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      <excerpt>...benefits and home buyers tax credit. Senate Democrats move the greenhouse gas bill to the floor without GOP help. DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar is mentioned. Klobuchar also wants a ban on wireless devices in the cockpit of commercial aircraft.  DFL Rep. Jim Ob</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...and more Americans are losing the last lifeline they had to keep their heads above water in this difficult economy,&#8221; Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said on the Senate floor. &#8220;People in my state say: &#8216;The unemployment rate may be 7.3 percent in Minne</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...As the Governor said this morning, he is glad Republicans -- not Democrats -- represent Maine in the U.S. Senate.&quot; DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar taps a magistrate for the federal bench. GOP Rep. John Kline opposes changes in the way union representation electi</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Republican position much of the time.&quot; The New York Times says euphoria gave way to second thoughts on Obama in Iowa. DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar will attend a major fundraiser for the DSCC. The following HTML tags are allowed in your comments: + Bold: Text </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...(AP) - U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is recommending that a federal magistrate judge be named as the next U.S. District Court judge in Minnesota. Susan Richard Nelson&#160;has 30 years of legal experience, including nine years as a U.S. magistrate judge. Before t</excerpt>
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