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Vulnerable Dem took more taxpayer-funded flights

By Becket Adams
Published September 12, 2014 6:59pm ET
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Vulnerable Dem took more taxpayer-funded flights
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is not only trailing in the polls -- with her Republican challenger, Rep. Bill Cassidy, taking a slim 48-45 lead -- but a majority of voters in the Pelican State now say they disapprove of the job she is doing in Congress. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte) | Melinda Deslatte

Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is struggling to hold onto her Senate seat — and questions regarding her travel activities and taxpayer dollars aren’t making things any easier.

Landrieu has confessed to using tax dollars to fund at least two campaign trips: A $3,200 trip on September 2013 from New Orleans to Lake Charles, La., and a $5,700 trip in November 2013 from Shreveport, La., to Dallas.

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