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  • Corker bags money on Washington trip -- Opponents accuse candidate of hypocrisy

    07/26/2006 7:39:49 AM PDT · by SmithL · 11 replies · 296+ views
    Knoxville News Sentinel ^ | 7/26/6 | Tom Humphrey
    Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bob Corker traveled to Washington on Tuesday to collect contributions from political action committees and others, prompting opponents in both political parties to accuse him of hypocrisy. As campaigns of both major primary foes noted, Corker has made a theme of referring to Ed Bryant and Van Hilleary - former congressmen who have both served as lobbyists - as "Washington insiders" and "career politicians." U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr., the presumptive Democratic Senate nominee, said Corker "has been the loudest" of all Republicans in criticizing him for raising money outside of Tennessee. "Hypocrisy, thy name is...