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      <excerpt>...Obama's Haiti-born political director, Patrick Gaspard -- to its two-day conference. ``You stay persistent,'' urged Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, one of several members of Congress who addressed the group. ``Remember, it's the squeaky wheel that gets </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> We need more people like him and, hopefully, that will come true next November when folks such as Reps. Alcee Hastings and Ron Klein have to face the voters ... </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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      <excerpt>Otherwise click cancel. You must enter a subject for your comment. Also Alcee Hastings, though he never considered running (thank god!) Check out the 2010 California races and help us take back Red California! ...</excerpt>
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