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Associated Press/Orlin Wagner Presidential candidate Ron Paul's philosophy is simple: "no government intervention, not in personal life, not in economic life, not in affairs of other nations." At first glance, he looks like every other congressman in the Canon Building. His suit is dark. His tie is striped. He is convivial with his colleagues, who genuinely like him. But there is something different about Ron Paul.You can hear congressmen when they walk down the hall, strutting their own importa...

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WASHINGTON – Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Rockwall, has paid his daughter-in-law $181,000 in campaign funds the last six years.

Only one House colleague has spent more on relatives – though nearly a quarter have kin on the campaign payroll, according to an analysis.

The nonprofit government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington found that House members have paid relatives $3.4 million in salaries out of campaign funds over the last six years and sent $2.2 million to companies that employ family members.

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I am writing in regard to a man's recent soar in popularity and the effect he has had on me.

His name is Ron Paul and he is running for president. He has raised about $5 million since march, appeared on The Daily Show, won almost every online poll after each Republican debate and excited people everywhere with his conservative views of freedom and liberty.

I volunteered for his Presidential Campaign Committee in Arlington,Va. Considering his soaring popularity (especially among the younger demographic) the two room office in Arlington is hardly representative of his grassroots presence. All but one paid staff was there, the rest preparing for the recent debate in New Hampshire.

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Michael Bloomberg is not afraid to buck history. The last successful national candidate from New York was Franklin Roosevelt and the last successful third party candidate was Abraham Lincoln.

Still, the New York City mayor sure seems headed in that direction now that after six years as a Republican he has become an independent, the change coming while Bloomberg was touring vote-rich California in what sure looked like a campaign swing.

Bloomberg?s views were not a comfortable fit with George Bush-style Republicans. He?s in favor of abortion rights, gun control ? he?s a favorite target of the gun lobby ? gay marriage and stem cell research, and he?s at odds with conservatives on immigration. He can point to a track record as a successful business entrepreneur and manager of a city once thought to be unmanageable.

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RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said his nonprofit anti-poverty center's activities have been "completely legal" and he does not plan to go beyond the legal requirements to disclose its donors. Speaking to reporters after a town hall meeting Saturday night in Reno, Edwards denied accusations that the Center for Promise and Opportunity has been used to promote his presidential campaign. Edwards noted his efforts on behalf of the center to raise the minimum wa...

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