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      <excerpt> Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif., said he will introduce a bill to federalize those DDS employees if the furloughs don&amp;#39;t stop soon. Federalizing DDS employees may ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... philanthropy, journalism, religion, international relations. America&amp;#39;s lone honoree is Bob Filner, who represents California&amp;#39;s 51st congressional district. </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Congressman Bob Filner voted to provide local firefighters with the tools and resources they need to prevent and fight fires, and keep our communities safe. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> House Veterans&amp;#39; Affairs Committee Chair Bob Filner (D-Calif.) said, &amp;quot;These numbers are just staggering and, tragically, are an indication that we are simply ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...enemy cover. VA officials estimate that about 2.6 million military personnel who served in Vietnam were affected. U.S. Rep. Bob Filner, House Veterans Affairs Committee chairman, released a statement today calling for additional support of the Agent Ora</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>VCS first proposed this new policy in early 2007 during a Town Hall meeting with Rep. Bob Filner, the Chairman of the House Veteran&amp;#39;s Affair Committee. VCS then wrote VA Secretary Shinseki requesting new regulations, while Rep. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Hours after he was signed by the San Diego Chargers for the rest of the football season, former Eagles tackle Jon Runyan today announced that this will be his last season in the NFL and that he will run for Congress next year.
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