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Roadblock Roundup for August 4

Norm Coleman couldn't stand on his record
Al Franken's campaign has released a new website putting Norm Coleman (R-Minnesota) and his record of support for Bush Administration policies online, where everyone can see it.

Why would our troops need good healthcare?
More Republican obstructionism from Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), who voted at the end of last week against pay raises and better healthcare for our troops.

He's fiscally conservative, except that he's not
Sen. John Sununu (R-New Hampshire) bills himself as a strong fiscal conservative, but he never stood up or tried to block the more than $3 billion in Ted Stevens' pork for Alaska.

Like global warming, this is all just a left-wing conspiracy
James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) may be involved in a scandal at Oral Roberts University, where the University broke IRS rules by forcing a government class to help get a Tulsa mayor elected.

Not hot
For the third year in a row, Gordon Smith (R-Gordon Smith) did not make The Hill's 50 Most Beautiful People in Washington, D.C. list. It seems Gordon might be a little self-conscious about this too, as he is using footage from 1996 in his new television ads.