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      <excerpt>...&#8212; - U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, will visit senior centers in the city and in Berlin and Windsor later this month to hear older citizens' opinions about the economy, Social Security and other topics. At each stop, Larson will distribute his </excerpt>
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