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A KARL ROVE PARTISAN TO AN "INDEPENDENT" SENATOR
Coleman backed away from independent campaign positions, then took positions in line with Bush, and then back again just in time for 2008 Elections - read more

IRAQ: SUPPORTING THE WAR (AND WAR CONTRACTORS) NOT THE VETERANS
As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Coleman provided steady support for the war through his voting record-- but minced his words in public statements - read more

BIG OIL BACKER TO ALTERNATIVE ENVERGY "CONVERT"
At a time when Congress was cutting programs benefiting American families, Coleman supported billions of dollars in tax benefits to big oil - read more

FISCAL (IR)RESPONSIBILITY TO FISCAL DISCIPLINE
Coleman touts fiscal responsibility by stating “we need to look at every tool to promote fiscal responsibility”, yet he voted in favor of the now-infamous 2003 Bush tax cuts that were opposed by 450 economists, including 10 Nobel Prize Laureates while voting during this Congress against a budget that would eliminate the resulting deficit and extend middle class tax cuts - read more

A CRUSADER FOR THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY TO A CRUSADER FOR CONSUMERS
Getting Nothing Done on Healthcare. The Bush-Coleman approach of trusting the health insurance and pharmaceutical companies to “solve” our healthcare problems have left Minnesotans paying 60 percent more for healthcare in 2005 [last year data is available] than in 2000 — $10,846 vs. $6,563.96 for an average family premium. [Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2000 and 2005 data] - read more