Flake’s Conservative Quest for Senate Comity
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Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona likesPresident Barack Obama, voted to give him the authority tostrike Syria, supported the comprehensive immigrationlegislation favored by the White House, and works comfortablywith members of the opposing party.
The six-term House Republican, who is now serving his firstterm in the Senate, also is a rock-ribbed conservative,especially on economic and fiscal issues. He has been a darlingof the Club for Growth; before going to Congress, he ran theGoldwater Institute in his home state.