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      <excerpt>...has been encouraging the federal government to provide assistance to the company to remain competitive. U.S. Rep. Nicola &#8220;Niki&#8221; Tsongas, D-Lowell, whose district includes Devens, said she was discouraged by the shift of manufacturing operations. &#8220;</excerpt>
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      <title>Evergreen work is moving to China</title>
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      <excerpt>...before he was elected to the senate.  After serving two terms, Brooke was defeated by Paul Tsongas, whose widow, Rep. Niki Tsongas currently represents Massachusetts' 5th Congressional District. There has been no Republican senator from Massachusetts si</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Niki Tsongas (song-ASS') is breaking ranks and endorsing Martha Coakley for U.S. Senate over a fellow congressman. A Coakley spokeswoman said the widow of the late Sen. Paul Tsongas planned to announce her support for on Wednesday. Tsongas is the only w</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Please, urge your Representative to cosponsor and support H.Res. 838 in the next couple days. Contact your Representative to cosponsor and support H.Res. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Susan Boynton of Lowell, left, presents US Rep. Niki Tsongas with Peace Corps memorabilia during her visit to ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>... Tim Ryan, D-Niles; Marcy Kaptur, D-Toledo; Niki Tsongas, D-Mass.; Nick Rahall, DW.Va.; David Obey, D-Wis.; George Miller, D-Calif.; and former US Rep. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>I am not counting on our Representative, Niki Tsongas, to be too worried about the abortion question and I do expect her to vote for the health care bill. I think this is a set of votes that might have legs. Regards &#8212; Cliff ...</excerpt>
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