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Featured Dem govs pushed $13 billion in taxes

By Paul Bedard
Published September 4, 2012 4:00am ET
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Featured Dem govs pushed $13 billion in taxes
Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, left, with former District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, right. O'Malley and Kaine speak at the Democratic Convention Tuesday night. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) | Chip Somodevilla

Three current and former governors featured at Tuesday night’s Democratic National Convention opening pushed for over $13 billion in taxes, and enacted over $9 billion, a stark issue the GOP and anti-tax groups seized on in warning voters about the path the Democrats plan to take the nation.

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