Cory Gardner Returns $1,000 Campaign Donation From BOP Apologist Joe Barton

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Republican congressional candidate Cory Gardner returned a $1,000 contribution from a political action committee led by Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, who caused a tempest last month when he apologized to BP because he thought the Obama administration was mistreating the oil giant.

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