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Tea Party Boot Campers: No Money, No Problem

WASHINGTON (Aug. 9) -- Can yard signs and volunteer phone banks trump big money and TV ads this November? Tea party activists wrapping up a four-day election boot camp here say they''ll make up in "sweat equity" what they lack in political cash to get out the vote for candidates who've signed their Contract From America...

Will Populist Backlash Stand Up in Court?

WASHINGTON (Aug. 4) -- Voters in Missouri show Congress what they think of a federal mandate to purchase health insurance. Lawmakers in Arizona take immigration enforcement into their own hands. And senators in Washington talk about amending the U.S. Constitution to block children born to those here illegally from...

Background on Contract From America

The Contract from America was the idea of Houston-based attorney Ryan Hecker. Hecker states that he developed the concept of creating a grassroots call for reform prior to the April 15, 2009 Tax Day Tea Party rallies.

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