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      <excerpt>...the heels of the GOP&#8217;s second special election loss in New York this year, Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, said Wednesday morning that Empire State Republicans need to adopt a more open candida</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Ed Martin (left)&#160;is getting some bang for his bucks later this month, with National Republican Congressional Committee chairman Pete Sessions' announcement that he'll headline a fundraiser here on Martin's behalf. Sessions, a congressman from Texas, sa</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Guns program; it is a sign of the changing political environment that Democrats will have to face next year,&quot; NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said in a statement. The committee's Democratic counterpart contends that the three Democrats the NRCC ha</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Guns program; it is a sign of the changing political environment that Democrats will have to face next year,&quot; NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said in a statement. The committee's Democratic counterpart contends that the three Democrats the NRCC ha</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...it is a sign of the changing political environmental that Democrats will have to face next year,&quot; NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said in a statement. The committee's Democratic counterpart contends that the three Democrats the NRCC has targeted a</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Guns program; it is a sign of the changing political environmental that Democrats will have to face next year,&quot; NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions, R-Texas, said in a statement. The committee's Democratic counterpart contends that the three Democrats the NRCC </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Giuliani has faced intense lobbying from the National Republican Congressional Committee -- helmed by Rudy booster Rep. Pete Sessions -- to help Scozzafava, as national Democrats salivate over the chances of their candidate, Bill Owens. Scozzafava, an A</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...WASHINGTON &#8211; Like other House Republicans, Dallas Rep. Pete Sessions rejects the Democrat-backed health care overhaul plan working its way through Congress. But Sessions, who leads the party's House campaign arm, holds a distinction his critics hope w</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...to the Young Guns program and a sign of the changing political environment that Democrats will face next year,&#8221; NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions of Texas said on Monday. In a sign that the NRCC intends to continue to expand the Republican playing field in </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Jim McGovern and Pete Sessions are getting in a fight about the stimulus. They&amp;#39;re all slap-happy. &#8230;Wow, it looks like the Stupak amendment will get a floor vote. The Democratic leadership is making a bet that, if it doesn&amp;#39;t pass, ... A case  in p</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...be their only opportunity. We respectfully request that you move our proceedings to a location better equipped to handle the tremendous public interest in this bill and this debate. Sincerely, David Dreier Lincoln Diaz-Balart Pete Sessions Virginia Foxx</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), the chairman of the NRCC, may have another problem on his hands in addition to the House GOP&amp;#39;s recent woes in the NY-23 race: A primary challenge from a conservative activist back home.</excerpt>
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