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      <excerpt> Sen. Herb Kohl recently wrote that we must &amp;quot;reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting and enduring an enduring peace so that their (veterans) efforts ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...with a net worth estimated at about $251 million. Next in line: Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), worth about $244.7 million; Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), worth about $214.5 million; Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), worth about $209.7 million; and Sen. John Kerry (D-Ma</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...a net worth estimated at about $251 million. Next in line: Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), worth about $244.7 million; Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), worth about $214.5 million; Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), worth about $209.7 million; and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.),</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... of hunger and poverty such as Senator Herb Kohl, State Assemblyman Penny Bernard Schaber, 57th district, and Representative Steve Kagen, 8th district. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...in excess of $250 million. He's followed by four Democrats: California's Jane Harman (approx. $245 million), Wisconsin's Herb Kohl (approx. $215), Virginia's Mark Warner (approx. $210 million) and Massachusetts' John Kerry (approx. $209 million).  Among</excerpt>
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