plan to limit rate hikes despite skyrocketing premiums in North Carolina, offers no alternative solution-

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NCDP Chairman David Young Calls on Sen. Forrester to Apologize for Hate-filled Speech

25 February 2010 - 3:55pm

NCDP Chairman David Young Calls on Sen. Forrester to Apologize for Hate-filled Speech
Calls on NCGOP Leaders Fetzer, Berger, and Stam to do the Same

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NCDP Calls on Former GOP Candidates to Come Clean

24 February 2010 - 1:10pm

RALEIGH, NC -- North Carolina Democratic Party Executive Director Andrew Whalen pointed to reporting irregularities and the apparent lack of proper disclosure of travel today by four former Republican

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Burr Finds Time to Party With Lobbyists in DC But Not for Jobs

24 February 2010 - 11:44am

BURR FINDS TIME TO PARTY WITH LOBBYISTS IN DC BUT NOT FOR JOBS
-Begins day on K Street, finishes up with caviar at a swanky seafood restaurant-

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ICYMI: Burr Admits to Being Out of Touch With Mainstream Voters

23 February 2010 - 8:35pm

ICYMI: BURR ADMITS TO BEING OUT OF TOUCH WITH MAINSTREAM VOTERS
-Says "It's impossible for any candidate to get to the right of me from an ideological standpoint"-

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Washington Insider Richard Burr Asks Voters for Six More Years of Putting Special Interests First

23 February 2010 - 1:31pm

WASHINGTON INSIDER RICHARD BURR ASKS VOTERS FOR SIX MORE YEARS OF PUTTING SPECIAL INTERESTS FIRST
-Announces candidacy for reelection despite low approval ratings and abysmal record-

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Burr Fails to Show Up for Jobs Bill

23 February 2010 - 1:04pm

RICHARD BURR FAILS TO SHOW UP FOR JOBS BILL VOTE ON THE DAY HE ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR SENATE

-Bipartisan effort would bring thousands of jobs to North Carolina, Burr nowhere to be found-

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President Obama's Plan to Help Middle Class Families

26 January 2010 - 3:11pm

RALEIGH, NC -- Continuing his effort to put North Carolinians back to work and ease the economic hardship on working families, President Obama laid out a five-point plan to help middle class families

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Richard Burr Denies Health Care to 1.4 Million North Carolinians

21 December 2009 - 5:15pm

Richard Burr Joins GOP Health Insurance Reform Obstructionists
Burr denies coverage to 1.4 million uninsured North Carolinians

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