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      <excerpt>...one term in the House before losing in 2004. McCaul failed to enlist Democrats in Texas' congressional delegation such as Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, to help protect the contract in a Democratic administration, said Matt Angle, a longtime Democratic oper</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Park Service officials was the tremendous support that Wacoans have shown&#160;for this site in north Waco. That spurred U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards to pursue federal grants for the project. It also has sped along the ongoing legislative process&#160;of having it de</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...well, a spy novel.  Wilson, who now works as a residential developer and is one of six Republicans hoping to unseat U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, put out a news release through his campaign office Wednesday afternoon disclosing his role in the 1994 ta</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...inside. The Waco Mammoth Foundation raised $3.4 million in private donations for the first phase of construction. U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, secured a $200,000 federal grant for the site, and Baylor University and the city of Waco each donated $100</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Chet Edwards (D-17) Fax: 202-225-2234. Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-18) Fax: 202-225-3317. Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-19) Fax: 202-225-9615. Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-20) Fax: 202-225-1915. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-21) Fax: 202-225-8628. Rep. ...</excerpt>
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