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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.5673 Military Voting Protection Act of 2008</title>
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  <updated>2009-01-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Military Vote Stifiled - Again! :: Arkansas Conservative Action ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-01-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Arkansas Conservative Action Network </name>
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Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Vermont only give overseas servicemembers five days to fill out their ballots, the study found. Note: Pelosi shuts down Military Voting Protection Act of 2008 - H.R. 5673 -- S.B. 3073 -- Fox News ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://acan.gohotsprings.com/index.php?name=News&amp;amp;file=article&amp;amp;sid=964&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Military Ballots Remain Problem For 2008 Congressional Seats</title>
    <link href="http://www.allamericanblogger.com/5401/military-ballots-remain-problem-for-2008-congressional-seats/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-30:/commentary/3612471</id>
    <updated>2008-11-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All American Blogger </name>
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More specifically, as in its companion bill, HR 5673, introduced in the House of Representatives on April 1, 2008, by Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), it allows for the use of private contractors for express shipping instead of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allamericanblogger.com/5401/military-ballots-remain-problem-for-2008-congressional-seats/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Franks: Pelosi &#226;&#8364;&#339;disenfranchising&#226;&#8364;* overseas troops</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-30:/commentary/3599073</id>
    <updated>2008-11-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Arizona Congress Watch </name>
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Interestingly, but sadly so, out of the 54 sponsors of HR 5673, 53 were Republican members of the House. And of the 30 co-sponsors of S. 3073, all were Republican members of the Senate. It clearly speaks volumes about the Democrats&#226;&#8364;&#8482; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.azcongresswatch.com/?p=3456&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Amherst Times &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Military Ballots Remain Problem For ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-30:/commentary/3529878</id>
    <updated>2008-11-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Amherst Times </name>
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More specifically, as in its companion bill, H.R. 5673, introduced in the House of Representatives on April 1, 2008, by Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), it allows for the use of private contractors for express shipping instead of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://amhersttimes.wnymedia.net/2008/12/01/military-ballots-remain-problem-for-2008-congressional-seats/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Military Ballots Remain Problem For 2008 Congressional Seats ...</title>
    <link href="http://westernfrontamerica.com/2008/12/01/military-ballots-remain-problem-2008-congressional-seats/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-30:/commentary/3520726</id>
    <updated>2008-11-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WesternFront America </name>
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More specifically, as in its companion bill, H.R. 5673, introduced in the House of Representatives on April 1, 2008, by Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), it allows for the use of private contractors for express shipping instead of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westernfrontamerica.com/2008/12/01/military-ballots-remain-problem-2008-congressional-seats/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Gathering of Eagles</title>
    <link href="http://www.gatheringofeagles.org/view926574b5551303802.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-13:/commentary/11075620</id>
    <updated>2008-11-13T01:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>http://www.gatheringofeagles.org/</name>
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... and deliver the ballots to State election officials prior to the time established for the closing of the polls on the date of the election, and for other purposes. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5673/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gatheringofeagles.org/view926574b5551303802.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Democrats Discrimate Against Military Voters</title>
    <link href="http://praesidiumrespublicae.blogspot.com/2008/10/democrats-discrimate-against-military.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-26:/commentary/3095384</id>
    <updated>2008-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Praesidium Respublicae </name>
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Speaker Pelosi&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s attempts to kill HR 5673 are an absolute disgrace. I think readers should immediately send a letter to their congressional representative and DEMAND a fair and proper hearing for HR 5673. Moreover, I think that any ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://praesidiumrespublicae.blogspot.com/2008/10/democrats-discrimate-against-military.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DRC: Instability increasing in Orientale province &#194;&#171; African Press ...</title>
    <link href="http://africanpress.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/drc-instability-increasing-in-orientale-province/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-24:/commentary/3360643</id>
    <updated>2008-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>African Press International (API) </name>
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The staff is going to research the HR.5673 bill that was mentioned in the video you sent&#226;&#8364;&#8221;thanks again for that link. hokiedokie24 Says: October 30, 2008 at 8:32 pm. I just signed up!! I have been following this story for sometime now. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://africanpress.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/drc-instability-increasing-in-orientale-province/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Problems in VA with Military Absentee Ballots (Wizbang)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-22:/commentary/3820371</id>
    <updated>2008-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Wizbang </name>
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But they really do support the troops. Second, there was a solution to these problems proposed earlier. Rep. Kevin McCarthy introduced HR 5673 to expedite the delivery of military absentee ballots. The unions opposed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wizbangblog.com/content/2008/10/23/problems-in-va-with-military-absentee-ballots.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Is the Fairfax County (VA) registrar suppressing the military vote?</title>
    <link href="http://thenextright.com/soren-dayton/is-the-fairfax-county-va-registrar-suppressing-the-military-vote" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-22:/commentary/3472965</id>
    <updated>2008-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Next Right </name>
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Kevin McCarthy introduced HR 5673 to expedite the delivery of military absentee ballots. The unions opposed. Here was the operative bit, where they complain about the private sector:. NAPUS is deeply concerned about HR 5673, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenextright.com/soren-dayton/is-the-fairfax-county-va-registrar-suppressing-the-military-vote&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Hill Blog&#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Speaker Pelosi Failed to Protect our ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.thehill.com/2008/10/24/speaker-pelosi-failed-to-protect-our-overseas-militarys-right-to-vote-rep-trent-franks/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-22:/commentary/3360640</id>
    <updated>2008-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Hill Blog </name>
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... requesting that the House Leadership work in a bipartisan manner to quickly move and pass H.R. 5673, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Military Voting Protection Act of 2008,&#226;&#8364;* in time to ensure that our men and women serving overseas in our armed forces are ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.thehill.com/2008/10/24/speaker-pelosi-failed-to-protect-our-overseas-militarys-right-to-vote-rep-trent-franks/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Is the Fairfax County (VA) registrar suppressing the military vote ...</title>
    <link href="http://beltwayblips.com/story/is_the_fairfax_county_va_registrar_suppressing_the/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-22:/commentary/3360639</id>
    <updated>2008-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>BeltwayBlips - Top Congress News, Videos,... </name>
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But they really do support the troops. Second, there was a solution to these problems proposed earlier. Rep. Kevin McCarthy introduced HR 5673 to expedite the delivery of military absentee ballots. The unions opposed. Here was . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://beltwayblips.com/story/is_the_fairfax_county_va_registrar_suppressing_the/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Is the Fairfax County (VA) registrar suppressing the military vote?</title>
    <link href="http://www.thenextright.com/soren-dayton/is-the-fairfax-county-va-registrar-suppressing-the-military-vote" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-22:/commentary/3134034</id>
    <updated>2008-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Next Right </name>
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Kevin McCarthy introduced HR 5673 to expedite the delivery of military absentee ballots. The unions opposed. Here was the operative bit, where they complain about the private sector:. NAPUS is deeply concerned about HR 5673, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenextright.com/soren-dayton/is-the-fairfax-county-va-registrar-suppressing-the-military-vote&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Democrats Don't Like the Military Vote...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-22:/commentary/3078225</id>
    <updated>2008-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Barackaphobia </name>
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October 8, 2008 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Last week Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-02), Congressman Kevin McCarthy (CA-22), and 28 other members of Congress sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi requesting that she quickly move and pass HR 5673, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://udfishbone.blogspot.com/2008/10/democrats-dont-like-military-vote.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Speaker Pelosi: Count the Soldiers' and Sailors' and Marines ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.cc.org/blog/speaker_pelosi_count_soldiers039_and_sailors039_and_marines039_votes_pass_quotmilitary_voting_p" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-14:/commentary/3360638</id>
    <updated>2008-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Christian Coalition of America blogs </name>
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Congressmen Trent Franks, an Arizona Republican and Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, along with 52 original co-sponsors, introduced H.R. 5673, a bill &quot;to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Absentee Voting Act to direct the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cc.org/blog/speaker_pelosi_count_soldiers039_and_sailors039_and_marines039_votes_pass_quotmilitary_voting_p&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress Needs to Step Up For Military Voters</title>
    <link href="http://www.southernledger.com/blogs/stevegill/?p=64" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/commentary/2590334</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Steve Gill: Opinion </name>
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Congressman Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has introduced the Military Voting Protection Act, HR 5673, which would require the Pentagon to collect absentee ballots overseas and deliver them stateside by express air transport. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.southernledger.com/blogs/stevegill/?p=64&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Breaking: National Association of Secretaries of State endorse ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.redstate.com/diaries/redstate/2008/jul/28/breaking-national-association-of-secretaries-2/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-27:/commentary/2596052</id>
    <updated>2008-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>www.redstate.com: Latest entries for Front Page </name>
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The Scaredicrats in Congress won&amp;#39;t allow a vote on something that all of the Secretaries of State support. I have written a bunch about the problems that our soldiers have voting. Currently, as it stands, House Democrats, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redstate.com/diaries/redstate/2008/jul/28/breaking-national-association-of-secretaries-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Breaking: National Association of Secretaries of State endorse ...</title>
    <link href="http://thenextright.com/soren-dayton/breaking-national-association-of-secretaries-of-state-endorse-mccarthys-military-voting" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-27:/commentary/2569729</id>
    <updated>2008-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Next Right </name>
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I have written a bunch about the problems that our soldiers have voting. Currently, as it stands, House Democrats, urged on by the unions, are blocking a bill that would increase the likelihood of the votes of our soldiers actually ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenextright.com/soren-dayton/breaking-national-association-of-secretaries-of-state-endorse-mccarthys-military-voting&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Breaking: National Association of Secretaries of State endorse ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.thenextright.com/soren-dayton/breaking-national-association-of-secretaries-of-state-endorse-mccarthys-military-voting" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-27:/commentary/2565832</id>
    <updated>2008-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Next Right </name>
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I have written a bunch about the problems that our soldiers have voting. Currently, as it stands, House Democrats, urged on by the unions, are blocking a bill that would increase the likelihood of the votes of our soldiers actually ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thenextright.com/soren-dayton/breaking-national-association-of-secretaries-of-state-endorse-mccarthys-military-voting&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - S. 3073, The Military Voting Protection Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3073.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-30:/commentary/3360642</id>
    <updated>2008-05-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Subject Group: Welfare </name>
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The Military Voting Protection Act of 2008 (H.R. 5673). See Bills on the Same Subject: Absentee voting, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Ballots, Civil liberties, Communications, Defense policy, Election fraud, Elections, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_3073.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>March On Politics: Voters Group Objects To Internet Voting Pilot ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/okaloosa-group-objects-to-internet-voting-pilot-program/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-27:/commentary/3360641</id>
    <updated>2008-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>March On Politics </name>
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HR 5673 empowers the Department of Defense to use express mail to deliver ballots back to where they belong in the US, and allows military voters to cast those ballots up to four days before election day. You can read our letter, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/news/story/okaloosa-group-objects-to-internet-voting-pilot-program/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>cornyn introduces bill at camp mabry to ensure every military vote ...</title>
    <link href="http://dotherightthing-cyberpastor.blogspot.com/2008/05/cornyn-introduces-bill-at-camp-mabry-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-18:/commentary/3134036</id>
    <updated>2008-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Do The Right Thing </name>
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cornyn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s bill is the senate companion to hr 5673, which was introduced in the house of representatives on april 1 by rep. kevin mccarthy [r-ca-22]. in addition, the mvp act urges the secretary of defense, given advances in modern ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dotherightthing-cyberpastor.blogspot.com/2008/05/cornyn-introduces-bill-at-camp-mabry-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Supporting the Troops Democrat Style</title>
    <link href="http://crotchetyoldbastard.com/blog/2008/05/supporting_the_troops_democrat.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-09:/commentary/2188987</id>
    <updated>2008-05-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>:: Crotchety Old Bastard :: </name>
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NAPUS is deeply concerned about HR 5673, particularly the provision that sanctions private contractor conveyance of overseas and military ballots. Note that this was the first thing that they said. Of course the fact that the military ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://crotchetyoldbastard.com/blog/2008/05/supporting_the_troops_democrat.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Saturday Afternoon Reads</title>
    <link href="http://wizbangblog.com/content/2008/05/10/saturday-afternoon-reads.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-09:/commentary/2188986</id>
    <updated>2008-05-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Wizbang </name>
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Unions oppose military voting bill because it expands private sector workforce. NAPUS is deeply concerned about HR 5673, particularly the provision that sanctions private contractor conveyance of overseas and military ballots. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wizbangblog.com/content/2008/05/10/saturday-afternoon-reads.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Unions oppose military voting bill .. because it expands private ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.redstate.com/blogs/soren_dayton/2008/may/09/unions_oppose_military_voting_bill_because_it_expands_private_sector_workforce" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-08:/commentary/3134035</id>
    <updated>2008-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Redstate - Conservative News and Community </name>
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NAPUS is deeply concerned about HR 5673, particularly the provision that sanctions private contractor conveyance of overseas and military ballots. We believe, as is borne out in the testimony submitted to the Committee, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redstate.com/blogs/soren_dayton/2008/may/09/unions_oppose_military_voting_bill_because_it_expands_private_sector_workforce&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Hearing on the voting bills</title>
    <link href="http://www.aaro-oaw.org/2008/04/hearing-on-voting-bills.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/2072126</id>
    <updated>2008-04-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mr. Coyne Goes to Washington </name>
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She then made another juicy analogy, telling us that the purpose of one of the voting bills, HR 5673, is to do careful surgery on the existing voting system, which then morphed into disgusting imagery about perilous and bloody medical ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aaro-oaw.org/2008/04/hearing-on-voting-bills.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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