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Chuck Schumer sics feds on Four Loko; competitors fund Schumer

By Timothy P. Carney

Published June 5, 2014 7:22pm ET

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Chuck Schumer sics feds on Four Loko; competitors fund Schumer — Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said the student loan billÃÂ would be paid for by closing a tax loophole that would have all individuals earning more than $1 million annually to pay a tax rate of at least 30 percent. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta) | Manuel Balce Ceneta

New York liberal Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer has waged a one-man crusade against alcohol products that struck him as too wild and crazy. His targets have included booze mixed with caffeine and powdered alcohol. It seems that the makers of more traditional alcoholic beverages happen to be big supporters of the senator.

Lalita Clozel at the Center for Responsive Politics has the tale:

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