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US WI: Column: Ed Thompson Enjoys His Trip To DC

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Pubdate: Mon, 06 May 2002
Source: Green Bay News-Chronicle (WI)
Copyright: 2002 Green Bay News-Chronicle
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COLUMN: ED THOMPSON ENJOYS HIS TRIP TO D.C.

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Although Ed Thompson visited Washington, the epicenter of political power, last week, he was more impressed by the traffic than by the career politicians he calls "Republicrats" - including his own brother Tommy, the secretary of health and human services.

"I don't want the damn power," Ed said while walking through steaming humidity on his way from one interview to the next.  "I want to give it back to the people.  That's where it belongs.  Not in the hands of all these agencies and committees.  That's what I did in Tomah, that's what I plan to do as governor."

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