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Nominee gets help from senator dad

Source: Politico
Sioux Falls : SD : USA | about 1 month ago  
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When Brendan Johnson, a 34-year-old Sioux Falls lawyer, applied for the post of U.S. attorney for South Dakota last January, he made one thing clear to a local paper: His father, Sen. Tim Johnson, would have nothing to do with his seeking the job. “My father said, ‘Don’t consult...
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