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Margolies also was a first-termer who won by a slim margin, 1,573 votes.
In health care vote, Republicans bring out 1994 poster child 2009
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Among the losers was Rep. Tom Perriello, a first-termer from Virginia for whom Obama campaigned just before the election.
Republicans Win Control Of The House By DAVID ESPO 2010
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"I think you have a great number of the freshmen who will probably start questioning things happening over there," Rep Labrador R-Idaho, a Tea Party-backed first-termer, told The Huffington Post while greeting supporters in the CPAC lobby.
At Conservative Gathering, Skepticism Of Afghan War Takes Center Stage Sam Stein 2011
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A first-termer from a swing district in Virginia, Mr. Connolly's own "yes" on ObamaCare is a challenge to the media meme that rate hikes from California insurers sealed passage of ObamaCare.
Now, Back to Pretending to Care About the Deficit Allysia Finley 2010
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A first-termer from a swing district in Virginia, Mr. Connolly's own "yes" on ObamaCare is a challenge to the media meme that rate hikes from California insurers sealed passage of ObamaCare.
Now, Back to Pretending to Care About the Deficit Allysia Finley 2010
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So they might off-load their burdens to Warner even though he is a first-termer.
Warner correctly senses a vacuum due to 2010 election results 2010
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A first-termer from a swing district in Virginia, Mr. Connolly's own "yes" on ObamaCare is a challenge to the media meme that rate hikes from California insurers sealed passage of ObamaCare.
Now, Back to Pretending to Care About the Deficit Allysia Finley 2010
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The first-termer from Massachusetts says he asked Kagan about the recruitment flap, and her answer made it clear that she backs the military.
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Democrats who served in the early Clinton years, no doubt, recall Republicans jeering "Bye-bye, Marjorie," as first-termer Marjorie Medvinsky (D, PA) cast the tie-breaking vote on the president's budget resolution.
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He's a first-termer and the Republicans think they can pick up his seat this year.
Obama To Pick Up Endorsement Of Super-Del Bruce Braley Today 2009
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