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The Daily Show: "Pro-Life" Congressman Tim Murphy Aborts His Career
Pennsylvania Representative Tim Murphy, who voted on a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks, resigns when it's revealed he pressured his mistress to terminate her pregnancy.
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I sometimes see these elected representatives on the news and have a hard time imagining that people actually voted for them. Does the "Washington bubble" cause them to think they're above what passes for acceptable for the rest of us? Larry Craig comes to mind - but there are so many more... 
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