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      <excerpt>...victory&#8221; for Washington state and said that the measure protects a consumer&#8217;s choice of doctor and health care plan. Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Belfair, had earlier said he would support the bill. The most outspoken critic was Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...state and said that even with all the changes, the measure protects a consumer's choice of doctor and health care plan. Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., had earlier said he would support the bill. The most outspoken critic was Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...huddled together under the ethics cloud happen to be Democrats. Representatives John Murtha, D-Pa., Peter Visclosky, D-Ind., Norm Dicks, D-Wash., Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, and James Moran, D-Va., are being investigated for allegedly steering millions in ear</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...over capabilities. It said it might not bid for the $35 billion contract if things aren&#8217;t changed. Earlier last week, Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., suggested the draft request for bids favored Northrop. Frontier posts loss: Frontier Financial Corp., the p</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...and an attempt to tilt the competition in their favor,&quot; charged Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan. &quot;We have seen it before.&quot; Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., said, &quot;Let them pull out.&quot; For its part, Boeing said the last competition had been fought out &quot;very publicly&quot; an</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Agency. That amount is a 17 percent increase, which drew criticism from some Republicans as being overly generous. Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., chairman of the Interior subcommittee, said increases were necessary because many of the environmental programs </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...of Indiana and Rep. James Moran of Virginia, both Democrats. In addition to Tiahrt, new names that came to light were Rep. Norm Dicks, a Washington Democrat; Rep. Marcy Kaptur, an Ohio Democrat; and Rep. Bill Young, a Florida Republican. Next page &amp;gt; </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...&#8212; U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks said Friday he has been interviewed by the Office of Congressional Ethics, which is looking into his relationship with a once influential lobbying firm that the Justice Department is investigating for possible criminal violation</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...act.&quot; Q: Who are the subcommittee members who are the subject of the ethics inquiries? A: Besides Murtha, four Democrats: Reps. Norm Dicks (Wash.), Marcy Kaptur (Ohio), James Moran (Va.) and Peter Visclosky (Ind.); and two Republicans: Reps. Todd Tiahar</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...play in our lives, schools and communities,&quot; said Robert Lynch, president and CEO of the lobbying group. On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks, a Washington state Democrat and chief author of the House bill, said interior accounts had been &quot;chronically unde</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Norm Dicks and Adam Smith. Submitted by stevenl on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 7:33pm. Other local OlyBlog readers might have Norm Dicks (my congressperson) or Adam Smith as their congressional representatives. The following info is presented ...</excerpt>
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