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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>And these doofs are Idaho's best and brightest.
Things that make one go "Huh?".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Debi R-S</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=thansen@moscow.com href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">Tom Hansen</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Moscow Vision 2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 02, 2012 12:53
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] McGee affair bleeds
into Senate leadership fight</DIV>
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<DIV style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Ladies and gentlemen . . . the
main event . . .</DIV>
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<DIV style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Let's get ready to
RRRRRRRUUUUUUUMMMMMBLE ! ! !</DIV>
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<DIV style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Courtesy of the Idaho Statesman
at:</DIV>
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href="http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/12/02/2366855/mcgee-affair-bleeds-into-senate.html">http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/12/02/2366855/mcgee-affair-bleeds-into-senate.html</A></SPAN></DIV>
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class=dateline>BOISE, IDAHO</SPAN> — Former Republican Sen. John McGee's
Senate exit is bleeding into a fight over leadership of the chamber's dominant
GOP faction for 2013.</SPAN></P>
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style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Senate Majority Leader Bart Davis is
being challenged by Sen. Dean Mortimer for the No. 2 position in Wednesday's
secret vote.</SPAN></P>
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style="">The two Idaho Falls lawmakers would seem natural allies. However, the
Idaho Statesman reports of dissatisfaction in the caucus over Davis' handling
of the McGee affair.</SPAN></P>
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style="">Davis remained a McGee ally, despite the Caldwell lawmaker's 2011
drunken-driving conviction.</SPAN></P>
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style="">Meanwhile, Mortimer was among nine senators who said publicly they
tried to oust McGee as majority caucus chair in a closed-door vote in January
- just weeks before sexual-harassment allegations ended McGee's
career.</SPAN></P>
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style="">Davis declined comment to The Associated Press on
Saturday.</SPAN></P>
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style="">Mortimer was in Texas and couldn't be reached.</SPAN></P>
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style="">There are two other leadership races in the Senate. Curt McKenzie of
Nampa is challenging Assistant Majority Leader Chuck Winder of Boise, and
Steve Bair of Blackfoot takes on Majority Caucus Leader Russ Fulcher of
Meridian, who was elected to the leadership post when McGee quit in
February.</SPAN></P>
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<DIV><SPAN style="">Davis remained a McGee ally, despite the Caldwell
lawmaker's 2011 drunken-driving conviction.</SPAN>
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<DIV style="">Read more here: <A
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<DIV><SPAN style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto">Read more here: <A
href="http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/12/02/2366855/mcgee-affair-bleeds-into-senate.htm">http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/12/02/2366855/mcgee-affair-bleeds-into-senate.htm</A></SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .</DIV>
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<DIV>"Moscow Cares"</DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.MoscowCares.com">http://www.MoscowCares.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV>Tom Hansen, CPL (Commie Pinko Liberal)</DIV>
<DIV>Moscow, Idaho</DIV>
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