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blimp stories: 3 news summaries

Anti-Earmark Rep. Scores Earmark for Blimp Research

Sessions' $1.6M went to firm not in his district

Jul 30, 09 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rep. Pete Sessions is a vocal opponent of earmarks, but last year he scored one for a company that's not even in his district. Thanks to Sessions, $1.6 million for airship research went to a firm with no experience in either government contracting or blimp-making, Politico reports. Seems that... More »

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Congress • earmarks • aide • lobbyist • blimp • House Republicans • Pete Sessions

Ron Paul 'Tea Party' Nets $6M

No blimp, but otherwise a steaming success

Dec 17, 07 6:52 AM CST
(Newser) - In an event dubbed "Boston TeaParty07," supporters of quirky GOP candidate Ron Paul rallied in the Boston snow yesterday while donations from across the nation dropped a record-breaking one-day "money bomb" of $6 million into the campaign. Most of the funds were donated over the Internet. To... More »

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Boston • South Carolina • Ron Paul • campaign fundraising • Republican presidential primaries • blimp • Boston Harbor • Election 2008

Paul Hopes Blimp Gives
Him a Lift

GOP candidate  launches political zeppelin next week

Dec 7, 07 8:17 AM CST
(Newser) - The offbeat GOP presidential campaign of Texas Libertarian Ron Paul is soon to have a zany new form of publicity: a blimp. The blimp will launch next week in North Carolina and sail up the East Coast with banners in support of Ron Paul, Politico reports. Bearing slogans such as... More »

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Boston • New Hampshire • North Carolina • Ron Paul • Republican presidential primaries • blimp • Election 2008

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