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<a href="http://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/walter-minnick">http://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/walter-minnick</a>

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TP endorsed<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://dailycaller.com/2010/04/21/republican-baffled-by-tea-party-endorsement-of-democrat-rival/" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 109, 220); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Idaho Rep. Walt Minnick, a Democrat,</a><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>over his GOP challengers. State Tea Partiers were outraged by the move, especially since Sarah Palin has already endorsed Minnick's leading rival. (<a href="http://theweek.com/article/index/202158/_Who_is_Walt_Minnick" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 109, 220); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Watch Democrat Walt Minnick talk about the health care bill he opposed.</a>) Here's a brief look at the controversy:

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A Democratic congressman representing Idaho's 1st district, the 67-year-old<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Minnick" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 109, 220); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">began his political career</a><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>in the Nixon Administration, where he helped create the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). He resigned in protest at Nixon's actions during the Watergate era, then spent decades in the private sector, until he ran for office in 2008. This is his<b> first term</b> in the House of Representatives.

<strong style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Why is the Tea Party Express backing him?</strong><br style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />

A so-called "Blue Dog Democrat," Minnick voted against health care reform, the stimulus bill, and<b><span style=" background-color: #FFF200;"> cap-and-trade legislation.</span></b> The anti-tax Club for Growth gave him a<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/08/minnick-earns-perfect-score-on.html" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 109, 220); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">perfect 100 percent score</a><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>last year. Tea Party Express strategist<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><a href="http://dailycaller.com/2010/04/21/republican-baffled-by-tea-party-endorsement-of-democrat-rival/" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 109, 220); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Sal Russo tells<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></a><em style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><a href="http://dailycaller.com/2010/04/21/republican-baffled-by-tea-party-endorsement-of-democrat-rival/" style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 14.399999618530273px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 109, 220); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">The Daily Caller</a></em><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>that it's important to support Democrats like Minnick who "are willing to stand up to Pelosi and Reid," especially when it comes to taxes, spending, and Big Government.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p>

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<td style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Goldman Sachs</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$56,394</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$51,394</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$5,000</td>

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<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$33,100</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$33,100</td>

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<td style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">National Education Assn</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$27,000</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$0</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$27,000</td>

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<td style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">UBS AG</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$23,600</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$17,600</td>

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<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$22,000</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$2,000</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$20,000</td>

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<td style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Retired</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$523,118</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$523,118</td>

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<td style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Securities & Investment</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$448,799</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$382,799</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$66,000</td>

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<td style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Lawyers/Law Firms</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$366,589</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$327,388</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$39,201</td>

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<td style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Health Professionals</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$183,502</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$73,102</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$110,400</td>

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<td style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">Leadership PACs</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$174,300</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$2,000</td>

<td class="number" style=" font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$172,300</td>

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