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      <excerpt>...IRVINE &#8212; Nearly $1 million in federal funds for environmental programs were announced Friday by U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles. The money goes to Bluegrass PRIDE (Personal Responsibility In a Desirable Environment), which will use it for a grant</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>IRVINE &#8212; Nearly $1 million in federal funds for environmental programs were announced Friday by US Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles. The money goes to Bluegrass PRIDE (Personal Responsibility In a Desirable Environment), which will use ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Ben Chandler (KT). 11. Rep. Travis Childers (MS). 12. Rep. Artur Davis (AL). 13. Rep. Lincoln Davis (TN). 14. Rep. Chet Edwards (TX). 15. Rep. Bart Gordon (TN). 16. Rep. Parker Griffith (AL). 17. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD) ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep Ben Chandler [KY-6] Rep Ben Ray Lujan [NM-3] Rep Gregory W. Meeks [NY-6] Rep Edolphus Towns [NY-10] Rep Louise McIntosh Slaughter [NY-28] Rep Heath Shuler [NC-11] Rep Earl Pomeroy [ND] Rep Marcy Kaptur [OH-9] Rep Betty Sutton [OH-13 ...</excerpt>
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