Democrat politicians paint the Tea Party as an extreme fringe of American politics.

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When I arrive, the walls are being given a fresh coat of paint in preparation for next week's fiesta - a party in celebration of the village's patron saint, during which the 40-odd inhabitants gather to sing, dance and roast a pig on a spit.

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Mr. Hikind had initially resisted apologizing in the wake of a report on the New York Observer's website, which noted that the lawmaker had hired a makeup artist to darken his skin before the party and spent more than 30 minutes scrubbing off the paint afterward.

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