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      <excerpt> ... Newseum featuring Congressman Earl Blumenauer, NYC Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, and artist, musician, and bicycle author David Byrne. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...to name-calling of those opposed to the legislation. As the New York Times reported on Nov. 7: According to Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, who supports the health care bill, the president asked, &quot;Does anybody think that the teabag, anti-gover</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) found success early in life. But in this column, he&amp;#39;s Earl &#8220;Late&#8221; Blumenauer. Rep. Steve Austria&amp;#39;s (R-OH) nickname came after the rule of the Habsburgs. Residents of Ohio&amp;#39;s Seventh Congressional District ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Jeff Merkley and Rep. Kurt Schrader) have shown interest. There are several bills of interest: Congressman Kurt Schrader introduced a bill to make permanent an estate tax at values of $5 million (for individual) and $10 million for joint  filers &#8211; with a</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Rush Holt (D-NJ) Mike Quigley (D-IL) Pete DeFazio (D-OR) Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) Plus Republicans: Ron Paul (R-TX) Walter Jones (R-NC) Tim Johnson (R-IL) Ed Whitfield (R-KY) Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) John Duncan (R-TN) ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>A final request: please cc me on any comments you submit, so I can share them with my colleagues in DC. Thanks. Meeky Meeky Blizzard Advisor for Livable Communities Congressman Earl Blumenauer [meeky.blizzard at mail.house.gov] ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. David Wu (D-1) Fax: 202-225-9497. Rep. Greg Walden (R-2) Fax: 202-225-5774. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-3) Fax: 202-225-8941. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-4) Fax: 202-225-0032. Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-5) Fax: 202-225-5699. Pennsylvania ...</excerpt>
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