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GOP Senate Race Begins Taking Deånition V15, N30 Thursday, April 15, 2010 !"#$%&'()&$*(+&$,&-.'/$)(0.'-$1&a'.).3' Rep. Paul’s nod to Hostettler, Coats on air, FEC reports By BRIAN A. HOWEY FRANKLIN - Indiana’s Republican U.S. Senate race !""#$"%$&'(!'%)!$&*[%'!'"%$",*-$ the past 24 hours. Dan Coats .*/0%$!1*$[-(!$20'&$3*&'0$0%&$ reported raising $378,799 on his [-(!$450-!*-$678$-*2"-!9$:"1%$ Hostettler was awaiting the en- U.S. Senate candidates (from left) Dan Coats, John Hostettler and Marlin Stutzman enter the WXNT &"-(*3*%!$";$<'.*-!0-'0%$=*25. - debate last Thursday at the Indiana War Memorial. (HPI Photo by Steve Dickerson) lican U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, which he hopes will open enough !1'($'($0$)0320'/%$";F$.@$0%&$;"-$I""('*-(9P >0??*!($!"$20@$;"-$1'($">%$AB$)0320'/%9$C!0!*$C*%9$D0-?'%$ $ A1*$"%?@$"!1*-$678$%53.*-($)03*$;-"3$C!5!E30%F$ C!5!E30%$(0'&$1*F$!""F$>"5?&$.*/'%$0$AB$0&$)0320'/%$0%&$ >1"$(0'&$&5-'%/$?0(!$>**#R($QSTA$&*.0!*$1*$>'??$-*2"-!$ ?*;!$"2*%$!1*$2"(('.'?'!@$!10!$1*$3'/1!$5(*$2*-("%0?$;5%&($!"$ UKVWFXXX9$C!5!E30%$!"?&$IYL$1*$10($-0'(*&$UKWFXXX$('%)*$ [%0%)*$0$?0!*$25(19$ then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ontinued on page 4 0-*$I""('*-($0%&$JM$2*-)*%!$";$(30??$&"%"-($0-*$I""('*-(F$ A Tea Party in the township? 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