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      <excerpt>...would create a system unsustainable over time. Rep. Bart Gordon of Murfreesboro also said he would vote against the bill. Rep. Jim Cooper of Nashville was still studying the nearly 2,000-page bill, his spokesman said Friday. And Rep. Lincoln Davis of Pa</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...create a system unsustainable over time. Rep. Bart Gordon of Murfreesboro also said he would vote against the bill. Rep. Jim Cooper of Nashville was still studying the nearly 2,000-page bill, his spokesman said Friday. And Rep. Lincoln Davis of Pall Mal</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...where Obama had campaigned heavily for embattled Gov. Jon Corzine, the implications were clear to other Democrats. Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee, a leader of the moderate-conservative &quot;Blue Dogs,&quot; called the result &quot;a wake-up call for Congress. A tidal w</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Jersey, where Obama had campaigned heavily for embattled Gov. Jon Corzine, the implications were clear to other Democrats. Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee, a leader of the moderate-conservative Blue Dogs, called the result a wake-up call for Congress. A ti</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...and climate change.&quot;  &quot;'There are going to be a lot more tensions between the White House and Congress,' predicted Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), a member of the Blue Dog Coalition of fiscally conservative Democrats. 'They've been under the surface so far -</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...results were a &quot;wake-up call.&quot; &quot;There are going to be a lot more tensions between the White House and Congress,&quot; predicted Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.), a member of the Blue Dog Coalition of fiscally conservative Democrats. &quot;They've been under the surface </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Jersey, where Obama had campaigned heavily for embattled Gov. Jon Corzine, the implications were clear to other Democrats. Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee, a leader of the moderate-conservative &quot;Blue Dogs,&quot; called the result &quot;a wake-up call for Congress. A</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...where Obama had campaigned heavily for embattled Gov. Jon Corzine, the implications were clear to other Democrats. Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee, a leader of the moderate-conservative &quot;Blue Dogs,&quot; called the result &quot;a wake-up call for Congress. A tidal w</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...the other single-payer advocates who are swallowing hard and voting for this bill. Speaking of callouts, we've been hard on Jim Cooper on this blog, as he's been a thorn in the side of comprehensive, progressive reform. But today, Cooper has announced t</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>FNC Says That Jim Cooper Is a &amp;quot;Yes&amp;quot; Vote. IJB Saturday, November 7th at 2:26PM EST (link). And, unfortunately, with his district, he&amp;#39;ll probably still survive even with a &amp;#39;Yes&amp;#39; vote. Most of the rest of the TN Dems probably aren&amp;#39;t</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>If the amendment from Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) passes, said Richard Doerflinger, associate director of the bishops conference, &amp;quot;we become enthusiastic advocates for moving forward with health care reform.&amp;quot; The amendment is expected to  pass wit</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Jim Cooper (TN-05)*** DC Address: The Honorable Jim Cooper United States House of Representatives 1536 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515-4205. DC Phone: 202-225-4311. DC Fax: 202-226-1035. John S. Tanner (TN-08) ... Rep . Stephanie Her</excerpt>
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