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      <excerpt>The decorations were in full force, as were New Orleans Saints jerseys on the 75 guests in the glass-enclosed backroom at the hip 18th Street NW joint. 
 
Rep. Earl Blumenauer&#8217;s (D-Ore.) press secretary, Erin Allweiss, and Rep. Chris Van Hollen&#8217;s (D-</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...the attorney general's report.&#8221; Zoeller issued the report to Indiana's congressional delegation on Friday. Republican Sen. Richard Lugar asked Zoeller to prepare the report Jan. 5 under an Indiana law that allows for the state attorney general to revi</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...taken up next week, as they did last March when she originally was nominated. However, Johnsen's home-state senator, Republican Richard Lugar (Ind.), supports the nomination. According to CQ Today, some Democrats may join Republicans in opposing the nom</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Traditionally a sellout event, only a few no-shows marred the this year&amp;#39;s activities, most notably Indiana Senator Richard Lugar, who had been schedule to ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...is a coastal city, and people get excited about seafood around here,&quot; said Mark Hayes, press secretary for Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar. &quot;And admittedly, a fried pork sandwich may be a bit much to eat for lunch.&quot; The Senate cafeterias American Grill creat</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...is a coastal city, and people get excited about seafood around here,&quot; said Mark Hayes, press secretary for Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar. The Senate cafeteria's American Grill created the pre-game competition. As of lunchtime Friday, the po' boy had the po</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Residents of South Ossetia have petitioned US Senator Richard Lugar against resuming the supply of weapons to Georgia. The petitioners fear rearmament could ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., was not invited to the White House, according to spokesman Andy Fisher. &amp;quot;Why would a Colts fan want to watch the game with a ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Sen. CARL LEVIN D MI* Sen. MARY L. LANDRIEU D LA* Sen. Richard Lugar R IN Sen.JOHN McCAIN R AZ Sen. John Kyl R AZ Sen. MARK WARNER D VA.http://Giveusliberty1776.Blogspot Com201002BlogPost_09.html-http://Giveusliberty1776Blogspot Com. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Republican Sen. Dan Coats &#8212; hoping to be the once-and-future Senator from Indiana &#8212; has hired a high-profile spokesman &#8212; Kevin Kellems, the former communications director for Vice-President Dick Cheney often tasked with defending the ...  The Indiana</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Richard Lugar (R-Ind) and Evan Byah (D-Ind). One Republican congressman from Louisiana, though, is excited about his invitation. Rep. Joseph Cao, the lone Republican to vote in favor of health care reform in the House, ...</excerpt>
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