Taxpayer's Pay For Bush's GOP Fundraising Trips...

Associated Press Jennifer Loven August 30, 2006 at 04:11 PM
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Bankrolled almost entirely by taxpayers, President Bush is roaming far and wide on Air Force One to help Republicans retain control of Congress and capture statehouse contests in high-stakes midterm elections.

In 15 months, including back-to-back fundraisers Wednesday in Little Rock, Ark., and Nashville, Tenn., Bush has collected $166 million for the campaign accounts of 27 Republican candidates, the national GOP and its state counterparts across the country, according to theRepublican National Committee.

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