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      <excerpt> US Rep. Ted Poe, 2nd District of Texas While reading the essay &#8220;Lawyer&amp;#39;s creed curbed sharp practices&#8221; (Page B10, Sunday), I thought that many of the ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...and, sadly, a tragic commentary on the state of divisiveness that seems to reign in the halls of Congress and beyond. Rep. Ted Poe's (R-Humble) disingenuous and inaccurate observation, &#8220;Our health care system is in critical condition as a result of th</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> &#8220;Our health care system is in critical condition as a result of the debt incurred by those living here illegally,&#8221; said Rep. Ted Poe, R-Humble. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Marco Bergamini, Alex Cummock, Michael Guerrero, Kyle Nabors and Tyler Swensen received recognition of their Eagle Scout rank by Congressman Ted Poe and the ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>... &#8220;Our health care system is in critical condition as a result of the debt incurred by those living here illegally,&#8221; said Rep. Ted Poe, R-Humble. &#8220;We are at the breaking point now because of this abuse, and we simply cannot afford to continue this.</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> With the same logic that Forbes advocates, Rep. Ted Poe of the 2nd District of Texas recaps on this idea by explaining how, since Congress delegated its ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...and the bay. Thanks to the committed efforts of area elected officials, including Rep. Gene Green, a Democrat, and Rep. Ted Poe, a Republican, the toxic dump, called the McGinnes pits for a now-defunct former owner, was fast-tracked onto the federal Sup</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> He donated to Republican congressional candidate Ted Poe in 2004. Shami has also given to the presidential campaigns of Ralph Nader and Hillary Clinton. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Rep. Ted Poe, R-Humble, referring to his fellow Texas members, said, &amp;quot;I don&amp;#39;t know anyone who&amp;#39;s endorsing the governor. &amp;quot;He&amp;#39;s been making these comments ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Within hours, U.S. Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX, District 2) addressed Congress saying, &#8220;The soldiers were going about the business of making ready to deploy and defend this country overseas against tyranny and terrorism, only to face a terrorist ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Ted Poe&amp;#39;s (R-Humble) disingenuous and inaccurate observation, &amp;quot;Our health care system is in critical condition as a result of the debt incurred by those living here illegally,&amp;quot; is representative (no pun intended) of broad, ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Creative justice helps cut crime Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas - Houston As a former judge and prosecutor for 30 years in Houston, I have seen firsthand the problems caused by repeat offenders (&amp;quot;Shaming undermines justice,&amp;quot; The Forum, Nov. 17). ...</excerpt>
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