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      <excerpt>...lost their bids. Coakley has earned the endorsement of the only female member of the state's congressional delegation, Rep. Niki Tsongas (D), as well as EMILY's List and other abortion-rights groups. Some of the groups were dismayed over House Speaker N</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> I told Congresswoman Niki Tsongas in a past letter regarding the stimulus bill that we will be watching her voting record. Tsongas voted for the stimulus ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... to Massachusett&amp;#39;s women in politics, soliciting endorsements from Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray and US Representative Niki Tsongas. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> US Rep. Niki Tsongas, 5th Congressional District of Massachusetts, met with Soldiers and technology experts to discuss how to improve the body armor that ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... a small defense company in Lawrence, has landed $3.5 million in congressional handouts in recent years and now, thanks to Representative Niki Tsongas of ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> He also received contributions from fellow Democrats in Congress, including US representatives Niki Tsongas and John Tierney from Massachusetts, ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> She has also been active in local political campaigns, including those of US Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-5th, as well as the late senators Ted Kennedy and Tsongas&amp;#39; ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... a small defense company in Lawrence, has landed $3.5 million in congressional handouts in recent years and now, thanks to Representative Niki Tsongas of ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...do not believe we have to take a step backward on women&#8217;s rights to pass health care reform.&#8221; That&#8217;s clear and strong. But Rep. Niki Tsongas, the state delegation&#8217;s only woman, said that though she shares Coakley&#8217;s concerns, she voted for the </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> US Representative Niki Tsongas, a Lowell Democrat who just endorsed Coakley, was among those who agreed to that compromise. &#8220;I share Attorney General Martha ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Coakley has earned the endorsement of the only female member of the state&amp;#39;s congressional delegation, Rep. Niki Tsongas (D), as well as EMILY&amp;#39;s List and other abortion-rights groups. Some of the groups were dismayed over House Speaker ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY-10**. Rep. NIKI TSONGAS D MA-5**. Rep. NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY-12**. Rep. HENRY WAXMAN D CA-30**. Rep. ROBERT WEXLER D FL-19** OUT(?) Rep. LYNN WOOLSEY D CA-6**. Rep. STENY HOYER D MD-5*. Sen. DICK DURBIN D IL* ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>With regard to Senator Olympia Snowe and Rep. Niki Tsongas: Metropolitan Methodius Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston 162 Goddard Avenue Brookline, MA 02445 Tel: (617) 277-4742 Fax (617) 739-9229 email: metropolis@boston.goarch.org ...</excerpt>
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