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      <excerpt>(Northrop image)In this artist's depiction provided by Northrop Grumman Corp., a KC-45A refuels a B-2 stealth bomber. Boeing and its supporters asked the Pentagon to factor a recent World Trade Organization decision over subsidies against Airbus,</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Congress has done lately to boost aviation manufacturing and jobs, such as the recently introduced legislation by Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-KS), H.R. 3844, that would extend bonus depreciation for noncommercial aircraft. Byer also stated, &quot;Congress must make </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...with an employer mandate, and enables bureaucrats to define what form of health coverage is acceptable for Americans.&quot; Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, has said the bill would push people into a public-funded option and eliminate &quot;5.5 million American jobs.</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...an employer mandate, and enables bureaucrats to define what form of health coverage is  acceptable for Americans.&quot; Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, has said the bill would push people into a public-funded option and eliminate &quot;5.5 million American jobs.&quot; At</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...PARK, Kan. -- A Johnson County sex scandal is affecting a U.S. Senate campaign. KMBC reported that a staffer for Kansas Rep. Todd Tiahrt has resigned. Jase Stanton was a field coordinator for the campaign in Johnson County. A police report showed that S</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Todd Tiahrt sweat. That&#8217;s the state of Kansas&#8217; U.S. Senate race as 2009 winds down. At some point, a fair question becomes: Can Tiahrt still do it? Is there enough in the tank for the congressman from Wichita to pull off a win over Moran in next yea</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Donations are encouraged, but not required. Kelsey is campaigning to succeed Rep. Todd Tiahrt in Congress. Tiahrt is a candidate for the US Senate. </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> WASHINGTON&#8212;US Congressman Todd Tiahrt (R-Goddard) issued the following statement regarding the decision by the Obama administration to bring five terrorists ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> WASHINGTON&#8212;US Congressman Todd Tiahrt (R-Goddard) issued the following statement regarding the decision by the Obama administration to bring five terrorists ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> US Congressman Todd Tiahrt issued the following statement after the Democrat majority in the House of Representatives voted 220-215 to pass HR 3962, ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Kansas Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate, Todd Tiahrt, is introducing a bill that would block terror suspects from being tried in civil courts. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder made the decision to try some suspects in the 9/11 ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>This charge sets a new low for Rep. Todd Tiahrt. He actually claims that Rep. Jerry Moran, his opponent in this upcoming bid for re-election, is backed by the Communist Party, USA. That party said on its website that it does not endorse ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Why does this &amp;quot;right to health care&amp;quot; need to be forced on us? How is that &amp;quot;free enterprise&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;free choice&amp;quot;? The letter writer may not like the assessment by Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, that federal control of health care i</excerpt>
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