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      <excerpt> Wellings works as a legislative assistant to Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND). She previously was a fellow at the Electronic Privacy Information Center. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Evan Bayh, D.-Ind.; Susan Collins, R.-Maine; Kent Conrad, D.-ND; Byron Dorgan, D.-ND; Joseph Lieberman, I.-Conn.; Blanche Lincoln, D.-Ark.; Claire mccaskill ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Democrats are very sensitive to damaging the economy at this point in time. Democrats such as Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad of North Dakota, Blanch Lincoln of Arkansas and Mary Landrieu and Louisiana. Over all, there are more than</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Funding for the study was secured by Sen. Byron Dorgan, DN.D., through a US Department of Energy grant. With that funding, an industry-led advisory board ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...safety net.  &quot;Prices of health care are marching relentlessly upwards, and so too many people don't have coverage,&quot; said Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D. &quot;The purpose of all of this is to try to get a handle on it somehow.&quot;  The White House issued a statement </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...aviation system is &#8220;in shambles&#8221; and the FAA needs more resources to prevent similar problems in the future. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., chairman of the Senate&#8217;s aviation panel, said he plans to grill FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt about the issue</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>In the US, Senator Byron Dorgan is the chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee. He has released a video where he discusses &amp;quot;Making Real Progress in Our Mission to Disrupt, Dismantle and Defeat al Qaeda.&amp;quot; ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>By now you probably know that Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) supports the liberal attempts to socialize the nation&amp;#39;s health care industry. Without his support this past weekend, Harry Reid&amp;#39;s far-left legislation would&amp;#39;ve been stopped dead ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>A few weeks ago, I put up a post by Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), chairman of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee (DPC), introducing a new feature at the DPC&amp;#39;s website called The Citizens Forum, a series of Qs and As in which senators ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Byron Dorgan&amp;#39;s Financial Plan: Common Sense From The Senator Who Saw This Coming. He got it right last time. Senator Byron Dorgan, Democrat of North Dakota, was one of eight senators who stood up to oppose the repeal. ...</excerpt>
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      <title>Wall Street Journal Supports Break-Up Of Big Banks</title>
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      <excerpt>Kent Conrad; Congressman Earl Pomeroy; Karen Engelter, a representative of Sen. Byron Dorgan; Hal Gershman, Grand Forks City Council president; Brig. Gen. William Seekins, North Dakota National Guard land component commander; ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>A Forum editorial said it more discreetly, &#8220;But while one person&amp;#39;s earmark is irresponsible pork barrel spending, another&amp;#39;s is a wise investment of public dollars.&#8221; A $750000 earmark secured by Sen. Byron Dorgan to map Red River Valley ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>For instance, his criticisms of Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND); Dorgan was opposed by about 32% in his last election. American Indian logo supporters often appeal to &#8220;democracy&amp;quot; to settle the issue. Voting is America&amp;#39;s foundation, right? ...</excerpt>
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