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      <excerpt>By Mike Soraghan House Intelligence Committee chairman Silvestre Reyes said he agrees with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that members of Congress have been too ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>In a rare gesture, House intelligence committee Chairman Silvestre Reyes sent a letter this week to all CIA employees suggesting that Congress shared some ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>... million for facilities improvements from the Department of Defense through the American Recovery and Investment Act, Rep. Silvestre Reyes said Tuesday. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>&quot;It should concern everyone, including CBP,&#226;&#8364;* said Congressman Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso. &#226;&#8364;&#339;So we've asked them to give a full account of what procedures or ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>and Intelligence Committee Chairman Silvestre Reyes (D-Texas) all visited in March, while Clinton, Napolitano and Attorney General Eric Holder have all ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>A posztot v&#195;&#169;g&#195;&#188;l Silvestre Reyes texasi k&#195;&#169;pvisel&#197;&#8216; kapta, aki egy&#195;&#169;bk&#195;&#169;nt nevets&#195;&#169;gess&#195;&#169;g t&#195;&#161;rgy&#195;&#161;v&#195;&#161; v&#195;&#161;lt a m&#195;&#169;di&#195;&#161;ban, a K&#195;&#182;zel-Keletr&#197;&#8216;l tan&#195;&#186;s&#195;&#173;tott hi&#195;&#161;nyos ismeretei ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>This being said, Representative Carter, in light of our elected Representatives fear to act in the best interest of the people of America instead of their own career ambitions, would you take the initiative to draft, support, ... I live in  &amp;quot;Silver&amp;qu</excerpt>
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