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SCOTUS laughs at senator over Cornhusker Kickback

By Joel Gehrke
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Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., proved the unnamed butt of a joke at the Supreme Court hearing today, as the courtroom chuckled at Justice Scalia’s suggestion that the court overturn the “Cornhusker Kickback” because it amounted to bribery.

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