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August 08, 2008 Rep. DeGette Ready For DNC & Era Of Change

DENVER (CBS4) ― Few people know the road to Denver as well as Diana DeGette. The Congresswoman from the First District of Colorado has put her heart and ...

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Source: cbs4denver.com, CO


August 08, 2008 Humane Society Legislative Fund Announces Endorsements in Colorado ...

Diana DeGette (D-1st) and Ed Perlmutter (D-7th) for reelection. HSLF is a nonpartisan organization that evaluates candidates based only on a single ...

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Source: PolitickerCO, Colorado


August 08, 2008 Review: 'Sex, Science and Stem Cells: Inside the Right Wing ...

$24.95 Rep. Diana DeGette is known for writing purposeful, impactful legislation addressing difficult issues in a straightforward way. ...

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Source: Daily Camera, CO


August 07, 2008 Cow Town Conundrum

... a pearl-snap Western cut shirt -- would've been appropriate for the rodeo Rep. Diana DeGette suggested for the party welcoming delegates and news media. ...

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Source: First Coast News, FL


August 05, 2008 Congresswoman Slams Religious Right's Assault on Science's "Edgier ...

Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette doesn't like the Bush administration's stance on stem cells, and she's not taking it sitting down By Nikhil Swaminathan Six-term ...

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Source: Scientific American


July 31, 2008 Colo. welcomes spotlight

Congresswoman Diana DeGette will host a service Aug. 28 to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech at ...

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Source: Denver Post, CO


July 30, 2008 Rep. DeGette on 'Sex, Science and Stemcells' and Obama

Backbencher Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) has one hitting bookstores next week. And even if the book itself isn't that sexy, the title helps: "Sex, ...

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Source: Washington Post, United States


July 29, 2008 DeGette: the right people in the right places for convention

By Tom Munds US Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo, as the state’s senior Democrat in the House of Representatives, has been part of planning the Democratic ...

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Source: Englewood Herald, CO


July 29, 2008 Parties Are Playing to Type

"We are a smaller city, without the resources of New York or Los Angeles," said Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., who is taking a hostess role for many of her ...

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Source: National Journal, DC


July 25, 2008 Tracing tomatoes from field to fork _ a new system

"We clearly have the technology to trace food from field to fork, but we don't have any national system to coordinate it," said Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo. ...

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Source: The Associated Press


July 25, 2008 Tomato Growers Ask For Compensation

According to the Associated Press, Rep. Diana DeGette said that “We clearly have the technology to trace food from field to fork, but we don't have any ...

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Source: eFluxMedia


July 23, 2008 Obama Campaign Manager Expects to Compete in Red States

Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., another member of the caucus who attended the meeting with Plouffe, said she was “extremely excited to see Montana on the list. ...

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Source: FOXNews


July 22, 2008 FDA: Salmonella found in jalapeno

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) said the fact that it has taken the FDA weeks "to identify the source of the contamination is simply unacceptable. ...

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Source: Chicago Tribune, United States


July 21, 2008 FDA finds salmonella strain in jalapeno pepper

"The fact that it has taken over 14 weeks to identify the source of the contamination is simply unacceptable," said Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., ...

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Source: The Associated Press


July 21, 2008 Confusion After Salmonella Outbreak Shows Gaps in Food-Safety System

"Our food network has changed over the last 20 years," said Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo. "We have more imported food. More food is distributed nationally. ...

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Source: istockAnalyst.com, OR


July 21, 2008 FDA finds salmonella strain in jalapeno pepper

"The fact that it has taken over 14 weeks to identify the source of the contamination is simply unacceptable," said Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., ...

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Source: The Associated Press


July 17, 2008 Vintage characters lift a glass to honor a bunch of birthdays

... placed by US Rep. Diana DeGette, for 300 commemorative shirts that she'll give to colleagues attending the Democratic National Convention.

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Source: Denver Post, CO


July 17, 2008 FDA Clears Suspect Tomatoes

... affairs when the most developed country in the world can't figure out where their food contamination is coming from," Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., said. ...

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Source: ABC News


July 15, 2008 Local experts weigh in on offshore drilling

"President Bush's plan is flawed and misguided," said Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colorado) in a statement. "It will neither reduce gas prices nor increase energy ...

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Source: 9NEWS.com, CO


July 15, 2008 US House congratulates East High

"I want to congratulate East High School for winning this highly competitive nationwide competition," US Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, said in a statement. ...

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Source: Denver Post, CO


July 14, 2008 Tomato biz squashed; Congress should help

Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette, who was able to get the recall provision adopted, wants traceability as well. We think she's onto a politically popular notion ...

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Source: New Mexican, NM


July 14, 2008 Seeds of doubt sown in salmonella case

"Our food network has changed over the last 20 years," said Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.). "We have more imported food. More food is distributed nationally. ...

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Source: Chicago Tribune, United States


July 13, 2008 Dems'Dist. 1 in GOP sights

12 primary for the right to challenge incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette this fall. Lilly said he is running on a number of issues, but the economy is the most ...

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Source: Denver Post, CO


July 12, 2008 Farmer fears coming up empty in fight vs. Valero

At Coyle's urging, US Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., asked the Environmental Protection Agency this month to investigate the case and report back to her. ...

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Source: Denver Post, CO


July 11, 2008 Enviros sue to block Roan drilling leases

US Rep Diana DeGette, D-Denver, vice chairwoman of the House Energy Committee, issued a statement supporting the suit. "I believe we can all agree that ...

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Source: Bizjournals.com, NC


July 11, 2008 Congresswoman pushes for traceback system

Rep. DeGette, vice chairwoman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, on July 9 said she wants to mandate a system that would allow easier traceback ...

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Source: The Packer, KS


July 09, 2008 Follow that Killer Tomato

Food “traceability” is a pet cause of Representative Diana DeGette, Democrat of Colorado, who has made food safety something of a mission in the last five ...

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Source: New York Times Blogs, NY


July 09, 2008 As Outbreak Affects 1000, Experts See Flaws in Law

Representative Diana DeGette, Democrat of Colorado, said Congress needed to expand the agency’s authority to “trace contamination to the source. ...

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Source: New York Times, United States


July 08, 2008 The Risk of Legislating IT

Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., has called for such a system but has yet to get anything passed by the House. She introduced a bill last year that would ...

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Source: Nextgov, DC


July 07, 2008 ‘I enjoy solving problems’

That may prove difficult because US Rep. Diana DeGette, Denver Democrat, is on the committee, so Fitz-Gerald said she doesn’t know whether two Coloradoans ...

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Source: Vail Daily News, CO


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