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      <excerpt>...going to be passed by in the Senate and not be noticed by many people, the exact opposite is the truth,'' said U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, who toured the Ryder Trauma Center in Miami Tuesday with LeMieux. ``He's an extraordinary public servant.'' STI</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...going to be passed by in the Senate and not be noticed by many people, the exact opposite is the truth,'' said U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, who toured the Ryder Trauma Center in Miami Tuesday with LeMieux. ``He's an extraordinary public servant.'' STI</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...going to be passed by in the Senate and not be noticed by many people, the exact opposite is the truth,'' said U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, who toured the Ryder Trauma Center in Miami Tuesday with LeMieux. ``He's an extraordinary public servant.'' STI</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-21) Fax: 202-225-8576. Rep. Ron Klein (D-22) Fax: 202-225-8398. Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-23) Fax: 202-225-1171. Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (D-24) Fax: 202-226-6299. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-25) Fax: 202-226-0346. Georgia ...</excerpt>
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