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      <excerpt>...effort with Ermey, has started a petition-writing campaign to back legislation sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones, R-N.C., and Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., The Hill reported Saturday. &quot;Marines have fought and died with their Navy brothers and sisters for more </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Lee Ermey is the national spokesman for a growing grassroots effort behind legislation sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) and Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) that would rename the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.  ..</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> C.) and Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) that would rename the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. Ermey, who was in the Marine ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Sens. Sam Brownback of Kansas, John Cornyn of Texas, Mike Enzi of Wyoming, Orrin Hatch of Utah, James Inhofe of Oklahoma, Pat Roberts of Kansas, David Vitter of Louisiana and Roger Wicker of Mississippi, cosponsored Bennett's bill.  &quot;The definition of m</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...when there&#8217;s no credible opposition. But it wouldn&#8217;t be the first time for Kensinger. He&#8217;s previously worked for Brownback and Sen. Pat Roberts in walkaway elections. Must be a lot of time for Scrabble and online poker, I thought. But no, Kensinge</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...in previous budgets, they have to follow certain procedures before declaring the  revised allocation. Republican Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas said the administration &quot;assured&quot; the delegation that it was &quot;committed to this important project. Given critical</excerpt>
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