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Oh How The Mighty Fiscal Conservatives Have Fallen

by Josh Marshall
12.15.14 | 8:46 am

In his latest effort to plug the fiscal hole created by his mega-tax-cutting debacle Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has been reduced to drawing down Obamacare funds to balance his state’s budget.

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