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      <excerpt>...according to a Tuesday letter jointly signed by U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, both Democrats, and Rep. Brian Baird, D-Vancouver. &quot;Given the size and scope of the project we believe additional time is warranted.&quot; Bonneville is proposing to </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...and will be shedding some of their voters in the next round of redistricting.&quot; That 3rd District, served by U.S. Rep. Brian Baird, D-Vancouver, stretches from Vancouver to Olympia and includes Clark, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum, Pacific and Lewis counties, and m</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Congressman Brian Baird is three for four in my book. He voted against the invasion of Iraq. That was good. He supported the continuation of the occupation. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...prominent members of the Christian right have endorsed Republican David Castillo in his campaign to unseat Rep. Brian Baird next year. Castillo&#8217;s campaign announced Monday that he had been endorsed by former Washington state representative and one-ter</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...full funding of those commitments.  The lone member of the delegation not among the letter's signatories was U.S. Rep. Brian Baird, D-Vancouver, who said in a written statement that he would've signed the letter if he had seen it, but the letter was not</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Congressman Brian Baird (D-WA): &amp;quot;Unlike most of my colleagues here, I have been to Gaza and I have read in its entirety the Goldstone Report. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> We strive to compete with West Virginia, Arkansas and Mississippi. What Kool-Aid have we been drinking? Vote Brian Baird. Or not. </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...of drivers stuck in traffic. Jeers: To state Democratic Party apparatchiks who think they should dictate how Congressman Brian Baird, D-Vancouver, votes. Baird voted against the House Democrats' health care plan last weekend, explaining that if he decid</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Except for a courageous Brian Baird, they are lockstep with her. They are so far out of step with the American people, I find it hard to believe their ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Peter DeFazio of Oregon and Brian Baird of Washington have tried to budge it. They&amp;#39;ve pushed for a slimmed-down bridge. Partially in response, Columbia ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>I&amp;#39;ve listed these representatives, along with the percentage of the vote that Barack Obama received in their districts last November (bold text indicates the representative is a freshman): John Adler (NJ-3), 52% Brian Baird (WA-3), 52% ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Though this vote will allow the long overdue process of health system reform to progress, I am disappointed the vote was so close and that our representative, Brian Baird, voted against it. No, the bill wasn&amp;#39;t perfect. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Though this vote will allow the long overdue process of health system reform to progress, I am disappointed the vote was so close and that our representative, Brian Baird, voted against it. No, the bill wasn&amp;#39;t perfect. ...</excerpt>
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