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      <excerpt>...These bills would cause us to slide rapidly down the slippery slope toward increasing government control of health care (Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, 11/18). Unlawful Health Reform? The Washington Post But does not federal law trump state laws? Not nece</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Democratic Party Chairman Michael Kiernan&#8217;s attacks against U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley are simply &#8220;insulting Iowans who disagree with the [Obama] administration&#8217;s political decision to bring terrorists to the United States,&#8221; an aide to the senator</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...said. But despite winning Baucus' support, Brainard has not yet secured the approval of the panel's ranking Republican, Sen. Chuck Grassley. The Iowa lawmaker said Brainard's nomination had been held up because &quot;it took so many rounds of questions to tr</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...took part in the legal proceedings. While U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin has already labeled such criticism as &#8220;misplaced,&#8221; U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley has now also spoken out about Rose&#8217;s nomination, calling it &#8220;a feather in Harkin&#8217;s hat.&#8221; Grassley, who</excerpt>
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