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Wednesday, Jun 28, 2006 11:39 EDT

With an eye on 2006, a Democrat embraces Bush

In a new TV spot, Nebraska Democrats highlight the president's praise for Ben Nelson.
By Tim Grieve

Republicans all over the country are running away from George W. Bush, but there's one 2006 candidate who's wrapping himself in the president's embrace: Ben Nelson, the Democratic senator from Nebraska. As the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza reports today, the Democratic Party in Nebraska is up with a TV spot that includes a 2005 video clip in which Bush calls Nelson "a man with whom I can work."

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