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      <excerpt> BOSTON, Nov 27, 2009 (The Sun - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- CEILF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- US Rep. Niki Tsongas ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Barney Frank (D), Edward Markey, John Olver (D), and Niki Tsongas (D) today for their leadership in tackling the issue of special-interest money in ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Golnik, 44, plans to announce his candidacy tomorrow to run for Congress in 2010 as a Republican in the 5th District against US Rep. Niki Tsongas. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> John F. Tierney D-MA (6th), Rep. Niki Tsongas D-MA (5th) FIREFIGHTING ASSISTANCE GRANTS: The House passed the Fire Grants Reauthorization Act (HR 3791), ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...lost their bids. Coakley has earned the endorsement of the only female member of the state's congressional delegation, Rep. Niki Tsongas (D), as well as EMILY's List and other abortion-rights groups. Some of the groups were dismayed over House Speaker N</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>BOSTON &#8212; U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas thinks it might take a &#8220;New Deal&#8221; to get the economy back on track and people back to work. With talk on Capitol Hill growing louder in support of federal job-creation legislation, Tsongas this week ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>My team only had one actual appointment - that was with my Aunt Susan&amp;#39;s Rep, Niki Tsongas. The rest we were just planning to ambush. Well, to call upon, unannounced. We weren&amp;#39;t sure what to expect. We&amp;#39;d been told that it was unlikely ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>&#8220;Recently a town that I represent had to close a fire station in order to balance their budget, and nearly every community I represent has been forced to layoff essential first responders,&#8221; said Congresswoman Niki Tsongas. &#8220;Today&amp;#39;s  announcement </excerpt>
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