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June 26, 2008 Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on Supreme ...

... Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Russell Feingold (D-WI) and by Representative Christopher Shays (R-CT) and former Representative Martin Meehan (D-MA). ...

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Source: Earthtimes (press release), UK


June 13, 2008 Campaign Finance Reform and Unintended Consequences

Rep. Shays, along with former Rep. Martin Meehan (D-MA), initially filed suit in 2002 challenging nearly two dozen of the FEC’s regulations issued under ...

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Source: The Moderate Voice


May 31, 2008 Deval’s pod people left in lurch

Tsongas had been living in the 2000-square-foot pad until she switched her address to run for ex-Rep. Martin Meehan’s seat. She told the Lowell Sun last ...

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Source: Boston Herald, United States


May 18, 2008 Meehan hasn’t forgotten his Democratic allies in Congress

By AP WASHINGTON - He’s been out of Congress for nearly a year, but Martin Meehan hasn’t forgotten his political friends. ...

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Source: Boston Herald, United States


May 17, 2008 The power of persuasion and 3-pound pies: Lupoli lends muscle to ...

Congressman Martin Meehan, D-Mass., was pushing to get the zone expanded to the south side of the river to include both Riverwalk and the Wood Mill, ...

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Source: Eagle Tribune, MA


April 24, 2008 Sex Offenders Okay for Military Duty; Not So Gays

Rep. Martin Meehan and 109 original co-sponsors brought the Military Readiness Enhancement Act before their colleagues once again on Feb. 28, 2007. ...

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Source: EDGE Boston, MA


March 06, 2008 Lab makes pit stop

Russell Contreras PELOSI VISITING - US Representative Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House, and Governor Deval Patrick will be featured speakers at the ...

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Source: Boston Globe, United States


February 26, 2008 Norman League of Women Voters host public discussion

Presidential Funding Act, HR 776, sponsors are Rep. Martin Meehan, D-Mass., and Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn. Presidential Funding Act, S 436, ...

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Source: Norman Transcript, OK


February 20, 2008 The Long Run For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk

George Miller and Rep. Martin Meehan. By JIM RUTENBERG, MARILYN W. THOMPSON, DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and STEPHEN LABATON WASHINGTON — Early in Senator John ...

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Source: New York Times, United States


February 16, 2008 Line may be forming in race to fill Resor's Senate seat

... to replace Martin Meehan in Congress. He has managed campaigns for Resor and Durand, and is in his third term as state representative for Boxborough, ...

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Source: Boston Globe, United States


January 19, 2008 Everybody's a coach: Pats fans talk strategy, give predictions

Former US Rep. Martin Meehan, now chancellor of UMass Lowell and a season ticket holder since 1984, likes the Pats, 31-17. But given the Chargers' upset of ...

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Source: Eagle Tribune, MA


January 07, 2008 Tsongas To Visit Iraq, Afghanistan

Tsongas campaigned on a strong anti-war platform in winning the contest last fall to replace Martin Meehan, who left Congress to become chancellor of the ...

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Source: Boston Channel.com,  USA


December 27, 2007 Report: Massachusetts' slow growth could cost it a Congressional seat

In 2001, House Speaker Thomas Finneran, D-Boston, proposed eliminating former US Rep. Martin Meehan's Merrimack Valley district and creating a new district ...

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Source: Worcester Telegram, MA


December 23, 2007 Mitt’s bird saga a cheep shot?

It didn’t take former US Rep. Martin Meehan long to get involved in an ethics flap in his new job. Meehan, president of the University of ...

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Source: Boston Herald, United States


December 15, 2007 Tsongas adjusts to life in Congress

By AP WASHINGTON - It didn’t take Rep. Niki Tsongas long to discover that working the halls of Congress can take a toll. So she found a common-sense ...

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Source: Boston Herald, United States


December 11, 2007 Military recruiters targeting black youth

"The data is crystal clear," said Rep. Martin Meehan, Chair of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight earlier this year, ...

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Source: Louisiana Weekly, LA


November 15, 2007 Rep. Tsongas to Visit US-Mexican Border

... immigration a key issue against Tsongas in the closing days of last month's special election for the Fifth District seat vacated by Martin Meehan. ...

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Source: KTAR.com, AZ


November 09, 2007 IRA veteran Martin Meehan dies at 62

By SHAWN POGATCHNIK, AP Writer Sat Nov 3, 3:13 PM ET DUBLIN, Ireland - Martin Meehan, a one-time Irish Republican Army commander who spurred IRA members ...

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Source: Brocktown News,  USA


November 09, 2007 Martin Meehan True to the end

... Martin Meehan was: father, grandfather, husband, brother, comrade, friend, escapee, political prisoner, IRA freedom fighter, Sinn Féin representative, ...

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Source: An Phoblacht, Ireland


November 09, 2007 LA City Council Calls for Elimination of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

The resolution supports Massachusetts US representative Martin Meehan's proposed bill, the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2007, that would rescind ...

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Source: The Advocate, CA


November 06, 2007 A double blow

While Fra had been ill for some time, the death of North Belfast republican Martin Meehan came like a bolt from the blue. There was a palpable sense of ...

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Source: irelandclick.com (subscription), UK


November 06, 2007 IRA veteran Martin Meehan dies at 62

By SHAWN POGATCHNIK, AP Writer Sat Nov 3, 3:13 PM ET DUBLIN, Ireland - Martin Meehan, a one-time Irish Republican Army commander who spurred IRA members ...

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Source: Jordan Falls News, Canada


November 04, 2007 Palestinians' situation worse off, Fayyad says

DUBLIN, Ireland — Martin Meehan, a one-time Irish Republican Army commander who spurred IRA members toward compromise, died Saturday of an apparent heart ...

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Source: Youngstown Vindicator, OH


November 03, 2007 US House campaign hit by 2004 instant replay

That might seem like standard campaign fare in the closer-than-expected race to replace retiring Democratic Rep. Martin Meehan. ...

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Source: GoErie.com, PA


November 03, 2007 IRA Veteran Martin Meehan Dies at 62

DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) — Martin Meehan, a one-time Irish Republican Army commander who spurred IRA members toward compromise, died Saturday of an apparent ...

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Source: The Associated Press


November 03, 2007 IRA veteran Martin Meehan, 62, dies of suspected heart attack

DUBLIN, Ireland - Martin Meehan, a one-time Irish Republican Army commander who spurred IRA members toward compromise, died Saturday of an apparent heart ...

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Source: The Canadian Press


October 31, 2007 A Drive-By Swift-Boating

That might seem like standard campaign fare in the closer-than-expected race to replace retiring Democratic Rep. Martin Meehan. ...

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Source: Washington Post, United States


October 23, 2007 'Informer accusation total lies' - - dissident republican, Paddy ...

He was freed in July 2000 under the Good Friday Agreement but after acting as a representative for Sinn Fein in Antrim he became a vocal critic of the party ...

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Source: Derry Journal, UK


October 22, 2007 Dissident republican Paddy Murray last night laughed down claims ...

He was freed in July 2000 under the Good Friday Agreement but after acting as a representative for Sinn Fein in Antrim he became a vocal critic of the party ...

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Source: News Letter, UK


October 18, 2007 Ogonowski ponders next move as GOP finds silver lining

... he was piloting was hijacked on 9/11, lost by six percentage points Tuesday to Tsongas (D-Lowell) in the race for former US Rep. Martin Meehan’s seat. ...

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Source: Boston Herald, United States


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