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Brian Flynn says Democrats have done a bad job in small towns and rural communities. (photo: Brian Flynn)
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "Early evening, May 23rd, a fire station in Liberty, New York. Brian Flynn, a Democratic candidate for Congress, is getting ready to hold a town hall on health care issues."
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