While railing against an expanding federal government harming small business in one breath, does it make sense for some Republican presidential candidates, for example, to call for requiring all employers to use an electronic verification system (E-Verify) every time someone in the country is hired?

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Nevertheless, the National Rifle Association ran an ad railing against Kerry and Gore's stance on gun rights.

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Instead, the Veep stridently portrayed himself as an old-time populist, railing against big business and the rich.

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