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      <excerpt>...640,000 jobs have been saved or created because of the $159 billion in stimulus funds allocated as of Sept. 30. However, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., used today's jobs numbers to denounce the administration as being out of touch with reality. &quot;Despite s</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Americans,&quot; CRP spokesman Dave Levinthal told Hotsheet.  The richest member of Congress is Republican California Rep. Darrell Issa, whose net worth is estimated to be in excess of $250 million. He's followed by four Democrats: California's Jane Harman (</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...average wealth is $5,479,538. The range is $3,202,076 on the low end and the upper hand is $7,757,000. For the record, GOP Rep. Darrell Issa of California is the richest member of Congress. He has a maximum net worth of $337,400,002 The following HTML t</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>It will be interesting if they get anywhere: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) are big champions of the Performance Rights Act, which would for the first time require that radio broadcasters pay musicians when their songs are</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>In a Memorandum to the heads of his executive departments and agencies, President Barack Obama said that his &quot;Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government&quot; and will &quot;work together to ensure the public trust.&quot;</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Canyon Lake Chamber of Commerce's top executive had harsh words for Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, after his office said he would not attend the chamber's November luncheon -- an event Issa's office said they didn't know about. Chamber Executive Director L</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...for her endorsement of the race's remaining Democratic challenger. In a fundraising pitch to supporters this afternoon, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) through IssaPAC railed on Scozzafava for choosing to support Bill Owens over Doug Hoffman, the Conservat</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...that deliver AIDS services. This Story Probe sought into how D.C. funds AIDS groups Special Report: Wasting Away Reps. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) sent letters to the chairmen of the committees that oversee the District: Rep. Edo</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>CRP says California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is the richest lawmaker on Capitol Hill, with a net worth estimated at about $251 million. Next in line: Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), worth about $244.7 million; Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...That&#8217;s 44 percent of the body &#8211; compared to about 1 percent of Americans overall. CRP says California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is the richest lawmaker on Capitol Hill, with a net worth estimated at about $251 million. Next in line: Rep. Jane Har</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>(some of it by Muslims, others from Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, and Darrell Issa supporters). But did I use that as an excuse to murder more than a dozen Americans? I went to high school with plenty of Chaldeans (Iraqi Catholics), ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Representative Darrell Issa 2347 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515. November 5, 2009. Dear Senators Leahy and Hatch, and Representatives Conyers, Sensenbrenner, Berman and Issa: Thank you for your October 30, 2009 letter ...</excerpt>
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