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"It's Sliming Time (Again)" was a headline in The Nation last month; Eric Alterman, its liberal media columnist, began a paragraph with "Sure, politics ain't beanbag, but... " The but almost always follows the bag; McCain recently said of politicking: "It's not an easy business.
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Ms Tolhurst then begins a new paragraph outlining her six-point program focusing on issues including immigration, health, crime, housing, and jobs.
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