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HoodForGovernor (D-Miss.)
@HoodForGovernor

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A former state employee has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to embezzlement. We appreciate Judge... http://t.co/5JPdWF47Wo

Deleted after 329 weeks at 8:04 PM on 08 Feb 20.
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Schneider4IL10 (D-Ill.)
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Disappointing: Bohener "abandoned plans to vote Tuesday on a plan to lift the threat of a government default." http://t.co/0EacWz8Q1V

Deleted after 35 minutes at 9:18 PM on 15 Oct 13.
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RepScottPeters (D-Calif.)
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This gave me a good laugh that I needed today! RT @Markcaffertysd: @omarpassons Her: Man, I knocked on the wrong door.

Deleted after 10 seconds at 11:14 PM on 15 Oct 13.
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GovMalloyOffice (D-Conn.)
@GovMalloyOffice

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RT @BCFairfieldCo: Again, our live tweet from breakfast with @GovMalloyOffice is at #CTGovTalk.

Deleted after 12 seconds at 7:58 AM on 16 Oct 13. Original tweet by @BCFairfieldCo.
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GKButterfield (D-N.C.)
@GKButterfield

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Yesterday, I joined Congressmen Price and Watt in pushing the Governor to explain why North Carolina is the only... http://t.co/JHkVWpeMKM

Deleted after 9 seconds at 10:41 AM on 16 Oct 13.
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GKButterfield (D-N.C.)
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Yesterday, I joined Congressmen Price and Watt in pushing the Governor to explain why North Carolina is the only... http://t.co/bIyWZh1paJ

Deleted after 3 minutes at 10:45 AM on 16 Oct 13.
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RepAdamSchiff (D-Calif.)
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The truth is we could have passed this deal to raise debt ceiling & fund government 16 days ago – averting a government #shutdown entirely.

Deleted after 26 seconds at 11:22 AM on 16 Oct 13.
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pedropierluisi (D-Puerto Rico)
@pedropierluisi

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"U.S. faces debt ceiling crash at stroke of midnight" - @CNN http://t.co/jaspPtoIKp

Deleted after 16 minutes at 12:18 PM on 16 Oct 13.
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RobinLynneKelly (D-Ill.)
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I am truly humbled by the editorial in today’s Chicago Defender outlining my first six months in office. It has... http://t.co/mDAkssbGCe

Deleted after 18 weeks at 10:48 AM on 25 Feb 14.
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RepLipinski (D-Ill.)
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This proposal offers the most workable solution to this crisis threatening our fragile economy... http://t.co/3dGvULMdLP

Deleted after 23 seconds at 2:38 PM on 16 Oct 13.
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