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      <excerpt> Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Dem.-District 8, continues to push solar power. CJ Karamargin, a spokesman for Giffords office, said last week they are ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... discussed by Deputy Undersecretary of Agriculture Jay Jensen when he visited the area in late October accompanied by US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Ra&#250;l Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona&amp;#39;s 7th and 8th Districts, to make a commitment toward &amp;quot;hitting [him] back on the karma&amp;quot; for any favors he has ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...in specific skills that might keep the researchers employed.  During the briefing, organized by the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., Killick said he was grateful for the stimulus grant but added, &quot;We need not only a one-time injection but an </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...told the Insider he has been heavily lobbied to get into the 8th Congressional District contest against Democratic U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords,and is &quot;giving it some thought.&quot; The race has been seen up to now as Giffords' to lose against little-known R</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...J.D. Hayworth in 2006, is in a district that has 40,000 more registered Republicans. To round out the slate: U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.  Mecum said while all three are vulnerable for voting in favor of the controversial health-care plan, he contends </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... discussed by Deputy Undersecretary of Agriculture Jay Jensen when he visited Green Valley in October accompanied by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Jonathan Paton told the Insider he has been heavily lobbied to get into the 8th Congressional District contest against Democratic US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Rep. J.D. Hayworth in 2006, is in a district that has 40,000 more registered Republicans. To round out the slate: U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. Mecum said while all three are vulnerable for voting in favor of the controversial health care plan, he conte</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>... Joe Donnelly, Michael Doyle, Chet Edwards, Donna Edwards, Keith Ellison, Brad Ellsworth, Rahm Emanuel, Eliot Engel, Anna Eshoo, Bob Etheridge, Sam Farr, Chaka Fattah, Bill Foster, Barney Frank, Gabrielle Giffords, Charles Gonzalez, ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Letter from my representative. I have no commentary on this besides For fuck&amp;#39;s sake Gabrielle, stop waffling and have an opinion on reproductive issues please. At least she votes well while she waffles. Dear Ms. [redacted], ... with federal  agencies, </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-7) Fax: 202-225-1541. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-8) Fax: 202-225-0378. Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe (D) 501-682-2345. State Legislature Links Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D) Fax: 202-228-1371 ...</excerpt>
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