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When Tea Party and NAACP Join Forces to Defeat a Tax

townhall.com (9 months and 20 days ago)

Aug 2, 2012

No one would believe it, but a combined effort by tea party activists and the NAACP helped defeat a proposed 1 percent sales tax for transportation on the 10 main counties that make up some 6 million people living in the Atlanta metropolitan area. And consider this: These two "Davids" had nothing but some printed signs and rallies to get out their message. full story

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When Tea Party and NAACP Join Forces to Defeat a Tax

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