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      <excerpt>...Former Kaukauna roofing contractor Reid Ribble has a sizable edge in fundraising among Republicans seeking to oust U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen, according to 2009 year-end campaign finance reports. Ribble finished the year with $115,739 in available cash, almo</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...of the roofing companies under the Ribble Group so his uncle, Reid Ribble, a Republican candidate vying to challenge U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen, D-Appleton, in the 8th Congressional District, can campaign full time. The building houses several businesses but</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> The Republican field is heating up in the competition to unseat Democratic US Rep. Steve Kagen. According to new campaign finance reports, the early leader ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...N.E.W. Patriots will host an informational forum with five candidates running for the 8th Congressional District seat held by Rep. Steve Kagen, D-Appleton. Candidates on the panel are Republicans Terri McCormick, Reid Ribble, Marc Trager and Andy Willia</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Penny Bernard Schaber (D-Appleton), State Assembly Majority Leader Tom Nelson (D-Kaukauna), US Congressman Steve Kagen (D-WI-08), and others. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Steve Kagen, D-Appleton, and Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, and Sens. Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl signed letters to the deputy prime minister of the Lao People&amp;#39;s ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... John Hall, Tom Rooney, Eric Massa, Ron Klein, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Madeleine Bordallo, Raul Grijalva, Steve Kagen, Dana Rohrabacher, and Vern Buchanan. </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Rep. Steve Kagen, D-Appleton, released the following statement Wednesday after President Obama delivered his State of the Union address. &quot;Understanding that Wisconsin still needs help to recover from economic crisis, I was proud to hear President Obama </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Rep. Steve Kagen, D-Appleton, also is co-sponsoring legislation designed to stimulate job creation. His measure would impose a tax on large stock ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...that he says would generate an estimated 5 million jobs. He also has introduced legislation to bring down the deficit. Rep. Steve Kagen, D-Appleton, also is co-sponsoring legislation designed to stimulate job creation. His measure would impose a tax on </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Video: Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI8] posts YouTube Video: Congressman Kagen on Living Within Our Means - A new video was posted on the Member&amp;#39;s official YouTube channel. Rep. Kagen [D-WI8] Watch Video [This event matched these trackers: Rep. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>And at least in the case of Bushs war spending, we got a semi stable representative democracy going on in Iraq. A one of a kind thingy in the region. And we got rid of SH. The Spendulus? Money down a shit hole. 02/08/10 @ 10:02 .... Steve  Kagen[19] Ted Ke</excerpt>
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