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      <excerpt> .Seriously, it looks like Michele Bachman, Sue Myrick, Sarah Palin and Virginia Foxx have some new competition for the GOP Tin Foil Crown award. Rep. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> US Rep. Virginia Foxx complained over the weekend that President Barack Obama was lecturing during a visit with Republican leaders. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Fifth District Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx co-sponsored HR 346, which sought to repeal the provision of the law that provides for the automatic pay raises ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...- North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx criticized President Obama after his address to House Republicans but had no qualms about walking away with a souvenir. &quot;Pres gave us another lecture. Our guys asked great questions. Need independent fact checker for </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> by Staff Rep. Virginia Foxx on Thursday announced that she will run for re-election for North Carolina&amp;#39;s 5th Congressional District. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Obama as the abortion president and had a message for him: &quot;We will pray for you as we fight your antilife policies.&quot;   Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC) encouraged the listeners to stay engaged. &quot;Let us change our country into a country that honors life.&quot; A repr</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Rep. Virginia Foxx represents the 5th Congressional District of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives. The Journal welcomes original submissions ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> 1) Rep. Virginia Foxx prattles on about how healthcare reform is more threatening than terrorism. CUT. Rep. Virginia Foxx requests autograph from Pres. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> 1) Rep. Virginia Foxx prattles on about how healthcare reform is more threatening than terrorism. CUT. Rep. Virginia Foxx requests autograph from Pres. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Reports from my friends at other outlets say his appearance was quick, mainly just setting the bail. News &amp;amp; Observer. US Rep. Virginia Foxx says she&amp;#39;ll run ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>... but back in Watauga County in northwestern North Carolina it&amp;#39;s 9 and Billy Kennedy is officially kicking off his uphill election campaign to replace one of Congress&amp;#39; most clueless members, mean-spirited reactionary Virginia Foxx. ...  When the </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>&amp;quot;Why does Rep. Foxx tell us we now need to hand over what little we have left of our hard-earned money to Wall Street?&amp;quot; A letter, complete with footnotes, from Watauga County Democratic Party chair Diane Tilson. Virginia Foxx Is...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>At the Boone rally, Kennedy discussed how he and incumbent Congresswoman Virginia Foxx differ on several issues. Kennedy said, &#8220;I&amp;#39;m running for Congress because I&amp;#39;m sick of business as usual in Washington. Our current representative has ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Our guys asked great questions. Need independent fact checker for his comments. Got autograph. Rep. Virginia Foxx, NC. jasoninthehouse Great to be able to ask the President a question. I appreciate his openess and hope it continues. ...</excerpt>
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