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      <created-at type="timestamp">Sat Nov 07 10:24:17 -0600 2009</created-at>
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      <excerpt>...Street and north to St. Clair Street.  1 to 3 p.m. Westside Garden Plaza, 8616 W. 10th St. Includes appearances by U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer, R-Monticello, and state Rep. Phil Hinkle, R-Indianapolis. Indianapolis Hiking Club: Veterans Day Hike, 2 p.m. White</excerpt>
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      <title>Veterans day calendar</title>
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      <excerpt>...Hopefully, people will get involved and stay involved.&quot; Here's an early look at how 2010 races are shaping up. U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer, R-Monticello, may be revisited by a former opponent in the 4th District race. Democrat David Sanders challenged Buyer, </excerpt>
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      <title>Candidates start jockeying for position in Election 2010</title>
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      <excerpt>...pharmaceutical industry association that has contributed to U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer's election campaign and to a scholarship fund with close ties to the congressman also employs his son. The latest connection between the Monticello Republican and PhRMA --</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>US Rep. Steve Buyer regularly champions the interests of energy companies as he attacks pending cap-and-trade legislation opposed by those companies. ...</excerpt>
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      <title>Cozy relationships with corporate interests</title>
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      <created-at type="timestamp">Sun Oct 25 21:33:28 -0500 2009</created-at>
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      <excerpt>So Rep. Steve Buyer has accepted trips to multiple golf outings with lobbyists under the guise of raising money for Hoosier scholarships, yet more money has ...</excerpt>
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      <title>Rep. Buyer&amp;#39;s definition of &amp;#39;no good deed&amp;#39;</title>
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      <excerpt>That expresses my strong sentiments toward The Star after having read the front-page hit piece on Rep. Steve Buyer on Oct. 18. What a travesty that this ...</excerpt>
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      <title>Read deep into article to find exoneration</title>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN) has long been a passionate golfer. Last year, Golf Digest ranked the lawmaker 32nd, with a handicap of 5.6, on its list of the top ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...the Frontier Foundation is the cozy relationship between the donors and the House Energy and Commerce Committee on which Rep. Steve Buyer serves. This is clearly a conflict of interest. Federal ethics regulations require the avoidance of even &quot;the appea</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...if we take him at his word that U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer wants only to provide deserving young Hoosiers with opportunities, we can't help noticing to whom the opportunities have gone so far. The Frontier Foundation, established by the Fourth District Repub</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...if we take him at his word that U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer wants only to provide deserving young Hoosiers with opportunities, we can't help noticing to whom the opportunities have gone so far. The Frontier Foundation, established by the Fourth District Repub</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep Steve Buyer (R-IN) is considering offering an amendment to establish an exception to allow military and VA-eligibles to enroll in the exchange to cover any contingency (e.g., a member who has VA coverage but not family coverage or a ...</excerpt>
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