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      <excerpt>...D.C.&#160;&#8212; Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., extended her sympathies Friday to the family of U.S. Army Private First Class Kham Xiong, a resident of St. Paul who was killed during the Thursday shooting at the Fort Hood Army Base in Texas, which left at least</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Betty McCollum and Tim Walz -- are firm &amp;quot;yes&amp;quot; votes on the 2000 page bill. Walz, who had remained publicly uncommitted, didn&amp;#39;t announce his support until ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Betty McCollum, D, MN-4, Gary G. Miller, R, CA-42. Kendrick B. Meek, D, FL-17, Jim Matheson, D, UT-2. Michael H. Michaud, D, ME-2, Jeff Miller, R, FL-1. Brad Miller, D, NC-13, Jim Marshall, D, GA-8 ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>To: Representative Betty McCollum, (D MN-4). From: Mitch Berg, your &#8220;Constituent&#8221;. Re: Office procedure. Dear Representative McCollum,. I realize that it might be easier to leave things be than actually deal with a constituent who ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Betty McCollum: Only the name has changed. Previous wars also left invisible wounds that we must tend to for a lifetime. By BETTY MCCOLLUM. Last update: November 7, 2009 - 8:24 PM ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Tim Walz (D-01) - YES Rep. John Kline (R-02) &#8211; NO Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-03) &#8211; NO Rep. Betty McCollum (D-04) &#8211; YES Rep. Keith Ellison (D-05) &#8211; YES Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-06) &#8211; NO Rep. Collin Peterson (D-07) &#8211; NO Rep. ...</excerpt>
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