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      <excerpt>...for the women and a pie-eating contest for all ages. Admission is free. Food is available. Call (352) 754-6722. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson will host a veterans forum from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday at Brooksville City Hall, 201 Howell Ave. Local veterans are i</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...coils and metal pipes. One thing that's not as clear: how the gasses affect the health of those in the homes. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., addressed the group Friday at the two-day Technical Symposium on Corrosive Imported Drywall and urged them to continu</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...of all time.&quot; Yet some of Mr. McDowell's fellow FCC commissioners, and some members of Congress, including Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida, are pushing for new government rules for Internet service providers, which include telephone and cable com</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...to discuss the latest details of testing and research being done on the corrosive drywall problem. CHINA VISIT U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., was the keynote speaker Friday. He said he is pushing President Barack Obama to address the defective drywall i</excerpt>
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      <title>Expert: Problem of defective Chinese drywall is no surprise</title>
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      <excerpt>...finally, to possible relief over property damages. We suspect the ongoing pressure from such torchbearers as Florida Sen. Bill Nelson finally convinced the Chinese that this issue was not going away and drywall manufacturers must answer the charges. Kna</excerpt>
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      <title>Just a thought ... on vaccine, children, drywall
BRADENTON HERALD EDITORIAL | Swine flu clinics in schools get scheduled quickly</title>
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      <excerpt>...nose bleeds and respiratory problems reported by roughly 1,900 households in 30 states. &#160;Homeowners in South Florida and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat, have criticized the testing, saying officials aren't delivering meaningful information f</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...drywall should give homeowners more of the information they are looking for on health effects and remediation. U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Orlando, who is the keynote speaker for the conference at 1:30 p.m. should also have more to say about federal effort</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...ultimate responsibility for the houses built with Chinese drywall that corrodes copper piping and other metals, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said Friday. The corrosion, caused by chemicals found in the drywall, can destroy air conditioning systems, bathroom fi</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...test of wills as the Senate and House try to reach a budgetary compromise. NASA is &#8220;at a crossroads, starved of funds,&#8221; Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., chairman of the Senate subcommittee that exercises jurisdiction over the space agency, told Senate coll</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Those of us from Florida paid a housecall on our Senator Bill Nelson. He was &amp;quot;in an all day meeting&amp;quot; according to his poor little aide, who quickly got an earfull from the bunch of us. Don&amp;#39;t mess with Mom&#8230;we went up there and spanked ...</excerpt>
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