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      <excerpt> Those include other Blue Dogs like Allen Boyd (FL), Marion Berry (AR), Bart Gordon (TN) and Colin Peterson (MN). -- That said, after being in the majority ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Rep. Allen Boyd assured me at the Panama City town hall meeting Nov. 10 that he wanted to keep Guantanamo Bay Detention Center open &#8212; and that the proper ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Co-sponsors who&amp;#39;ve pledged support include Rob Andrews (D-NJ), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Peter King (R-NY), ... </excerpt>
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      <title>VIEWPOINTS: We need a shake-up to save a America</title>
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      <excerpt>...poll commissioned by Al Lawson's campaign shows him even&#160;with U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd in the Democratic primary for the 2nd Congressional District. In the head-to-head match up, Lawson took 34.9 percent to Boyd's 30.7 percent, a slight lead that fell with</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Rep. Allen Boyd, D-Monticello, also supported similar House legislation, passed in July, which approved funding for the Reserve Center. In an e-mail, ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> FL-02: Al Lawson, the African-American state Senator who&amp;#39;s challenging Blue Dog Rep. Allen Boyd in a Democratic primary, is out with an internal poll via ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Poll shows Boyd in tight race with Lawson. A poll commissioned by Al Lawson&amp;#39;s campaign shows him even with U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd in the Democratic primary for the 2nd Congressional District. In the head-to-head match up, Lawson took 34.9 ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...violate our policy. Report abuse: abuse@tampabay.com A poll commissioned by Al Lawson's campaign shows him even&#160;with U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd in the Democratic primary for the 2nd Congressional District. In the head-to-head match up, Lawson took 34.9 perce</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...one of the few announced primary races on the Democratic side, Rep. Allen Boyd, a Florida Blue Dog who voted against the House health care bill, is already trailing state Senate Minority Leader Al Lawson in a two-way race. Lawson leads Boyd 35-31 in the</excerpt>
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