Tom Coburn

Sex scandals, Christian fundamentalism and American government

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A look into The Family, the secretive, fundamentalist organization in the highest echelons of American power.

Top GOP conservative Tom Coburn slams Fox News

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GOP blocks vote on jobless benefits

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Rhetoric heats up health care debate

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Do Democratic losses mean a win for natural gas?

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Sen. Coburn Talks Deal to Avoid Higher Student Loan Interest Rates

Last week, Senators came to an agreement on a student loan package that would cap interest rates. The deal will be voted on later this week. Interest rates will be tied to financial markets, meaning that the rates could climb beyond those currently in place. But they will only be able to rise to certain […]

More Republicans Express Support for Taxes on Rich

The chorus of Republicans supporting tax increases on the rich is getting louder, with Republican Senator Bob Corker from Tennessee recently jumping on board, along with Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma. What’s notable about those these men? Politically, they have little to lose. Corker just won his re-election campaign and won’t be running again […]

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Ethanol Subsidies Up for Vote

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Ethanol supporters argue that the alternative energy source should not be targeted, but cutting the subsidies could save the federal government billions. Takeaway Washington correspondent, Todd Zwillich, reports.

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Who Are the ‘Gang of Six’?

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With the help of Todd Zwillich, The Takeaway’s Washington correspondent, we take a closer look at six men in whose hands the fate of a giant policy resolution may rest. Todd described the Gang of Six in brief terms for us.