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Friday, August 28, 2009 10:13 PM

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Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-Kan., fields questions from the public Thursday about health care reform during a speaking stop at the Franklin County Office Annex. About 150 residents turned out for the public meeting.

‘Great white hope’ claim may contradict record

By TOMMY FELTS and VICKIE MOSS, Of The Herald Staff

The controversy surrounding U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins’ disclaiming of the phrase “great white hope” came less than a month after she had supported a resolution referencing that same phrase.

Jenkins, R-Kan., said Thursday she didn’t know “great white hope” had a negative connotation when she recently used the phrase to describe Republicans’ search for a new leader.

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