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      <excerpt>...researchers to better understand football's health risks. Still, several Republicans questioned the point of the hearing. Rep. Ted Poe of Texas said Congress' involvement in football would mean the end of the sport. &quot;We'd all be playing touch football,&quot;</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...to better understand football's health risks.  Still, several Republicans questioned the point of the hearing. Rep. Ted Poe of Texas said Congress' involvement in football would mean the end of the sport.  &quot;We'd all be playing touch football,&quot; he said. </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...researchers to better understand football's health risks. Still, several Republicans questioned the point of the hearing. Rep. Ted Poe of Texas said Congress' involvement in football would mean the end of the sport. &quot;We'd all be playing touch football,&quot;</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...researchers to better understand football's health risks. Still, several Republicans questioned the point of the hearing. Rep. Ted Poe of Texas said Congress' involvement in football would mean the end of the sport. &quot;We'd all be playing touch football,&quot;</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...researchers to better understand football's health risks. Still, several Republicans questioned the point of the hearing. Rep. Ted Poe said Congress' involvement in football would mean the end of the sport. &quot;We'd all be playing touch football,&quot; he said.</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...researchers to better understand football's health risks. Still, several Republicans questioned the point of the hearing. Rep. Ted Poe of Texas said Congress' involvement in football would mean the end of the sport. &quot;We'd all be playing touch football,&quot;</excerpt>
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