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      <excerpt>...of international agreements as well as fundamental WTO rules.&quot; Here are some comments from Washington representatives:  Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Bremerton -- &quot;(T)he Defense Department appears to want ignore the position that U.S. Trade Representative has take</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...add as much as $5 million per plane to a rival trans-Atlantic team's bid to supply new U.S. mid-air refueling aircraft. Rep. Norm Dicks, a member of the House of Representatives Defense Appropriations subcommittee, floated the figure as part of a renewe</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Votes in favor of that bill included the following: Norm Dicks (D-Wash), Jane Harman (D-Cal), Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), Alan Mollohan (D-WVa), Jim Moran (D-Va) ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Congressman Norm Dicks, who attended the ceremony, said, &amp;quot;Restoring fish passage in the Nisqually watershed is the latest development toward improving water ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> US Rep. Brian Baird said today that his name should have been among Northwest congressional colleagues who signed a letter ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Norm Dicks, Adam Smith, Jim mcdermott and Jay Inslee; and retired Lt. Gen. William Harrison of Lakewood, a former Fort Lewis commander. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> I would like to thank Rep. Norm Dicks for his vote for HR 3962 (The Affordable Health Care for America Act). It took courage to stand up to the special ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Rep. Norm Dicks is convinced that 535 people in Washington, DC, have the intelligence and right to decide what is acceptable health insurance coverage for ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> The ceremony was not open to the general public. A variety of dignitaries turned out, including US Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Belfair) and Adam Smith (D-Tacoma). </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Representative Norm Dicks (D-WA). Representative Henry Brown (R-SC). Representative Phil Hare (D-IL). Representative Lynn Jenkins (R-KS). George Landrith, President, Frontiers of Freedom. Jim Arkedis, Director, National Security Project ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>If only Norm Dicks drank a beer at the Eagles or the Elks vs a 50 year old scotch from the military lobbyists. What a wonderful world that could be. I work for a government agency so instead of smoking a joint on Friday night, ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>US Congressman Norm Dicks, a 32 year Representative, former UW alum and linebacker for the Huskies (local boy!!!), and a 2008 recipient of the Ansel Adams Conservation Award by The Wilderness Society gives a few welcoming words....and ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>At one point, Choi led the audience in placing a phone call, while onstage, to Washington Congressman Norm Dicks, leaving a message on the representative&amp;#39;s voicemail telling him to support HR 1283, the current legislation (Military ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Oregon Congressmen Earl Blumenauer, David Wu, Kurt Schrader and Peter DeFazio joined in the request, as did Washington Congressmen Jay Inslee, Jim McDermott and Norm Dicks. It was timed to coincide with the commemoration of the 25th ...</excerpt>
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