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Reality Check: Pawlenty's Proposed Spending Cap

Source: CBS

Governor Tim Pawlenty is proposing tough new budget standards. However, they are standards he has failed to meet himself since taking office in 2004. He has proposed budgets that far exceed the amount of money the state had to pay for it.

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