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      <excerpt> by Iowa realestaterama WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today applauded the Department of Homeland Security&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley announced Wednesday that the US Department of Transportation&amp;#39;s Federal Railroad Administration has ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Saying that the past three years have been &#8220;an honor&#8221; and &#8220;a wonderful privilege,&#8221; the man tasked with leading the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office for the Northern District of Iowa stepped resigned Tuesday so that the office could be led by Stephanie Rose</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...of three Democrats vying to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley is calling on the veteran lawmaker to decline all contributions from federal lobbyists and political action committees (PACs). Des Moines attorney Roxanne Conlin said in an e-mail to</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas; Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wy. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa; Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark. Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-N.C. Rep. Joe Pitts, R-Penn. Rep. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Chris Javens: Ex-tax policy adviser to Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. Now lobbies for Goldman. Government - Goldman. &#169; Unknown E. Gerald Corrigan. E. Gerald Corrigan: President of the New York Fed from 1985 to 1993. ...</excerpt>
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