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      <excerpt> Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, visited Dubuque&amp;#39;s Historic Millwork District Friday to tout his New Era Expansion Act, ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...than all their prospective primary opponents combined, according to Federal Election Commission records as of Tuesday. U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, a Waterloo Democrat, had the biggest advantage, raising $173,000 in the fourth quarter. James Budde of Bellevu</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...than all their prospective primary opponents combined, according to Federal Election Commission records as of Tuesday. U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, a Waterloo Democrat, had the biggest advantage, raising $173,000 in the fourth quarter. James Budde of Bellevu</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> US Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, finished 2009 with the biggest bankroll of anyone in Iowa&amp;#39;s House delegation, with $538008 in cash on hand. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...health care legislation by spring while also moving aggressively on a jobs initiative heavy on public works projects. Rep. Bruce Braley, a Waterloo Democrat, said Democrats need to do a better job of explaining the benefits of the stimulus package. They</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Thank you, US Rep. Bruce Braley. You are, indeed, a kindly, thoughtful politician. But I suggest that you check into the congressional office staff&amp;#39;s ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued a news release knocking US Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) but mostly directed at Roxanne Conlin, ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, highlighting fundraising events being held on behalf of U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, a Democrat representing Iowa&#8217;s 1st District, and Roxanne Conlin, one of four Democrats hoping to unseat U.S.</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Last hear State Representative Ako Abdul-Samad introduced a similar measure in the Iowa House, and I think there&amp;#39;s a decent chance of getting this bill through the House Labor Committee. ... If I lived in the first district, she would  definitely have </excerpt>
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