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      <excerpt> ... Newseum featuring Congressman Earl Blumenauer, NYC Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, and artist, musician, and bicycle author David Byrne. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Rep. Earl Blumenauer reported Obama as saying, &#8220;Does anybody think that the teabag, anti-government people are going to support them if they bring down ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... Earl Blumenauer of Oregon amount to &amp;quot;death panels&amp;quot;--assertions which everyone other than Sarah Palin now seems to recognize as patent nonsense. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> It is welcome that Representative Earl Blumenauer has taken the time to set the record straight on the end-of-life provisions included in the House health ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Another proposal being floated by Congressmen Barney Frank, Peter DeFazio and Earl Blumenauer is to dip into the $317 billion in as yet unspent TARP funds ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Congressman Earl Blumenauer says he&amp;#39;s just a regular fellow &amp;quot;trying to get things accomplished.&amp;quot; As a result, the Oregon Democrat tells ... </excerpt>
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      <title>Is this man really Dr. Death?</title>
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      <excerpt>...to name-calling of those opposed to the legislation. As the New York Times reported on Nov. 7: According to Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, who supports the health care bill, the president asked, &quot;Does anybody think that the teabag, anti-gover</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> and Earl Blumenauer (Ore.) got in some high-quality hangout time over last week&amp;#39;s recess. On Thursday, the bicoastal duo (in tabloid form, we&amp;#39;re dubbing ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Rush Holt (D-NJ) Mike Quigley (D-IL) Pete DeFazio (D-OR) Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) Plus Republicans: Ron Paul (R-TX) Walter Jones (R-NC) Tim Johnson (R-IL) Ed Whitfield (R-KY) Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) John Duncan (R-TN) ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. David Wu (D-1) Fax: 202-225-9497. Rep. Greg Walden (R-2) Fax: 202-225-5774. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-3) Fax: 202-225-8941. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-4) Fax: 202-225-0032. Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-5) Fax: 202-225-5699. Pennsylvania ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Earl Blumenauer [D-OR3] John Boccieri [D-OH16] Bruce Braley [D-IA1] Michael Capuano [D-MA8] Ben Chandler [D-KY6] William Clay [D-MO1] Steve Cohen [D-TN9] Gerald Connolly [D-VA11] John Conyers [D-MI14] Jim Cooper [D-TN5] ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Hello Will, I thought you&amp;#39;d like to know about this bill, which passed the US House of Representatives today. Sincerely, Meeky Blizzard. Advisor for Livable Communities. Congressman Earl Blumenauer. 729 NE Oregon Street, Suite 115 ...</excerpt>
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