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      <excerpt>...spans the political spectrum. Reps. Todd Platts (R-Pa.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) and Del. Donna Christensen (D-Virgin Islands) have all signed on to the legislation as original co-sp</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...by the House&#160;ethics committee&#160;are sure to add fuel to the fire. The committee &#8212; which has one African-American lawmaker, Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), among its 10 members &#8212; on Thursday considered three referrals from the recently formed Office </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...targeted for ethics inquiries. The ethics investigative subcommittee looking into the Caribbean trips is chaired by Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), who also is a member of the CBC and took a Carib News-sponsored trip before the 2006 rules were imposed. </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...targeted for ethics inquiries. The ethics investigative subcommittee looking into the Caribbean trips is chaired by Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), who also is a member of the CBC and took a Carib News-sponsored trip before the 2006 rules were imposed. </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...from three members of the Congressional Black Caucus: Reps. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, Elijah Cummings of Maryland and G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina. Hilliard is vying with Terri Sewell, a well-funded lawyer, and two other Democrats for the pa</excerpt>
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