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      <excerpt> Or Democrats Melissa Bean and Walter Minnick, who took top-dollar contributions from the financial services sector and then opposed stronger oversight of ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...this country? Where are new plans for improving funding for Illinois special education programs from Democrats like Rep. Melissa Bean, Pat Quinn, Alexi Giannoulias, and Dick Durbin? Where are the new plans for special education funding from Senate hopef</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Investment capital consultant Joe Walsh earned the chance to face off against Melissa Bean for the 8th Congressional District representative seat in ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Ethan Hastert 54-46 with 75 percent of precincts in. In other House races, Republican Joe Walsh is set to face Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Ill.) after beating two better-funded candidates with 33 percent of the vote. The race, unlike previous cycles, has not b</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...John Salazar (Colo.), Chris Carney (Pa.), Zack Space (Ohio), Alan Mollohan (W.Va.), John Spratt (S.C.), Bill Foster (Ill.), Melissa Bean (Ill.), Brad Ellsworth (Ind.) and Baron Hill (Ind.). Think these 10, all residing deep in GOP territory, want to vot</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Brian Baird WA-03 Unknown Rep. Tammy Baldwin WI-02 Supporter Rep. John Barrow GA-12 Unknown Rep. Melissa Bean IL-08 Unknown Rep. Xavier Becerra CA-31 Unknown Rep. Shelley Berkley NV-01 Unknown Rep. Howard Berman CA-28 Supporter ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Melissa Bean my old rep doesn&amp;#39;t seem to be on the list maybe my eyes are getting old. Still maybe she got no votes? Just how can Reps like Melissa expect to win if no Lefties vote for her The McHenery County Defenders and the anti war ...</excerpt>
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