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  <name>Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R, MI-2]</name>
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      <excerpt>...says it does not,&quot; says Mr. Snyder. Opposition to the plan includes The Coalition to Stop Gitmo North and Republican Rep. Pete Hoekstra, who is believed to be a contender for the 2010 Michigan gubernatorial race. Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) has also expr</excerpt>
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      <title>whoyg: On Monday, the Standish City Council</title>
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      <excerpt>...of dealer franchises that were mistakenly terminated but would not provide compensation to any dealers, according to Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich. The congressman said that Henderson addressed the Michigan congressional delegation and declared that an agr</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...on which we have operated,&quot; she said. &quot;I share that fear.&quot;  Meanwhile, House conservatives Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) are organizing a public protest against the Democrats' health care bill. The representatives are asking peo</excerpt>
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      <title>Virginia Foxx: Health Care Reform Greater Threat than Terrorism</title>
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      <excerpt>...on Thursday. He addressed the dealer closings after getting questions from Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, and Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland.  Hoekstra urged GM to be &quot;transparent&quot; in its handling of dealers, he said in an interview. GM is paying its c</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...the voluntary route first. Cox is joined in the Republican race for governor by Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard, U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder and state Sen. Tom George. On the Democratic side, Lt. Gov. John Cherry, sta</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...the voluntary route first. Cox is joined in the Republican race for governor by Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard, U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder and state Sen. Tom George. On the Democratic side, Lt. Gov. John Cherry, sta</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>... Henderson also addressed the issue of GM's dealer closings after getting questions from Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, and Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland.  Hoekstra urged GM to be &quot;transparent&quot; in its handling of its dealers, he said in an interview. </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...the voluntary route first. Cox is joined in the Republican race for governor by Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard, U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder and state Sen. Tom George. On the Democratic side, Lt. Gov. John Cherry, sta</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...poll conducted Oct. 11-15 had Lt. Gov. John Cherry ahead of the Democratic pack, while Attorney General Mike Cox and Rep. Pete Hoekstra are the leading Republican contenders.  Drake began his career with the New York Daily News, spending most of that ti</excerpt>
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