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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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This undated family photo provided by the Law Offices of John Burris shows Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old transit rider who was shot and killed by Bay Area Rapid Transit police on New Year's Day 2009. On Thursday, July 8, 2010, a jury in Los Angeles found former Bay Area Rapid Transit officer Johannes Mehserle guilty of involuntary manslaughter. (AP Photo/Family photo via the Law Offices of John Burris)
