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      <excerpt>...subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. To him, the forests could wield weapons in battle against climate change. Sen. Ron Wyden: &quot;First they could provide renewable energy. Biomass energy, from the millions and millions of acres of land that are dang</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...more trees.  &quot;It is time to manage the nation's forests to address climate change and unlock their potential,&quot; said Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the panel's chairman. Copyright &#169; LifeSiteNews.com. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-N</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Senate. &quot;In my view, it is time to manage the nation's forests to address climate change and unlock their potential,&quot; said Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the panel's chairman. Proper management can ensure healthy forests that create carbon offsets that can be </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...national forests as a key part of a climate change bill being considered by the Senate. &quot;In my view, it is time to manage the nation's forests to address climate change and unlock their potential,&quot; said Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the panel's chairman....</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...November 18, 2009 To comment on this video or click the &quot;Comments&quot; link below. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) expresses his concerns that a public option may not fully be included in the Senate health reform bill Sarah Palin says it was a fear of being political</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...- 10 percent of the population - would even be eligible.&quot;People think they are going to get it - and they aren't,&quot; said Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), who has pushed for changes to provide consumers with more choices. &quot;That's what they're going to flip out ab</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...the time that troops have to make the transition from war zones to civilian life. The current period is 10 to 14 days. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has proposed 90 days, but Kulongoski said the cost of keeping troops on the federal payroll might compel suppo</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...acknowledge that it may end up as a more expensive solution at the front end, but it could save money over time. Sen. Ron Wyden: &#8220;You always want to put the first dollar into prevention. What you want to do is do everything you possibly can to prevent</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> I also believe Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon was correct when he said recently on MSNBC: &amp;quot;If you&amp;#39;ve got a checkbook in this town, you can get just about any ... </excerpt>
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