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      <excerpt>Who is the representative from Louisiana&#8217;s 26th Congressional District?
That&#8217;s what members of the state&#8217;s delegation in Washington, D.C., last week were asking after The White House put out stimulus data on where the money was spent. Louisiana has</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Rep. Charles Boustany, back from a recent trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan, believes the United States should send more troops to train Afghan soldiers and police to secure the troubled nation. The Louisiana Republican also urged President Barack Obama </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Tiahrt has four co-sponsors for the measure so far: Mark Souder, R-Ind., Bob Inglis, R-S.C., Sam Johnson, R-Texas, and Charles Boustany Jr., R-La. Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Hays, who is running against Tiahrt for the Senate seat being vacated by Kansas Sen. S</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...making the trip were Reps. David Price, D-N.C.; David Dreier, R-Calif.; Keith Ellison, D-Minn.; Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii; and Charles Boustany Jr., R-La.  The trip was Capps&#8217; second to Afghanistan. The congresswoman said she saw signs of how far the cou</excerpt>
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      <title>Capps says Karzai government needs to improve ties with parliament</title>
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      <excerpt>...Committee. &quot;Hunger relief is truly a growth industry and we are increasingly being asked to do more with less,&quot; Fogt said. Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., said Americans are facing a time of uncertainty. &quot;As we approach the holiday season, we all have gra</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...- Rep. Charles Boustany, back from a recent trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan, said the U.S. should send more troops to train Afghan soldiers and police to secure the troubled nation. The Lafayette Republican also urged President Barack Obama to quickly </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...get lost in the new analysis. &quot;I have a particular concern in this case about who was involved in this task force,&quot; says Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., who was a heart surgeon in private life. &quot;There are no surgeons or oncologists who deal directly with </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...&quot;Hunger relief is truly a growth industry and we are increasingly being asked to do more with less,&quot; Fogt said. Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., said Americans are facing a time of uncertainty. &quot;As we approach the holiday season, we all have grave concerns</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... along with Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee Chairman John Lewis (D-GA) and Ranking Member Charles Boustany (R-LA) introduced legislation today to ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA) on Marijuana Decriminalization. Thank you for contacting me regarding the use of marijuana. It is good to hear from you. As you know, many states have reduced penalties for marijuana possession. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Charles Boustany of Louisiana, along with 44 other Republicans, including going bipartisan on September 27th, 2007 to vote yea on the Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act. Karl Max applauded.&amp;quot; Posted by: meander on November 22, ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>C., Sam Johnson, R-Texas and Charles Boustany, Jr., R-La. Rep. Jerry Moran, R-Hays, who is running against Tiahrt for the Senate seat being vacated by Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, is also in support of putting an end to TARP, ...</excerpt>
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