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      <excerpt>...at the Republican Women's monthly meeting at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 7. The luncheon will be held at the West Monroe Convention Center. Lunch costs $11. The meeting starts at noon. All are welcome. U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander will install new officers for 2010-1</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Chris Roy, D-Alexandria, and US Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-Quitman, also spoke and thanked the veterans. &amp;quot;It&amp;#39;s my pleasure to salute our veterans here today ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...as Veterans Day. Elected officials such as Pineville Mayor Clarence Fields, state Rep. Chris Roy, D-Alexandria, and U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-Quitman, also spoke and thanked the veterans. &quot;It's my pleasure to salute our veterans here today and the m</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Friends,  U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-Quitman, issued this letter today for Veterans Day: November is usually a busy month, and this year is proving to be no different. But in the midst of our busy fall schedules, on November 11, we should all pause i</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...years when the per capita income for a state exceeds the average historical per capita income by at least 8 percent. U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-Quitman, who supports Caos resolution, called resolving Louisianas expected Medicaid shortfall a matter of</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>With health care reform at the forefront of current legislation, the only option for Tech students wanting to dissect the U.S. House of Representative&amp;#39;s new health care bill was an online version. U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-La., ...</excerpt>
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