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      <excerpt>...and sales tax going up.&quot; Giesen, who has owned the tanning salon since 2006, said he's written numerous letters to U.S. Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, expressing his disappointment with the proposed tax. &quot;I'm just a guy doing the best I can to stay in busines</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Rep. Sam Farr, D-Calif., said President Barack Obama&amp;#39;s newly unveiled budget plan invests money in California and job creation. &amp;quot;Our state may be suffering ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rotary Club of Salinas is accepting checks made out to the Salinas Rotary Charitable Fund, P.O. Box 676, Salinas, CA 93902-0676. Information: Rotary Club of Salinas President Sharon Gish, 831-594-0148.
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      <excerpt> ... Robert Brady (D-PA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), John Conyers (D-MI), Pete DeFazio (D-OR), Michael Doyle (D-PA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Sam Farr (D-CA), ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Sam Farr (CA-17) Hon. Chaka Fattah (PA-02) Hon. Bob Filner (CA-51) Hon. Barney Frank (MA-04) Hon. Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) Hon. Luis Gutierrez (IL-04) Hon. John Hall (NY-19) Hon. Phil Hare (IL-17) Hon. Alcee Hastings (FL-23) .... Readers&amp;#39;  Representativ</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Sam Farr (CA-17) Hon. Chaka Fattah (PA-02) Hon. Bob Filner (CA-51) Hon. Barney Frank (MA-04) Hon. Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) Hon. Luis Gutierrez (IL-04) Hon. John Hall (NY-19) Hon. Phil Hare (IL-17) Hon. Alcee Hastings (FL-23) ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Sam Farr (CA-17) Hon. Chaka Fattah (PA-02) Hon. Bob Filner (CA-51) Hon. Barney Frank (MA-04) Hon. Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) Hon. Luis Gutierrez (IL-04) Hon. John Hall (NY-19) Hon. Phil Hare (IL-17) Hon. Alcee Hastings (FL-23) ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>SAM FARR &#8230; ENDORSED BY LA RAZA ZOE LOFGREN &#8230; ENDORSED BY LA RAZA. MAJOR PROPONENT OF CHAIN MIGRATION TO DOUBLE NUMBER OF ILLEGALS. MIKE HONDA &#8230; ENDORSED BY LA RAZA. SABOTAGES E-VERIFY. PAUL FONG &#8230; ENDORSED BY LA RAZA. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Of course, my dream would be for our horrible rubber stamp Rep Sam Farr to join them in retirement. The Tea Party people here in Monterey would be on board for this, I&amp;#39;m positive. They keep voting him in over he environmental ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rising rates of obesity and diabetes among schoolchildren are alarming local parents, Elliott-McCrea said. He wants to take people&amp;#39;s concerns to local politicians, such as Rep. Sam Farr, D-Carmel, who will introduce Poppendieck at the ...</excerpt>
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