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      <excerpt>...today that he has filled out the necessary paperwork to become a candidate. [Read more...] Kansas Republican First District Rep. Jerry Moran, a candidate for the Senate, has picked up the endorsement of immigration-reform advocate Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-C</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... who was born and raised in Salina, is looking for his own place in the US Congress as he his is eyes on US Rep. Jerry Moran&amp;#39;s First District seat. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...&#8212; maybe even two! &#8212; for the U.S. Senate in Kansas. The lucky winner of the Democratic primary gets a faceoff with either Republican Jerry Moran or Todd Tiahrt , either of whom would be heavily favored. The two Democrats are Charles Schollenberger of</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...would provide insurance for about 30 million people at a cost to the federal government of $848 billion over 10 years. Reps. Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt, Kansas Republicans competing against each other for a Senate seat, voted against health legislation</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...who has represented the 4th District of south-central Kansas since 1995, is locked in a tough race for the Republican Senate nomination with fellow Rep. Jerry Moran, who has represented the 1st District of western and central Kansas since 1997....</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...for the measure so far: Mark Souder, R-Ind., Bob Inglis, R-S.C., Sam Johnson, R-Texas, and Charles Boustany Jr., R-La. Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Hays, who is running against Tiahrt for the Senate seat being vacated by Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, also supports </excerpt>
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