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Arkansas state Rep. John Burris (above), a Republican, is under fire from primary challenger Scott Flippo for his role in working out a compromise which leveraged federal money under Obamacare to purchase private insurance for low-income residents. Mr. Flippo has called Mr. Burris a cheerleader for Obamacare, despite the fact that the incumbent reportedly once blocked the entire budget of a state agency in an effort to stop the agency from setting up the online health insurance exhanged that is requred by law.

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Burris, who also is representing Arboleda's family, said that if prosecutors had acted more quickly in the Arboleda case, Wilson might still be alive.

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