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      <excerpt> I understand that our Rep. Fred Upton voted against HR3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act that passed on Nov. 7. I for one would like Rep. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Prophecy said someone at the church in Sodus inquired about obtaining the medal but the effort went nowhere until U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, was notified. Upton said a check of Traficanto's military record revealed he indeed was deserving of th</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> &#8220;Take a look around you,&#8221; said Al Pscholka, speaking on behalf of Congressman Fred Upton. &#8220;We would not be sitting here today if it were not for the many ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Peter Roskam (IL-6), Mark Steven Kirk (IL-10), Judy Biggert (IL-13), Donald Manzullo (IL-16), Tom Latham (IA-4), Dave Camp (MI-4), Fred Upton (MI-6), Mike Rogers (MI-8), Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11), Erik Paulsen (MN-3), Lee Terry (NE-2), Frank A. LoBiondo</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, is the state&amp;#39;s richest Congress member with a calculated net worth of $16.97 million. But Upton&amp;#39;s financial standing pales in ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Congressman Fred Upton says that the House may have passed a major healthcare reform bill over the weekend, but that&amp;#39;s far from meaning anything like it ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Peter Roskam (IL-6), Mark Steven Kirk (IL-10), Judy Biggert (IL-13), Donald Manzullo (IL-16), Tom Latham (IA-4), Dave Camp (MI-4), Fred Upton (MI-6), Mike Rogers (MI-8), Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11), Erik Paulsen (MN-3), Lee Terry (NE-2), Frank A. LoBiondo</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Western Michigan University President John M. Dunn and WMU&amp;#39;s School of Engineering invite you to &#8220;Catch the Electricity&#8221;. As they dedicate the school&amp;#39;s first wind turbine generator! Featuring Congressman Fred Upton. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, who sponsored the funding in the House, made the announcement Oct. 19 at WMU&amp;#39;s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He was joined at the announcement by WMU President John M. Dunn and Dr. John Patten, ...</excerpt>
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