R000033 1946-05-06 James 'jim':5 'jame':1,3,6 'ramstad':2,4,7 M 400332 Ramstad Jim_Ramstad M. James Ramstad Jim N00004484 5155 Republican Protestant James Ramstad 400332 Person rep\. Sat Dec 13 12:36:49 -0600 2008 Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0600 2008 MSNBC commentator Rachel Maddow reported that AIDS activists are concerned about reports that Obama may appoint US Rep. James Ramstad (R-Minn. ... 'r':29 'mi':33 'us':24 'aid':14 'may':22 'rep':25 'jame':26 'lgbt':6 'minn':30 'news':1 'excit':5 'msnbc':8 'obama':3,21 'pride':31 'maddow':11 'r-minn':28 'rachel':10 'report':12,19 'appoint':4,23 'comment':9 'concern':17 'ramstad':27 'activist':15 'constitu':7 'source.com':32 3674036 true true google news pride source.com, MI OK http://www.pridesource.com/article.shtml?article=33302 400332 Person rep\. Mon Dec 15 23:23:59 -0600 2008 Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0600 2008 MSNBC commentator Rachel Maddow reported that AIDS activists are concerned about reports that Obama may appoint US Rep. James Ramstad, R-Minn., ... 'r':28 'il':33 'us':23 'aid':13 'may':2,21 'rep':24 'citi':31 'jame':25 'minn':29 'time':32 'msnbc':7 'obama':1,20 'windi':30 'maddow':10 'member':6 'r-minn':27 'rachel':9 'report':11,18 'appoint':3,22 'cabinet':5 'comment':8 'concern':16 'lesbian':4 'ramstad':26 'activist':14 3703798 true true google news Windy City Times, IL OK http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=20037 400332 Person rep\. Wed Dec 03 23:12:31 -0600 2008 Wed Dec 03 00:00:00 -0600 2008 ... Black Police Association, sent a letter today to President-elect Obama preemptively pushing back against the nomination of Rep. James Ramstad (R-Minn. ... 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'ca':31 'aid':15 'bay':28 'gay':2 'may':23 'area':29 'jame':26 'list':7 'msnbc':9 'obama':22 'short':6 'woman':3 'maddow':12 'rachel':11 'report':13,20,30 'repres':25 'appoint':24 'cabinet':5 'comment':10 'concern':18 'ramstad':27 'activist':16 3617252 true true google news Bay Area Reporter, CA OK http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=3539 400332 Person rep\. Wed Dec 03 23:12:32 -0600 2008 Wed Dec 03 00:00:00 -0600 2008 The floating of the name of former Rep. James Ramstad as Obama's drug czar has drawn some fire in liberal drug policy circles, and today a black police ... 'dc':34 'rep':11 'war':2,3 'czar':18 'drug':1,17,25 'fire':22 'jame':12 'name':8 'black':31 'circl':27 'drawn':20 'float':5 'liber':24 'obama':15 'polic':32 'today':29 'former':10 'polici':26 'ramstad':13 'politico':33 3543190 true true google news Politico, DC OK http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1208/Drug_war_war.html 400332 Person congress Mon Nov 24 23:39:44 -0600 2008 Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2008 ...choices President-elect Obama will make. The media is reporting that he is considering nominating Republican Congressman James Ramstad (MN/3rd) to be his “drug czar”. It’s easy to understand why. Rep. Ramstad is in recovery from substance abuse (a 'rep':36 'abus':43 'czar':4 'drug':3,45 'easi':32 'jame':23 'make':11 'choic':5 'elect':8 'media':13 'nomin':20 'obama':1,9 'consid':19 'it’s':31 'mn/3rd':25 'polici':46 'presid':7 'report':15 'allianc':47 'czar”':30 'network':48 'ramstad':24,37 '“drug':29 'recoveri':40 'substanc':42 'republican':21 'understand':34 'congressman':22 'president-elect':6 3445782 true true daylife Drug Policy Alliance Network http://www.drugpolicy.org/homepage.cfm OK http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DPANNews/~3/464232034/112408dczar.cfm 400332 Person congress Mon Nov 24 23:39:43 -0600 2008 Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2008 The media is reporting that he is considering nominating Republican Congressman James Ramstad (MN/3rd) to be his “drug czarâ€*. It’s easy to understand why. ... 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'ma':36 'up':5 'rep':13 '8220':22 'bill':8 'hous':7 'jame':14 'live':25 'main':10 'real':33 'said':21 'work':29 'proof':26 'recov':19 'health':3 'mental':2 'alcohol':20 'coverag':4 'ramstad':15 'sponsor':12 'worcest':34 'recoveri':31 'telegram':35 'minnesota':17 'treatment':28 'republican':11 'mental-health':1 1703658 true true google news Worcester Telegram, MA OK http://www.telegram.com/article/20080306/NEWS/803060454/1052 400332 Person congress Tue Aug 21 23:58:23 -0500 2007 Tue Aug 21 00:00:00 -0500 2007 by Don Heinzman Third District Congressman James Ramstad said he expects American troops soon will be pulled back from policing sectarian violence and be ... 'mn':32 'rep':1 'back':23 'jame':12 'news':31 'pull':22 'said':14 'soon':19 'star':30 'chang':5 'polic':25 'third':9 'troop':4,18 'expect':16 'anticip':3 'ramstad':2,13 'violenc':27 'american':17 'district':10 'heinzman':8 'sectarian':26 'congressman':11 1010961 true true google news Star News, MN OK http://erstarnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=846&Itemid=85 400332 Person congress Tue Aug 28 00:40:37 -0500 2007 Thu Aug 16 00:00:00 -0500 2007 by Don Heinzman Third District Congressman James Ramstad said he expects American troops soon will be pulled back from policing sectarian violence and be ... 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'8':42 '8th':30 'big':52 'dis':9 'job':24 'one':40 'ball':43 'drug':13 'even':36 'hell':3,56 'jame':19 'lead':5,58 'like':15 'much':38 'brave':12 'daili':6,59 'known':50 'obama':17 'reach':44 'sammi':53 'world':34 '8-ball':41 'barack':16 'beacon':47 'except':46 'wonder':31 'editori':1,54 'freedom':49 'newspap':7,60 'ramstad':20 'warrior':14 'brimston':10 3805268 false true google blog Editorials from Hell's leading daily newspaper http://thedisbrimstone-dailypitchfork.blogspot.com/ OK http://thedisbrimstone-dailypitchfork.blogspot.com/2008/12/admiral-mullen-makes-first-move-to.html 400332 Person congress Thu Dec 18 23:20:20 -0600 2008 Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0600 2008 Recently, you told President-elect Obama to pick someone more reform-minded than Republican Congressman James Ramstad to be his Drug Czar. We know the president-elect’s transition team was surprised to see so many emails about drug ... 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'blog':2,4,52 'jame':15 'live':42 'rahm':18 'upon':45 '»':3,6 'adult':41 'defec':44 'devot':38 'elect':9 'entir':40 'janet':21 'norml':1,51 'obama':10 'peopl':12,50 'right':47 'archiv':5 'presid':8 'fascist':34 'ramstad':16 'douchebag':35 'hildebeast':25 'emmanuel…':19 'president-elect':7 'napolitano…':22 3709110 false true google blog NORML Blog http://blog.norml.org/ OK http://blog.norml.org/2008/12/12/president-elect-obama-the-people-have-spoken-will-you-answer-their-question/ 400332 Person congress Wed Dec 17 12:06:23 -0600 2008 Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0600 2008 Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R, MI-11] · Rep. James McCrery [R, LA-4] · Rep. John McHugh [R, NY-23] · Rep. Candice Miller [R, MI-10] · Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18] · Rep. Jon Porter [R, NV-3] · Rep. 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Nick Rahall [D, WV-3], Aye. Rep. James Ramstad [R, MN-3], Aye ... '3':45,53 '6':13 'd':42,60 'r':10,18,26,34,50 '12':29 '15':21 '17':63 '19':37 'ca':36 'fl':28,62 'ga':12 'mn':52 'oh':20 'wv':44 '689':5 'aye':14,30,38,46,54 'rep':7,15,23,31,39,47,57 'tom':8 'adam':24 'call':4 'ga-6':11 'hous':2 'jame':48 'meek':59 'mn-3':51 'nick':40 'open':55 'roll':3 'wv-3':43 'ca-19':35 'fl-12':27 'fl-17':61 'georg':32 'oh-15':19 'price':9 'pryce':17 'rahal':41 'detail':6 'putnam':25 'abstain':22 'deborah':16 'ramstad':49 'congress':56 'kendrick':58 'radanovich':33 'opencongress':1 3679255 false true google blog Open Congress : Rep. Kendrick Meek [D, FL-17] http://www.opencongress.org/person/show/400270_kendrick_meek OK http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/5108 400332 Person congress Thu Dec 11 12:15:31 -0600 2008 Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0600 2008 Rep. Deborah Pryce [R, OH-15], Abstain. Rep. Adam Putnam [R, FL-12], Nay. Rep. George Radanovich [R, CA-19], Nay. Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3], Nay. Rep. James Ramstad [R, MN-3], Aye. Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15], Aye ... '3':37,45 'd':34,50,60 'r':10,18,26,42 '12':21 '15':13,53 '17':63 '19':29 'ca':28 'fl':20,62 'mn':44 'ny':52 'oh':12 'wv':36 '690':5 'aye':46,54 'nay':22,30,38 'rep':7,15,23,31,39,47,57 'adam':16 'call':4 'hous':2 'jame':40 'meek':59 'mn-3':43 'nick':32 'open':55 'roll':3 'wv-3':35 'ca-19':27 'charl':48 'fl-12':19 'fl-17':61 'georg':24 'ny-15':51 'oh-15':11 'pryce':9 'rahal':33 'detail':6 'putnam':17 'rangel':49 'abstain':14 'deborah':8 'ramstad':41 'congress':56 'kendrick':58 'radanovich':25 'opencongress':1 3656630 false true google blog Open Congress : Rep. Kendrick Meek [D, FL-17] http://www.opencongress.org/person/show/400270_kendrick_meek OK http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/5109