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      <excerpt>...defenders in Congress are pleading its case already. Lured by the hazy promise of a handful of local jobs, Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby erroneously claimed that the WTO ruled Airbus&#8217; subsidies to be legal, a statement that U.S. Trade Representative Ron</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Several big dogs are opposing the plan, including US Senator Richard Shelby, a Republican from Alabama who calls it a &#8220;radical departure from the way we ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Senator Judd Gregg (R., NH) Senator Lamar Alexander (R., TN) Senator Bob Corker (R. TN) Senator John Kyl (R. AZ) Senator Charles Grassley (R., IA) Senator Ben Nelson (D., NE) Senator Richard Shelby (R., AL) Senator Jim Bunning (R., KY) ...</excerpt>
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