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Huckabee Rocked Little Rock

Posted Dec 22, 07 11:55 AM CST in Politics 

(Newser) – Mike Huckabee surged to the top of the polls in the Republican presidential contest partly because of his squeaky clean image, but the persona emerging from years as governor of Arkansas is quite different, the New York Times reports. Supporters and critics alike remember him as a hard-charging iconoclast with little tolerance for opposition and an appetite for unpopular positions.

He pardoned or cut prison sentences for more than 1,000 criminals, angering victims’ families. Cited five times by the state ethics board, Huckabee accepted lavish gifts and alienated colleagues by raising taxes and spearheading an effort to shutter redundant rural schools. “Huckabee didn’t build bridges,” sniffed one Dem leader. “If you didn’t agree with him, he attacked you.”

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Republican Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee responded harshly to critics who questioned the gifts he received from supporters while he was governor of Arkansas. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)   (Associated Press)
During his time as Arkansas governor, Mike Huckabee cut prison sentences or granted pardons for more than 1,000 criminals, far more than either his immediate predecessors or governors in neighboring states,...   (Associated Press)
In Arkansas, Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is remembered for a style of governing that tended to freeze out anyone of any party who disagreed with his plans, the New York Times says....   (Associated Press)
Since his surge in the polls, Mike Huckabee has become the target of his Republican rivals on the campaign trail. Mitt Romney has attacked the former Arkansas governor's judgment. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)   (Associated Press)
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