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      <excerpt>...coverage or charging higher premiums to women who may have been victims of sexual abuse. That measure, introduced by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., may be worked into the health bill, Mr. Schumer said. Jefferson County&#8217;s high rate of domestic violence st</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...of hundreds of cars with lights flashing through the city. Officials in attendance included Gov. Chris Gregoire, Sen. Patty Murray, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and former police Chief Gil Kerlikowske (ker-lih-KOW'-skee). Honor guards with bagpipes, drums</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...are currently in office and have already received campaign endorsements.&#160; Incumbent Catholic politicians such as Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.),&#160; Sen Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Sen Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) have had over $700,000 distributed to them </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...The blame game is irrelevant. Regarding the Nov. 1 article, &#8220;Boeing may feel chill from miffed Murray&#8221; [News], Sen. Patty Murray should be equally miffed with the Machinists union for ignoring obvious signs of Boeing&#8217;s discontent. Did union offici</excerpt>
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      <title>Backlashes to Boeing decision to head east</title>
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      <excerpt>...office says the campaign fundraiser with Vice President Joe Biden scheduled for Friday in Seattle has been postponed. Sen. Patty Murray's office says the campaign fundraiser with Vice President Joe Biden scheduled for Friday in Seattle has been postpone</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., flanked by Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., left, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., gestures while meeting with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, following the weekly caucus lun</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...President Joseph Biden will appear in Seattle on Friday to raise money for Sen. Patty Murray, Washington's senior senator who is running for her fourth term in 2010. Vice President Joseph Biden will appear in Seattle on Friday to raise money for Sen. Pa</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Murray Friday in Seattle at the Westin Hotel. Vice President Joe Biden headlines a campaign fundraising luncheon for Sen. Patty Murray Friday in Seattle at the Westin Hotel. The campaign is urging supporters to buy tickets at the $150, $250 or $1,000 le</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...SEATTLE (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden headlines a campaign fundraising luncheon for Sen. Patty Murray Friday in Seattle at the Westin Hotel. The campaign is urging supporters to buy tickets at the $150, $250 or $1,000 level. &#169; 2009 The Associated Pr</excerpt>
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