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DonViejo

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Wed Apr 10, 2013, 02:07 PM Apr 2013

Asa Hutchinson Announces Bid For Arkansas Governor

Source: TPM

PEMA LEVY 1:10 PM EDT, WEDNESDAY APRIL 10, 2013

Using his recent stint as head of the National Rifle Association's school safety task force as a spring board, former Republican Rep. Asa Hutchinson officially declared his candidacy for governor of Arkansas on Wednesday, a move that has been expected for some time.

Asa Hutchinson @AsaHutchinson

I have completed my report on school safety as Dir, Nat School Shield Task Force, and formally declare my candidacy for Gov 2014...
4:20 PM - 10 Apr 13


Hutchinson served in Congress from 1997-2001, leaving to serve as Drug Enforcement Administration administrator under then-President George W. Bush. He ran for governor in 2006 but lost to the current governor, Democrat Mike Beebe.



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Asa Hutchinson Announces Bid For Arkansas Governor (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2013 OP
Gosh, that's the NRA-owned asshole that walked out on Lawrence. bemildred Apr 2013 #1

bemildred

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1. Gosh, that's the NRA-owned asshole that walked out on Lawrence.
Wed Apr 10, 2013, 03:28 PM
Apr 2013

After Lawrence had savaged him mercilessly.

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