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      <excerpt>...in the House of Representatives -- chairman of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee -- a seat that will likely go to Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash. But a final decision on who may wield the defense appropriations gavel might not be settled for a few </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) is the &#8220;clear frontrunner&#8221; to take over the powerful post of chairing the House Appropriations defense subcommittee, according to sources on Capitol Hill. Dicks was the No. 2 Democrat on the panel until Rep. John P. Murtha&#8217;s (</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...                                       Published: Tuesday, February 9, 2010    WASHINGTON &#8212; Veteran Washington congressman Rep. Norm Dicks will likely ascend to one of the most powerful jobs in Congress following the death Monday of Rep. John Murtha, </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Norm Dicks is likely to succeed the late Rep. John Murtha as chairman of the House subcommittee that oversees Pentagon spending.  Murtha died Monday at age 77 after suffering complications from gallbladder surgery. The Pennsylvania Democrat was head of </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...but his many years of service both in the military and on the Hill were all loaded with contributions,&#8221; Guerra said.   Rep. Norm Dicks seen as front-runner to lead House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee    Amber Corrin is a staff reporter covering </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...D-Bremerton, a powerful new chairmanship in House. WASHINGTON &#8212; Rep. John Murtha's death Monday is likely to give Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Bremerton, a powerful new chairmanship in House. Dicks is the highest-ranking Democrat on the Defense Appropriations S</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...panel dropped its probe of Murtha and two other members of the defense spending panel. The Office of Congressional Ethics told aides for Murtha, and Reps. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., and Jim Moran, D-Va., it no longer was investigating the allegations. (c) UPI</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Norman Dicks (D-Wash.), a moderate with close ties to the Boeing Company and lobbying firms relying on defense contracts, is in line to succeed the late John P. Murtha as the top lawmaker overseeing the Pentagon's more than $700 billion annual budget.  </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...and Space Co. for the $35 billion contract. Then Murtha backed off by late summer. That was a change in position that U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks took credit for. Now Dicks, a Bremerton Democrat, will likely head the defense appropriatations subcommittee that </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Norm Dicks, congressman with close ties to Boeing Company,in line to take over Murtha&amp;#39;s seat on defense panel... Norm Dicks in line to follow Murtha on defense panel. By Paul Kane Rep. Norman Dicks (D-Wash.), a moderate with close ties ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>norm dicks. 9 February 2010. Congressman Norm Dicks. 2467 Rayburn House Office Building. Washington DC 20515. Dear Congressman Dicks: Re: House Defense Appropriations Sub-Committee Chairmanship. Congratulations on your impending ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Norm Dicks (D-WA) in Tacoma Dave Obey (D-WI) in Superior John Campbell (R-CA) in Newport Beach Ron Kind (D-WI) in Eau Claire Lois Capps (D-CA) in Santa Barbara Mary Bono-Mack (R-CA) in Palm Springs Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) in Huntington ...</excerpt>
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