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democratic
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Bentsen, 71, chair of the Senate finance committee, had served as a Democratic senator for Texas since 1970.
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The Post reported that Gore had personally solicited donors by telephone, leading two Democratic senators to criticize him.
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This, coupled with the retirement of moderate Democratic senators , including Sens.
republican
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This effort to head off support for the more costly Democratic bill failed to prevent 13 Republican senators breaking ranks.
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The former Republican senator from Maine brings priorities that spell hope for companies worried about further cuts to military spending.
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The challengers include two congressmen and a heterodox former Republican senator who stirs strong emotions on both sides of the political fence.
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The Republican senator established the task force to help build consensus and draft legislation on issues facing rural areas of the state.
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To provide additional cover, they resolved to have this new language introduced by a Republican senator .
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Now the Republican senator may be about to carve the biggest notch of all into his belt.
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The strength of the argument for splitting the bill is evident in the reaction of the two Republican senators from Texas.
senior
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Fifty-five percent of the registered voters surveyed said Gramm is doing a good job as Texas' senior senator .
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state
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His detention has provoked the anger of his supporters, who include the radical state senator Tom Hayden.
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Proposition 140 limits Assembly members to three two-year terms and state senators to two four-year terms.
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A former state senator cut the ribbon to reopen the place.
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Throughout the 1950s, the elder Forbes served as a New Jersey state senator and was twice defeated in campaigns for governor.
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L., or Abraham L., when he was a young criminal lawyer and a state senator .
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Apparently, Brenda considers one election won by her husband a bigger mandate than the four won by the state senator .
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visit
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We had seen the little underground train which congressmen rode and we had visited one of our senators in his office.
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A visiting senator made the predictable comparison with Ronald Reagan.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The debate was opened by Senator Robinson.
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The Democratic Senator from New York held a press conference yesterday.
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The President met with a group of senators and congressmen to discuss energy policy.
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Although senators insisted that they want to work with a spirit of cooperation, signs of strain are evident.
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Congressional elections are by universal and compulsory adult suffrage with one-third of the senators elected indirectly.
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I know of other children who have written to their senators and state representatives or to editors of local newspapers.
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In his early days, as congressman, senator and vice president, he was a vicious political opponent.
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The first Kansas senators were Atchison men.
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The one-third reduction would save about $ 390 million over six years, the senators estimated.
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The reforms were supported by President Carlos Saúl Menem, the other provincial governors and congressional deputies and senators.