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One Who Just Won't Love Huck

National media ignoring hokey hopeful's dirty past, says old nemesis

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 13, 2007 7:38 PM CST

(Newser) – GOP longshot Mike Huckabee has a national rep for being funny and lovable, but one newspaper editor’s got a bone to pick. The Huckabee that governed Arkansas opposed the arts and evolution, pillaged government coffers, and destroyed all hard drives when he left office,... Read full story »

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