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      <excerpt> Medicare rates underfund North Dakota hospitals, so we oppose the public option, said Sen. Kent Conrad and Rep. Earl Pomeroy, both DN. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> BISMARCK, ND (AP) &#8212; Rep. Earl Pomeroy, DN.D., voted for the health care bill that passed the House late Saturday night, saying it&amp;#39;s an important step. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Rep. Earl Pomeroy, voted against the House bill, and Sens. Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan have said they would not support a Senate bill similar to what the ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan and Congressman Earl Pomeroy recently joined the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development in announcing ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Gov. John Hoeven, Rep. Earl Pomeroy, Mayor Dennis Walaker, the media, and many others were there. This project is costing tens of millions of dollars. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D., ND) a Blue Dog, said this week that he expects there will be another &amp;quot;split decision&amp;quot; on how to vote for the bill &amp;quot;Why haven&amp;#39;t we had ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> &#8220;I don&amp;#39;t think she is faking it, because she will try to get the outcome most reflective of the House,&#8221; said Representative Earl Pomeroy, a North Dakota ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Late last month Congressman Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., held a conference call on the administration&amp;#39;s reform efforts. Pomeroy reiterated his support for the House health care bill. Rob Port, of the center-right blog SayAnythingBlog.com, ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Earl Pomeroy (ND-AL) | R+10. Parker Griffith (AL-5) | R+12. Charlie Melancon (LA-3) | R+12. Lincoln Davis (TN-4) | R+13. Bart Gordon (TN-6) | R+13. Ike Skelton (MO-4) | R+14. Travis Childers (MS-1) | R+14. Dan Boren (OK-2) | R+14 ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Earl Pomeroy, D, ND-1, Collin C. Peterson, D, MN-7. David E. Price, D, NC-4, Tom Petri, R, WI-6. Ed Perlmutter, D, CO-7, Joe Pitts, R, PA-16. Gary Peters, D, MI-9, Ron Paul, R, TX-14. Chellie Pingree, D, ME-1, Todd R. Platts, R, PA-19 ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep David Obey (WI) Rep. Solomon Ortiz (TX) Rep. Thomas Perriello (VA) Rep. Collin Peterson (MN) Rep. Earl Pomeroy (ND) Rep. Nick Rahall (WV) Rep. Silvestre Reyes (TX) Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (TX) Rep. Mike Ross (AR) Rep. Timothy Ryan (OH) ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Earl Pomeroy, D, ND-1. David E. Price, D, NC-4. Ed Perlmutter, D, CO-7. Gary Peters, D, MI-9. Chellie Pingree, D, ME-1. Jared Polis, D, CO-2. Tom Perriello, D, VA-5. Mike Quigley, D, IL-5. Nick J. Rahall II, D, WV-3 ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Earl Pomeroy Still Getting Flak For Dodging Question About His Support For The&#8220;Public Option&#8221; [Say Anything]. As the Clock Struck Midnight the Left Rejoiced [American Thinker Blog]. &#8220;Better Screwed Than Rude&#8221; [Ed Driscoll] ...</excerpt>
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