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... therefore so popular with their constituents that they can stay in office as long as they want to. Others, like John Lewis (GA-5) and Jason Chaffetz (UT-3) represent districts with a very strong partisan lean and face little or no opposition from ... Comment?
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... Obama, when he was an Illinois senator. Civil rights leaders who attended the original marches such as U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia and the Rev. Jesse Jackson have also been on hand. For more, go to www.thebridgecrossinga jubilee.org Located next ... Comment?
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Beamer says Virginia Tech fans eager to face Vols
Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., speaks Dec. 28 to the Virginia Tech football players about his involvement with Martin Luther King Jr. Comment?
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Health bill to hit Georgia budget
... its hospitals or its people. "We're not going to do anything to put the state in bankruptcy," said U.S. Rep. John Lewis, an Atlanta Democrat. "When you count the costs and look at the benefits, it's going to make things better not just for the state ... Comment?
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Yates nominated new northern district U.S. attorney
... of Atlanta and Rome attorney Christpher Twyman. The Wall Street Journal in September reported that U.S. Rep. John Lewis sought to take Yates' name off the short list. Georgia's Democratic congressional delegation submitted three names to the White ... Comment?
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Health bill passage: "Christmas present" or "recipe for disaster"?
... positive step forward for the country. "This is a Christmas present for all America," Democratic U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Atlanta said in a statement after the vote. "I believe one day the American people will look back on this vote and they will be ... Comment?
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Chairman takes ride to support McIntosh land fight
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... fight to get the land back in private hands has gone on far longer and with no end in sight. Kingston, U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service officials met with Gault and representatives of the Harris Neck Land Trust, Gault ... Comment?
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MARTA's 30, invites riders to celebrate
... train service continues Friday with an afternoon celebration, and an evening panel discussion including U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.). MARTA's first passenger train rolled from the Avondale station to Georgia State University on June 30, 1979. The ... Comment?
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MARTA's 30, invites riders to celebrate
... train service continues Friday with an afternoon celebration, and an evening panel discussion including U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.). MARTA's first passenger train rolled from the Avondale station to Georgia State University on June 30, 1979. The ... Comment?
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John Lewis Touts $3 Million In Federal Funds For 5th District
In a news release Tuesday morning, the office of 5th district Congressman John Lewis announced that the U.S. House approved $3 million worth of projects included in several appropriations bill. Comment?
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Worcester County Sheriff Guy W. Glodis of Auburn has begun fundraising in earnest for a campaign for state auditor, launching a campaign Web site to solicit donations and campaign volunteers. Comment?
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Glodis' war chest grows as he weighs run for state auditor
Worcester County Sheriff Guy W. Glodis of Auburn has begun fundraising in earnest for a campaign for state auditor, launching a campaign Web site to solicit donations and campaign volunteers. Comment?
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... as some not afraid to speak his mind. "He is very committed, and he takes himself very seriously," said U.S. Rep. John Lewis, an Atlanta Democrat and the senior member of Georgia's U.S. House delegation. "You see him on floor, off the floor, in our ... Comment?
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Book review roundup: December 13, 2009
... with prominent black leaders - including former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun, Freedom marcher and Georgia Congressman John Lewis and Washington's own Eleanor Holmes Norton - Griggs aims for an oral history in which "the black leaders' voices are not ... Comment?
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Washington insiders rate Ellison, Franken, Bachmann
... congressional insiders. Ellison, now in his second term, tied with House Democratic lions Barney Frank, John Lewis and Henry Waxman. "I think it's a recognition of the hard work that he does here in the Congress, the standing that he has, the ... Comment?
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Black lawmakers grow impatient with Obama
... that he outlined will help white America, black America, Hispanic America, Asian America," Gibbs said. U.S. Rep. John Lewis, the Atlanta Democrat and civil rights movement leader, seems to be the most supportive of Obama among the four Congressional ... Comment?
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It takes a community a " Oceana High School students fundraise Saturday ...
... students involved in the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in 1957. They will meet Congressman John Lewis, members of the Vernon Dahmer Family, Rev. Billy Kyles, Myrlie Evers-Williams, Christopher McNair, Angela Lewis, Jerry Mitchell, ... Comment?
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Congressman Sestak Urges Action to Extend Emergency Healthcare Coverage
... the ongoing economic crisis. Earlier this week, Representatives Barney Frank (MA-04), Lloyd Doggett (TX-25) and John Lewis (GA-05) added their names to Congressman Sestak's Extended COBRA Continuation Protection Act, which would extend COBRA ... Comment?
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Georgia Rep. John Lewis weighs in on NJ gay marriage
U.S. Rep. John Lewis issued a five paragraph statement today in support of New Jerseya s marriage equality legislation. Comment?
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Lawmakers debate allowing gay marriage in Jersey
... week, the debate today in the Senate Judiciary Committee attracted national attention. Civil-rights leader Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., sent a statement urging the bill's passage, and NAACP chairman Julian Bond was in Trenton to testify, as was a state ... Comment?
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