Tea Party Shifts Priorities, With Effects On Campaign Trail And Capitol Hill

Tea Party Shifts Priorities
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The tea party movement, which established its power last year by defeating Republicans who didn't meet its idea of what a conservative should be, is shifting to focus more on policy as its leaders try to expand its growth and effectiveness.

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