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      <excerpt>FOX 13 caught up with Congressman Gus Bilirakis as his flight landed in Tampa from Washington DC He said his office has received calls from non-profits ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...78. He enlisted in the Merchant Marine at age 17. Those records arrived only weeks ago, after Mrs. Berquist sought help from Rep. Gus Bilirakis. He served about a year, and was on board a Navy vessel that was hit by a suicide pilot. Mr. Berquist and 122</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>... interned for President Ronald Reagan and the National Republican Congressional Committee, and worked for former US Representative Don Sundquist (R-TN). ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) sponsored H.Res. 838 with 26 cosponsors. Please, urge your Representative to cosponsor and support H.Res. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>... DC &#8211; Congressman Gus Bilirakis, Co-Chairman of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus welcomed Dr. Louis Markos, a distinguished Professor in English and ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...with a witness and simple domestic battery. He remained at the Land O'Lakes jail Thursday in lieu of $17,500 bail. U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis will host a Seniors Health Fair next week to provide important information and services for seniors, including fre</excerpt>
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