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Cravaack ranked least conservative among Minn. Republicans in Congress

An influential conservative outside group ranks first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack as the least conservative of the four Republicans in Minnesota's delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives based on his voting record in 2011.
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An influential conservative outside group ranks first-term Republican U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack as the least conservative of the four Republicans in Minnesota's delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives based on his voting record in 2011.

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