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      <excerpt>...on Thursday voted to approve both the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009, sponsored by committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and the Data Breach Notification Act, endorsed by California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. Leahy's bill re</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...was 76. Ledbetter served in the administration of Gov. Richard Snelling and won the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., in 1980. He lost in a close race. Leahy says Ledbetter was a worthy opponent in a spirited campaign. F</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...year and is to receive $1 million next year. The bulk of the $12.8 million is from the Federal Aviation Administration. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured about $1.5 million for the projects, with </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...may use this clause to require an individual to purchase a good or service,&#8221; the CRS report states.  &#160; Nevertheless, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) told CNSNews.com on Oct. 22 that &quot;nobody&quot; questions that Congress has the authority to require that Americ</excerpt>
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