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      <excerpt>...counties, announced Tuesday he wants to run for re-election next year, which means he said thanks, but no thanks to U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan's nomination to be considered for U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina. David, who has been the d</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...is a co-sponsor -- despite concerns by some lawmakers over the potential effects of errant recalls on farmers and others. Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) pointed out how a recent salmonella scare that was incorrectly tied to tomatoes cost one farmer in her stat</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Commission will receive $950,000 in federal funds to publicize available green jobs in the state, according to U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.). The funds come from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Hagan says examples of available green jobs will</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Economic Architecture.&#8221; - Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Kay Hagan (D-N.C.), Ted Kaufman (D-Del.) and Administration Trade Official Ron Kirk hold a news conference to discuss health ca</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Sen. Richard Burr, R-NC, called the decision shocking. There has been no statement from Sen. Kay Hagan, D-NC. It&amp;#39;s been obvious since 2001 that any ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...winnable race for a Democrat. About this time in the 2008 election cycle the Democrats were scrambling for a candidate, when Kay Hagan said yes then said no and then came back and said yes. A year is an eternity in politics. It may not look like a great</excerpt>
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