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Politics

February 1, 2008

Who Is the Real Most Liberal Senator?

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So the National Journal‘s contention that Obama is most liberal member of the Senate has been pretty widely discredited across the internet. So who is the most liberal? A much more trustworthy rating system provides some answers here.