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      <excerpt>...speaking fee she was receiving and the fact that two other scheduled speakers, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., and Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., dropped out following ethics committee questions over how the convention profits would be used. But Palin </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...be provided by the office of Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, head of the Army's Installation Management Command. On Thursday, Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Brentwood, and the staff of Rep. John Tanner, D-Union City, whose districts cover Montgomery County, met with Lyn</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...over how best to showcase the movement's growing political force. Republican Reps. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee canceled their appearances after being billed as speakers at the gathering this weekend in Nashville, Tenn</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...to, said Kelly Tyler, director of Fort Campbell's public affairs office, when the cuts were announced Jan. 8. On Thursday, Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Brentwood, and the staff of Rep. John Tanner, D-Union City, whose districts cover Montgomery County, met </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Blackburn touts Social Security privatization - Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), one of the cosponsors to the radical budget proposal authored by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), went on Fox News yesterday to float o. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Their message was simple yet I think profound-Congressman Marsha Blackburn had quit on the Tea Party just like she&amp;#39;s quit on the good folks of congressional district 7 of Tennessee. They want change and support my campaign as a fresh, ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>eliminate Millennium Challenge Account WTO Withdrawal UN Dues Decrease Defunding the NAIS Iran Military Operations defunding. Iraq Troop Withdrawal congress authorization of Iran Military Operations. Marsha Blackburn is my Congressman. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>And later while answering a question from Congressman Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee: I think one of the proposals that has been focused on by the Republicans as a way to reduce costs is allowing insurance companies to sell across state  lines. ... Therefor</excerpt>
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