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	<updated>2010-03-17T18:28:05Z</updated>
	
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	<title>Former Congressman Tim Walberg claims he is on track to raise more than $200,000 this quarter in bid for his old seat</title>
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	<published>2009-09-21T15:15:43Z</published>
	<updated>2009-09-30T14:23:29Z</updated>

	<summary><![CDATA[ Former U.S. Rep.Tim WalbergWhen asked this weekend about the growing field in next fall's&nbsp;Republican Congressional primary, former U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg said his campaign is doing very well and raising quite a bit of money.Walberg told&nbsp;WKHM&nbsp;at the Jackson County...]]></summary>
	
	
	
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			<name>Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen Patriot</name>
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			<![CDATA[ Former U.S. Rep.Tim WalbergWhen asked this weekend about the growing field in next fall's&nbsp;Republican Congressional primary, former U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg said his campaign is doing very well and raising quite a bit of money.Walberg told&nbsp;WKHM&nbsp;at the Jackson County...]]>
		
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	<title>From the blog: Are you smarter than President Obama? Join the Citizen Patriot bracket challenge today to find out</title>
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	<published>2010-03-17T15:40:59Z</published>
	<updated>2010-03-17T18:28:05Z</updated>

	<summary> With the NCAA tournament fast approaching, we encourage you to join us here at the CitPat in our basketball bracket challenge. You can sign up through Mlive here. Just create an account and make your team name whatever you...</summary>
	
	
	
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			<name>Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen Patriot</name>
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			 With the NCAA tournament fast approaching, we encourage you to join us here at the CitPat in our basketball bracket challenge.You can sign up through Mlive here. Just create an account and make your team name whatever you would...
		
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	<title>From the blog: Mushroom cloud looms in new political ad aimed at urging U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer to vote against health-care reform</title>
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	<published>2010-03-16T19:39:09Z</published>
	<updated>2010-03-17T00:21:16Z</updated>

	<summary>A new ad urging U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer, to vote against the health-care bill will be hitting the airwaves soon. The ad comes from Citizens United, which is the conservative political group that recently won a landmark decision before the...</summary>
	
	
	
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			<name>Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen Patriot</name>
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			A new ad urging U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer, to vote against the health-care bill will be hitting the airwaves soon.The ad comes from Citizens United, which is the conservative political group that recently won a landmark decision before the Supreme...
		
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	<title>Jackson residents that appeared in U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer&apos;s campaign videos in 2008, now showing up in Virg Bernero&apos;s ads for governor</title>
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	<published>2010-02-23T15:17:16Z</published>
	<updated>2010-02-23T21:10:30Z</updated>

	<summary>If you&apos;ve been to the Web site of Lansing Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero, you may see some familiar faces in his first campaign video. The first scene in Bernero&apos;s online ad features Nancy James, chairwoman of the Jackson...</summary>
	
	
	
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			If you&apos;ve been to the Web site of Lansing Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero, you may see some familiar faces in his first campaign video. The first scene in Bernero&apos;s online ad features Nancy James, chairwoman of the Jackson...
		
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	<title>Sights and sounds left over from the 115th annual Jackson County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner</title>
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	<published>2010-02-19T13:03:53Z</published>
	<updated>2010-02-19T17:01:00Z</updated>

	<summary>Not everything I observed from Thursday night&apos;s 115th annual Jackson County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner could fit into my story in today&apos;s paper. So after cleaning out my notebook this morning, here&apos;s what else happened. Enjoy. Pulling into the...</summary>
	
	
	
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			Not everything I observed from Thursday night&apos;s 115th annual Jackson County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner could fit into my story in today&apos;s paper. So after cleaning out my notebook this morning, here&apos;s what else happened. Enjoy.Pulling into the event...
		
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	<title>In honor of the fifth Vice President of the United States and his legacy of funny-shaped political districts</title>
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	<published>2010-02-11T15:16:19Z</published>
	<updated>2010-02-11T16:11:28Z</updated>

	<summary>Elbridge Gerry It was on this day, a short 198 years ago that the then-governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry, signed a controversial bill into law &#8212; the result of which would bear his name forever and shape - in an...</summary>
	
	
	
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			Elbridge Gerry It was on this day, a short 198 years ago that the then-governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry, signed a controversial bill into law &#8212; the result of which would bear his name forever and shape - in an...
		
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	<title>U.S. Rep Mark Schauer recently featured on both CNN and MSNBC</title>
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	<published>2010-02-04T13:28:45Z</published>
	<updated>2010-02-04T13:36:59Z</updated>

	<summary>If you&apos;ve been watching cable news lately, you&apos;ve probably seen quite a bit of U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer. On Sunday morning, the freshman Democrat from Battle Creek was featured on CNN&apos;s &quot;State of the Union,&quot; in a segment looking at...</summary>
	
	
	
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			If you&apos;ve been watching cable news lately, you&apos;ve probably seen quite a bit of U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer.On Sunday morning, the freshman Democrat from Battle Creek was featured on CNN&apos;s &quot;State of the Union,&quot; in a segment looking at the...
		
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	<title>Obama administration closes door to meeting on openness</title>
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	<published>2009-12-07T14:21:59Z</published>
	<updated>2009-12-07T14:51:29Z</updated>

	<summary>A federal workshop today on openness in government is closed to the public and the media. So much for all talk about transparency huh? You can read about it here. Maybe if we want to know what&apos;s going on at...</summary>
	
	
	
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			A federal workshop today on openness in government is closed to the public and the media. So much for all talk about transparency huh?You can read about it here. Maybe if we want to know what&apos;s going on at the...
		
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	<title>Time-traveling pilgrims visit Jackson to present Congressman Mark Schauer with turkeys and to warn him of the dangers of the health care bill</title>
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	<published>2009-11-24T20:26:42Z</published>
	<updated>2009-11-25T15:26:16Z</updated>

	<summary>Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotTime-traveling pilgrims visit Congressman Schauer&apos;s district office to warn of the potential harm of the pending health care bill.A group of Republicans calling themselves &#8220;The Seventh District Players&#8221; put on a short play outside U.S....</summary>
	
	
	
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			Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotTime-traveling pilgrims visit Congressman Schauer&apos;s district office to warn of the potential harm of the pending health care bill.A group of Republicans calling themselves &#8220;The Seventh District Players&#8221; put on a short play outside U.S....
		
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	<title>Race for Michigan&apos;s 7th District between U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer and former U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg subject of front-page story in USA Today</title>
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	<published>2009-10-28T13:24:16Z</published>
	<updated>2009-10-28T13:59:48Z</updated>

	<summary>www.newseum.orgThe front page of USA Today this morning.If you pick up a copy of this morning&apos;s edition of USA Today, you&apos;ll see some familiar names. Reporter Susan Page spent some time in Jackson several weeks ago interviewing U.S. Rep. Mark...</summary>
	
	
	
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			www.newseum.orgThe front page of USA Today this morning.If you pick up a copy of this morning&apos;s edition of USA Today, you&apos;ll see some familiar names. Reporter Susan Page spent some time in Jackson several weeks ago interviewing U.S. Rep. Mark...
		
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	<title>Congress is back to working two and a half days a week</title>
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	<published>2009-10-07T14:09:50Z</published>
	<updated>2009-10-07T16:04:27Z</updated>

	<summary>Politico.comU.S. Reps. Mark Schauer, Gary Peters and others are shown leaving the Capitol recently, in a screen grab from today&apos;s Politico.com.Remember back in 2006, when the Democrats took back control of the House from the &quot;Do-Nothing&quot; Republicans and pledged to...</summary>
	
	
	
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			Politico.comU.S. Reps. Mark Schauer, Gary Peters and others are shown leaving the Capitol recently, in a screen grab from today&apos;s Politico.com.Remember back in 2006, when the Democrats took back control of the House from the &quot;Do-Nothing&quot; Republicans and pledged to...
		
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	<title>U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer has used news of Tim Walberg&apos;s Friday fund raiser with U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson to raise more than $35,000</title>
	<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://blog.mlive.com/getting_in_your_business/2009/09/us_rep_mark_schauer_has_used_n.html" />
	<id>tag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3702951</id>

	<published>2009-09-30T13:17:46Z</published>
	<updated>2009-09-30T17:31:02Z</updated>

	<summary>U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer, D-Battle Creek has been using news of a fund raiser for his potential opponent in next fall&apos;s election to raise money for his own campaign. Schauer asked supporters to raise $25,000 in five days following the...</summary>
	
	
	
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			<name>Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen Patriot</name>
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			U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer, D-Battle Creek has been using news of a fund raiser for his potential opponent in next fall&apos;s election to raise money for his own campaign.Schauer asked supporters to raise $25,000 in five days following the news...
		
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	<title>In case you missed it: Tim Walberg&apos;s fund raiser with Rep. Joe Wilson featured on MSNBC&apos;s &apos;Countdown with Keith Olbermann&apos;</title>
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	<id>tag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3695095</id>

	<published>2009-09-28T15:53:58Z</published>
	<updated>2009-09-28T16:52:51Z</updated>

	<summary>This Friday&apos;s fund raiser for former Congressman Tim Walberg featuring U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, has been getting quite a bit of attention since Walberg spoke about it on WKHM and I blogged about it on Thursday. Shortly after my blog...</summary>
	
	
	
		<author>
		    
			<name>Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen Patriot</name>
			<uri>http://connect.mlive.com/user/cgautz/index.html</uri>
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			This Friday&apos;s fund raiser for former Congressman Tim Walberg featuring U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, has been getting quite a bit of attention since Walberg spoke about it on WKHM and I blogged about it on Thursday.Shortly after my blog post,...
		
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	<title>Rep. Joe Wilson who shouted &quot;You lie&quot; at President Obama will visit Jackson next week at a fundraiser for former Rep. Tim Walberg</title>
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	<id>tag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3677859</id>

	<published>2009-09-24T18:07:40Z</published>
	<updated>2009-09-24T22:12:13Z</updated>

	<summary>Rep. Joe Wilson shouts at President Obama during his health care speech to Congress.South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson, who famously shouted &quot;You lie!&quot; at President Obama in his address before Congress, will be in Jackson next week to raise money...</summary>
	
	
	
		<author>
		    
			<name>Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen Patriot</name>
			<uri>http://connect.mlive.com/user/cgautz/index.html</uri>
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			Rep. Joe Wilson shouts at President Obama during his health care speech to Congress.South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson, who famously shouted &quot;You lie!&quot; at President Obama in his address before Congress, will be in Jackson next week to raise money...
		
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	<title>Who are some of the best political reporters in the state?</title>
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	<id>tag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3676927</id>

	<published>2009-09-24T13:16:43Z</published>
	<updated>2009-09-24T14:18:47Z</updated>

	<summary>Courtesy photoChad Livengood interviews U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, at an event in Missouri recently.Former Citizen Patriot reporter Chad Livengood is getting some love for his reporting down in Missouri. So far he has...</summary>
	
	
	
		<author>
		    
			<name>Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen Patriot</name>
			<uri>http://connect.mlive.com/user/cgautz/index.html</uri>
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			Courtesy photoChad Livengood interviews U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, at an event in Missouri recently.Former Citizen Patriot reporter Chad Livengood is getting some love for his reporting down in Missouri. So far he has...
		
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	<title>Dancing With The Stars begins tonight, so to celebrate, a look back at last fall&apos;s Congressional campaign</title>
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	<id>tag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3666124</id>

	<published>2009-09-21T19:27:40Z</published>
	<updated>2009-09-21T20:16:34Z</updated>

	<summary>Michigan Democratic PartyFormer U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg is Photoshopped doing the &quot;Outsourcing Salsa&quot; according to the Michigan Democratic Party in an ad from last fall. The new season of the popular reality show &quot;Dancing With The Stars&quot; begins tonight, and...</summary>
	
	
	
		<author>
		    
			<name>Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen Patriot</name>
			<uri>http://connect.mlive.com/user/cgautz/index.html</uri>
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			Michigan Democratic PartyFormer U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg is Photoshopped doing the &quot;Outsourcing Salsa&quot; according to the Michigan Democratic Party in an ad from last fall. The new season of the popular reality show &quot;Dancing With The Stars&quot; begins tonight, and...
		
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	<title>Michigan Manufacturers Association billboard now makes sense to motorists in Jackson</title>
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	<id>tag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3520656</id>

	<published>2009-08-28T18:48:35Z</published>
	<updated>2009-08-28T19:40:38Z</updated>

	<summary>Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotAfter three tries, this billboard finally takes aim at its target, U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer. It took three tries, but the Michigan Manufacturers Association billboard in Jackson has finally finds its mark -- Schauer that...</summary>
	
	
	
		<author>
		    
			<name>Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen Patriot</name>
			<uri>http://connect.mlive.com/user/cgautz/index.html</uri>
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			Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen PatriotAfter three tries, this billboard finally takes aim at its target, U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer. It took three tries, but the Michigan Manufacturers Association billboard in Jackson has finally finds its mark -- Schauer that...
		
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	<title>Michigan Manufacturers Association billboard goofs, urges Congressman Gary Peters rather than Mark Schauer to vote against EFCA</title>
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	<id>tag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3465565</id>

	<published>2009-08-19T19:58:56Z</published>
	<updated>2009-08-21T16:59:38Z</updated>

	<summary>UPDATE: Maybe the third time will be the charm. I just received a photo, which I will post at the bottom of this entry, showing the first time this billboard went up it was aimed at Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson....</summary>
	
	
	
		<author>
		    
			<name>Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen Patriot</name>
			<uri>http://connect.mlive.com/user/cgautz/index.html</uri>
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			UPDATE: Maybe the third time will be the charm. I just received a photo, which I will post at the bottom of this entry, showing the first time this billboard went up it was aimed at Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson....
		
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<entry>
	<title>Democrats planning health care rally in front of U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer&apos;s office prior to Republican rally Thursday</title>
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	<id>tag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3412008</id>

	<published>2009-08-10T21:54:13Z</published>
	<updated>2009-08-10T22:09:07Z</updated>

	<summary>Those in favor of President Obama&apos;s health care plan will join together in front of U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer&apos;s district office in Jackson on Thursday. Their rally will take place at 3:30 p.m., an hour before the County Republican Party...</summary>
	
	
	
		<author>
		    
			<name>Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen Patriot</name>
			<uri>http://connect.mlive.com/user/cgautz/index.html</uri>
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	<category term="tag:Aletheia Henry" label="Aletheia Henry" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /><category term="tag:Democratic National Committee" label="Democratic National Committee" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /><category term="tag:health care" label="health care" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /><category term="tag:Mark Schauer" label="Mark Schauer" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /><category term="tag:Michigan Liberal" label="Michigan Liberal" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /><category term="tag:Organizing for America" label="Organizing for America" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" /><category term="tag:town halls" label="town halls" scheme="http://www.sixapart.com/ns/types#tag" />
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			Those in favor of President Obama&apos;s health care plan will join together in front of U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer&apos;s district office in Jackson on Thursday. Their rally will take place at 3:30 p.m., an hour before the County Republican Party...
		
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	<title>Former Citizen Patriot reporter Chad Livengood labeled a terrorist by Missouri government</title>
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	<id>tag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3390858</id>

	<published>2009-08-06T18:34:22Z</published>
	<updated>2009-08-06T22:13:26Z</updated>

	<summary>Citizen Patriot File PhotoDo you know this man? In Michigan he was known as the guy who infiltrated the state&apos;s MEAP test. In Missouri, he&apos;s just simply a terrorist. Remember former CitPat education reporter Chad Livengood? You know, the one...</summary>
	
	
	
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			<name>Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen Patriot</name>
			<uri>http://connect.mlive.com/user/cgautz/index.html</uri>
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			Citizen Patriot File PhotoDo you know this man? In Michigan he was known as the guy who infiltrated the state&apos;s MEAP test. In Missouri, he&apos;s just simply a terrorist. Remember former CitPat education reporter Chad Livengood? You know, the one...
		
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	<title>U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer invites your comments on the health care debate</title>
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	<id>tag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/getting_in_your_business//1658.3382299</id>

	<published>2009-08-05T13:35:41Z</published>
	<updated>2009-08-05T16:00:41Z</updated>

	<summary>U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer discussed the controversial health care legislation with Adrian radio station WLEN this morning, as he dispelled rumors that the bill would lead to the death of senior citizens and said he has read the entire bill....</summary>
	
	
	
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			<name>Chris Gautz | Jackson Citizen Patriot</name>
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			U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer discussed the controversial health care legislation with Adrian radio station WLEN this morning, as he dispelled rumors that the bill would lead to the death of senior citizens and said he has read the entire bill....
		
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