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      <excerpt> US Rep. Adrian Smith says he&amp;#39;s a &amp;quot;glass half-full&amp;quot; kind of guy. But as a $1.1 trillion health care reform plan passed the House of ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> This Oct. 5, 2008 file photo shows Representative Adrian Smith, R-Neb., during a rally, in Omaha, Neb. Nebraska&amp;#39;s three House representatives, ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> WASHINGTON, DC&#8212;Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) today announced the American Red Cross will again deliver holiday cards to American military personnel, veterans, ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> US Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., has joined a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers urging President Obama to move forward on a free trade agreement ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Rep. Smith to visit Gibbon school on Veterans Day WASHINGTON DC &#8212; Rep. Adrian Smith will spend most of the morning Wednesday in Gibbon meeting school ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> by North Platte Bulletin Staff - 11/9/2009 Rep. Adrian Smith will speak in Brady and Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale will speak in Hershey on ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Just to be clear, they are Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, Rep. Adrian Smith, Rep. Lee Terry and Sen. Mike Johanns. Sen. Ben Nelson voted for it, but I didn&amp;#39;t expect ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...but that the trillion-dollar plan that passed 220-215 Saturday night is &quot;very risky&quot; and &quot;mind-numbingly complex.&quot; Rep. Adrian Smith of the 3rd District and Rep. Lee Terry of the 2nd District say the plan opens the door for a federal government takeover</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> And last month, Nebraska US Rep. Adrian Smith warned retirees in his district about the National Census, calling it &amp;quot;a scam&amp;quot; out to exploit seniors by ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>It will be interesting to watch and see what other Republican closet cases like David Dreier (R-CA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and Trent Frank (R-AZ) do when the bill comes up for a vote in the full House. ... Rep. Brian  Bilbray&amp;#39;s p</excerpt>
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