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Measuring up in the 9th District

by Jackson Baker

For what it's worth (no pun intended), here are the latest financial disclosures of 9th District congressional candidates, from the Federal Election Commission Web site.

And, oh yes, one of those 9th District candidates (you know which one) is actually running for the U.S. Senate and has been getting and spending with some abandon.

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