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(Click for frequent words.) 72 lobbied 65 petitioned 61 unsuccessfully lobbied 58 tried unsuccessfully 56 unsuccessfully petitioned 52 lobbied unsuccessfully 49 petitioning 49 lobbied strenuously 48 voted unanimously 47 persuaded 46 unsuccessfully 46 lobbying 46 advocated 45 sought 45 banded together 45 crusaded 45 vocally opposed 44 urged 44 championed 44 voted 44 objected 43 urging 43 closes loophole 43 worked tirelessly 43 spearheaded 43 voted overwhelmingly 43 vociferously opposed 42 opted 42 implored 42 campaigned 42 vowed 41 demanded 41 lobbied furiously 41 collaborated 41 proposed 41 steadfastly refused 41 strenuously opposed 41 adamantly refused 41 lobbied fiercely 41 helped 40 staunchly opposed 40 strenuously objected 40 worked diligently 40 teamed 40 pledged 40 tried 40 OK'd 39 agreed 39 vehemently opposed 39 H# 39 proposing 39 refused 39 railed 39 opposes 39 decided 39 OK'da 39 lobbied intensely 39 protested 39 begged 39 proposes 39 adamantly oppose 39 appealed 39 beseeched 38 circulating petition 38 strongly opposes 38 PRO CON Should 38 clamored 38 sued 38 volunteered 38 prefiled bill 38 campaigned tirelessly 38 recommended 38 requested 38 vetoed 38 Panel OKs 38 argued 38 fiercely opposed 38 seeks 38 Lawmaker proposes 38 resisted 37 unanimously approved 37 mandated 37 conspired 37 vocal supporter 37 promised 37 Lawmaker pushes 37 Urge 37 wants 37 attempted 37 circulated petitions 37 impassioned plea 37 campaigned vigorously 37 lobbies 37 joined 37 unsuccessfully challenged 36 advocating 36 wanted 36 voiced dismay 36 impassioned pleas 36 urges 36 OKs 36 exploited loophole 36 worked 36 argued strenuously 36 steadfastly opposed 36 introduced 36 narrowly defeated 36 Voted 36 fought tooth 36 OKd 36 Urstadt Law 36 enacted 36 Newdow sued 35 shepherded 35 adamantly opposed 35 mandating 35 nixed 35 partnered 35 requiring 35 balked 35 vehemently objected 35 enact stricter 35 exempted fracking 35 approved 35 Authorizes 35 steadfastly defended 35 wrangled 35 voiced displeasure 35 Earmarking allows 35 spearheading 35 criticized 35 strove 35 overrode veto 35 prodded 34 imploring 34 interceded 34 OKed 34 gained notoriety 34 staunchly resisted 34 Repeated attempts 34 unfairly punishes 34 banning gestation crates 34 legalizes slot machines 34 nonbinding resolution urging 34 consent decree mandating 34 endorsed 34 aggressively courted 34 opposed 34 vocal proponent 34 loudly protested 34 loosens restrictions 34 adamantly opposes 34 repeated requests 34 pushing 34 reapproved 34 sues 34 lobby 34 requesting 34 pressuring 34 called 34 hoped 34 intervened 34 attempting 34 pushed 34 cosponsored 34 ran afoul 34 Urges Passage 34 Lobbies 34 roundly criticized 34 asked 33 Jamiel Law 33 forced 33 clamoring 33 butted heads 33 Showdown looms 33 exemption 33 vocal critic 33 decried 33 felt compelled 33 contended 33 urge 33 reintroduced 33 strenuous objections 33 vehement objections 33 labored mightily 33 Georgia 33 steadfastly resisted 33 toughened penalties 33 passed 33 conspiring 33 oversaw 33 unanimously endorsed 33 outspoken advocate 33 Attempts 33 Lobbied fellow 33 passed nonbinding resolution 33 Lobbied 33 vehemently opposes 33 unconstitutionally delegated 33 argued heatedly 33 Pushes 33 persuade 33 ordered 33 complained 33 immobilizing boots 33 ran unsuccessfully 33 exhorted 33 loath 33 instituted 33 flatly refused 33 prompted 33 cosponsoring 33 voiced concern 33 worked feverishly 33 Dick Tieszen 33 bitterly opposed 33 strenuously oppose 32 nontribal gambling 32 stirred controversy 32 harshly criticized 32 expressed concern 32 Urged 32 behest 32 aims 32 striven 32 rechartered 32 rejected 32 Crist vetoes 32 Urges 32 SCHIP eligibility 32 authorizes 32 Passed bill 32 explicitly exempts 32 Passed 32 chose 32 nixes 32 imposes harsher penalties 32 Lawmaker urges 32 faced withering criticism 32 pressed 32 slated 32 strived 32 cofounded 32 suggested 32 patroned 32 pioneered 32 Enzi Barrasso 32 Maurice Hinchey DN.Y. 32 exempted hydraulic fracturing 32 commissioners voted unanimously 32 undertook 32 A#/S# [001] 32 angered 32 softens stance 32 vehemently opposing 32 feuded 32 campaigned relentlessly 32 aldermen voted unanimously 32 circumvents Hyde 32 Renew Push 32 Patawomeck Indians 32 supported 32 cried foul 32 Vowed 32 nonfossil fuels 32 invoked eminent domain 32 drawn flak 32 HB# Requires [002] 32 proposal 32 rebuffed 32 vied 32 Proposes 32 Allows 32 aides prodded uncommitted 31 trustees voted unanimously 31 Tiahrt Amendments 31 chided 31 prodding 31 Overrides Veto 31 Conquer Childhood Cancer 31 Commissioners voted unanimously 31 Deadline nears 31 Both 31 acquiesced 31 Pets Evacuation 31 Require 31 Pork Checkoff pork 31 Opposes 31 Seeks 31 pleaded 31 Audubon Naturalist Society 31 kowtowed 31 reluctant 31 loosened restrictions 31 Controversy erupted 31 S. #/HR [002] 31 Jane Vignos 31 unfairly punishes gays 31 Dabbashi urged 31 openly feuded 31 objected strenuously 31 Debate swirls 31 staunch supporter 31 Representative Ed Perlmutter 31 abortive attempt 31 exemptions 31 FRAC Act 31 rebuked 31 Environmental Advocacy CREA 31 Ray Schoenke 31 appealled 31 stiffening penalties 31 Pataki vetoes 31 Several 31 failed 31 waivers exempting 31 persuading 31 toughen penalties 31 okayed 31 Would 31 planned 31 lambasted 31 earmarked 31 ordinances outlawing 31 Wib Gulley 31 taxing sugary beverages 31 Groups Oppose 31 ACLU sues 31 Allow 31 Hails Passage 31 obtained restraining order 31 mandatory inclusionary zoning 31 vehemently protested 31 CFPA oversight 31 stridently opposed 31 Repeals 31 vehement opposition 31 invited 31 draws ire 31 SCOTT THISTLE covers 31 Pressure mounts 31 aggressively pursued 31 Councilors voted unanimously 31 applauded 31 Legislature overrode veto 31 unredeemed deposits 31 applauds 31 underwent 31 grandfathering clause 31 implores 31 stubbornly refusing 31 Clipper Chip 31 jawboned 31 decreed 31 campaigned vociferously 31 Breast Cancer Patient Protection 31 objecting 30 Sovietize 30 ardent supporter 30 flip flopper label 30 plans 30 Schwarzenegger vetoed 30 Jannie Blackwell 30 Groups Urge 30 request 30 TEA LU 30 repeated entreaties 30 engineers roustabouts 30 suing 30 Jonny Rhys Meyers 30 products Cumulase R 30 waged quixotic 30 Conservative backbencher Candice 30 bankrolled 30 committee admonished DeLay 30 cougar hunts 30 granting antitrust immunity 30 vociferous objections 30 remitters check cashers 30 Tina Croucher 30 hopes 30 mandatory microchipping 30 gov vetoes 30 loophole 30 relented 30 vowing 30 greyhound breeders 30 Magnuson Stevens Fisheries 30 sparked outrage 30 practically begged 30 D Grosse Tete 30 switched allegiance 30 seeking 30 gunmaker immunity bill 30 rubberstamps 30 circulate petition 30 Lumbee recognition 30 Supervisors voted unanimously 30 instructed 30 authorizing 30 concerted effort 30 vociferously protested 30 languished 30 Slated 30 draws flak 30 Napolitano vetoed 30 CISPC 30 used shoddy lawyering 30 DOMAs 30 AstraZeneca Biogen Idec 30 legalized slot machines 30 impose stricter 30 squabbled 30 It lobbied 30 provoked outrage 30 ESHB 30 Wallop Breaux 30 Renews Push 30 vow 30 Asks 30 BIO commends 30 allowed 30 filed amicus briefs 30 circulating petitions 30 insistence 30 PA MAPPS 30 strengthen whistleblower protections 30 pressured 30 reauthorizes 30 Cooper Freedman KaDee 30 hoping 30 bureaucracy humming 30 unfairly penalizing 30 Reauthorize 30 Loophole lets 30 de cided 30 allow 30 motioned 30 Critics assail 30 Cosponsored 30 House 30 Wants 30 moved 30 greenhouse gasses mirrors 30 demanding 30 rebelled 30 attempt 30 BOSTON Mass. WWLP 30 reunites 30 street renamings 29 Sealaska lands 29 Grey2K USA 29 Kinect tamper resistant 29 advocates 29 soundly defeated 29 colluded 29 musicFirst Coalition 29 propsed 29 fiercely opposes 29 strenuously resisted 29 Jim Ferlo 29 signaled willingness 29 outspoken critics 29 hired 29 locked horns 29 badgered 29 reacted angrily 29 Diesel Emission Reduction 29 Sebelius vetoes 29 Antigambling 29 complained bitterly 29 Oks 29 vies 29 Applauds Passage 29 Mark Delegal 29 repre senting 29 waterboarding sensory deprivation 29 lodged complaint 29 actress Cicely Tyson 29 Halliburton Loophole 29 amendment SJR 29 spoke disparagingly 29 clashed 29 helped orchestrate 29 Nicaraguan contra rebels 29 nontribal casinos 29 collaborates 29 oppose 29 tepidly repeated 29 decadelong 29 Urging 29 attempts 29 Watchdog criticizes 29 stiffen penalties 29 implore 29 Shelli Weisberg 29 leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar 29 replenish underfunded 29 clears hurdle 29 rankled 29 PAMTA 29 lobbys 29 okays 29 FCCI Insurance Group 29 cochairwoman 29 earmarking pet 29 www.sra.com 29 cafeterias retooled 29 adopted 29 miffs 29 fiercely resisted 29 prefiled bills 29 permitted 29 Act FDAAA 29 welcomed 29 refusing 29 prompting 29 strongarmed 29 Fragile X spurred 29 issued proclamation declaring 29 controversial 29 godfathered 29 threatened 29 raised hackles 29 expressed misgivings 29 denounced 29 Fire Sprinkler Incentive 29 Approved 29 prescribed Phenergan 29 dispatched emissaries 29 sugared drinks 29 provisional accreditation 29 protested vociferously 29 outspoken critic 29 spokesman Barry Ciccocioppo 29 staunch advocate 29 PROPOSAL 29 Reintroduces 29 oxygenate requirement 29 forbad 29 backed 29 Hinchey Rohrabacher 29 criticizes 29 emminent domain 29 ordinances restricting 29 Judge nixes 29 Indigo Dunes 29 unionize workplaces without 29 File Lawsuit 29 romantically linked pleading 29 circulate petitions opposing 29 rebuffed overtures 29 infuriated 29 elk pronghorn 29 countersues 29 unfairly discriminates against 29 murderous sectarian tensions 29 Engrossed Substitute Senate 29 trying 29 R Poncha Springs 29 steadfast supporter 29 Niagara Escarpment Plan 29 exchanges ECNs ATSs 29 struggled 29 Pataki vetoed 29 reteamed 29 horsemen breeders 29 Abramoff skybox 29 STOP Underage Drinking 29 rewrote 29 SACRAMENTO Legislation 29 ANSI protocols 29 Passenger Rail Investment 29 Vehemently opposed 29 contends 29 obligates 29 Introduces Legislation 29 lent 29 grandfathered 29 Activity Tax Simplification 29 unsuccessful 29 rodeos circuses 29 Morhard founded 29 Ok'd 29 map Antonio Nicaso 28 Legislation 28 granted intervenor status 28 Likud MK Yisrael Katz 28 William Delahunt D-Mass. 28 mandates 28 Urge Passage 28 selectmen voted unanimously 28 founded 28 recommending 28 Sumate Venezuelan 28 caffeinated malt liquors 28 schemed 28 advised 28 obliges signatories 28 Implores 28 outspoken supporter 28 Headlee Tax Limitation 28 Pausch lobbied 28 Highway Beautification 28 Agricultural Stewardship 28 Moves 28 Councillors voted unanimously 28 KAMPALA Uganda Proposed 28 unfairly singling 28 relentlessly assailed 28 Allows 28 enlisted 28 refusal 28 Sebelius vetoed 28 cosigned 28 Marraccini cautioned 28 Panel Oks 28 solicited donations 28 expressed displeasure 28 fishermen Native Alaskans 28 legalized medicinal marijuana 28 Applauds Bipartisan 28 Debated 28 Efforts 28 Doughoregan Manor 28 Fines levied 28 philosophically opposed 28 overseen 28 tearfully pleaded 28 mulled canceling 28 banding together 28 toughen prohibitions 28 unfairly targeted 28 reinstate Glass Steagall 28 deannex 28 heartily endorsed 28 sexually suggestive passages 28 Vermont legalizes 28 ill fated 28 Ron Bersani 28 Carcieri vetoed 28 argues 28 Cameron Gulbransen Kids 28 Takanassee Beach Club 28 tearfully begged 28 legalize undocumented 28 chastised 28 MTBE additive 28 saltwater angler registry 28 Hodes Shea Porter 28 Debatable Should 28 America COMPETES Reauthorization 28 vociferous critic 28 Laurel Race Course 28 arguing 28 Sarbannes Oxley Act 28 Federal Assault Weapons 28 favored 28 Tiahrt Amendment 28 Urges Immediate 28 soundly rejected 28 Decided 28 objections 28 Biddeford Downs 28 marrying Roman Catholics 28 Alcoholic Beverage Regulation 28 moots 28 asking 28 advocacy 28 inserted 28 frequent critic 28 embarked 28 DADT Skelton 28 stiffens fines 28 vouched 28 Establish 28 sponsoring 28 poison prairie dogs 28 exclusionary zones 28 highly erodible cropland 28 Loopholes 28 Kathy LaBuda 28 requirement 28 advo cates 28 object strenuously 28 fought tenaciously 28 narrowly averted partial 28 Al Ukailli 28 HR.# 28 Shi'ite cleric Moqtada 28 PAYGO rule 28 ponied 28 courted 28 encour aged 28 Khalil Rifai 28 refuses 28 Praises Passage 28 abusers stalkers 28 Bilirakis Y 28 negotiated 28 pledging 28 excoriated 28 ardent foe 28 parimutuel facilities 28 ok'd 28 Jeanne Shaheen vetoed 28 Enacts 28 Should 28 market Petrosonics sulfur 28 Centennial Commemorative Coin 28 Duane Ekedahl 28 permission 28 flexes muscle 28 bars bowling alleys 28 automatic birthright citizenship 28 Approves 28 enabled 28 speaker Arif Noorzai 28 MAINE COMPASS 28 approves 28 Joint Capital Outlay 28 File Suit 28 vehemently oppose 28 respresentative 28 credits 28 testified 28 cyanide leach mining 28 legislation 28 veterinarians farriers 28 Proposing 28 historians preservationists 28 elk ranches 28 encouraged 28 Vetoed 28 filed countersuit 28 Requires 28 Bicycle Motocross 28 tireless efforts 28 became cause celebre 28 caused stir 28 Trustees voted unanimously 28 legislated 28 OK'ed 28 Cook Inletkeeper conservation 28 Roy Eiguren 28 staunchly oppose 28 deigned 28 Thoroughbred horsemen 28 outspokenly opposed 28 resolution censuring 28 readopted 28 Mandatory COOL 28 Selectmen voted unanimously 28 ADAMHS Board 28 Loses Bid 28 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 28 timber harvesters 28 competed 28 Granholm vetoed 28 colluding 28 commissioner Alice Seagren 28 follows SveMin reporting 28 vehemently disagreed 28 Testifies Before 28 Applauds 28 Paycheck Protection 28 Govt moots 28 Judge dismisses 28 Winnemen Wintu 28 oversee nonbank 28 outlawed bullfighting 28 debated heatedly 28 stoutly opposed 28 mother AnnMarie Morse 28 Demands 28 Habitat Stamp 28 RIBBLE Valley 28 FAA Reauthorization bill 28 outlawing racial discrimination 28 DeltaKeeper 28 Appenzell Switzerland passed 28 Burton Natarus #nd 28 prosecutor Amjad Iqbal 28 forcing 28 unsucessfully 28 recommends 28 reacted cooly 27 conditionally lifted 27 would 27 ILC loophole 27 Nottaway 27 Innocence Protection 27 jailbreaking exemption 27 nonbinding resolution condemning 27 Tonio Burgos 27 resoundingly defeated 27 staunchest supporters 27 attorney Dexter Lehtinen 27 Controversy arose 27 mulls 27 Riverboat casinos 27 Richard Umbdenstock chief 27 stiffens penalties 27 Ducks Unlimited Pheasants Forever 27 banning panhandling 27 clashed bitterly 27 instated 27 Berkshire Bike Path 27 Proposed 27 trustee emeritus 27 slimy growths 27 KidsCare Parents 27 expressed dismay 27 Oral Implantologists 27 Overriding veto requires 27 ardently opposed 27 habitual sex offenders 27 Vasean Law 27 Passes Gay Marriage 27 Roma Thurin 27 Marcilio Alves treasurer 27 SJR2 27 spoken approvingly 27 pursuade 27 Idling Reduction 27 steadfastly refuses 27 member Tammie McDaniel 27 Telecommuter Tax Fairness 27 enlists 27 Pet Evacuation 27 opts 27 vying 27 sunset clause 27 polluting additive MTBE 27 lobbyist 27 GREY2K USA 27 Program LIP 27 verbally sparred 27 steadfastly refuse 27 Prevailing Wage Act 27 outspoken proponent 27 Nancy Grasmick Maryland 27 Engrossed Substitute House 27 Desley Brooks Eastmont Seminary 27 Bill Morrisette 27 Cabinet okays 27 championing 27 objected vociferously 27 Contraceptive Equity 27 Kimble Forrister executive 27 nurseries landscapers 27 smokefree workplace 27 joins 27 Madeline Elsdon whose 27 waged fierce 27 FSC ETI 27 imposes strict 27 heartily embraced 27 COMCARE Emergency Response 27 Approved 27 Approves Smoking Ban 27 For Enjoyable Recreation 27 repealer 27 incarcerating illegal aliens 27 Interstate Horseracing Act 27 Lachey spousal 27 relied heavily 27 lauded 27 devised 27 prosecute dogfighters 27 reapprove 27 Intercounty Connector highway 27 appoved 27 Backbone Bikeway Network 27 Bans 27 privately groused 27 quarterhorse racing 27 pleading 27 Trade Preference 27 Iran Sanctions Enabling 27 persuades 27 perverse incentive 27 Voted YES 27 Panel moots 27 interstate simulcasting 27 Fumo defrauded 27 tearful pleas 27 Incest Punishment Act 27 bemoaned 27 spokesman Shawn Pensoneau 27 Franz Matzner 27 Racial Integrity 27 spokesman Lindsay Nothern 27 rankling 27 condone premarital sex 27 EXPERIENCE Elected 27 Joseph Merlino 27 Lauds Passage 27 admonished 27 dared 27 decriminalize hemp 27 Harry Pozycki chairman 27 prohibited cruel inhuman 27 municipally funded 27 Salaheddin Hamad Hmoud 27 introducted 27 Highway Occupancy Permit 27 irked 27 thanked 27 sues feds 27 sextuplets Gosselin 27 allows 27 Russell Schweiss spokesman 27 forbade 27 assailed 27 Unanimously Passes 27 Legislation authorizing 27 narcotic painkillers Vicodin 27 Glass Steagal Act 27 entreaties 27 encourages 27 Exempts 27 fatal maulings 27 fought 27 Maharashtra Gomantak Party 27 Mark DeSaulnier D 27 Tapped 27 tightens screws 27 challenged 27 Opposed 27 vociferously opposes 27 aspired 27 undergone 27 Everglades Forever 27 bound gagged stabbed 27 decidedto 27 Parliament raucously cheered 27 reauthorizations 27 cancerous ovarian cyst 27 eager 27 Becky Rocho 27 veal crates 27 resoundingly endorsed 27 Niki Zupanic 27 Blake Zeff spokesman 27 regulate payday lenders 27 LeMone Industrial Blvd 27 Guidiville 27 Schatzan Ranch 27 caused consternation 27 Involuntary annexation 27 lobbyist Douglas Rutnik 27 CATSKILL Greene County 27 tax deductability 27 Albert Godding 27 urgings 27 exempts 27 thinly veiled attempt 27 Lisa Bahm dispatcher 27 picketed 27 hatching plot 27 Irdeto empowers companies 27 skiing hang gliding 27 Authorize 27 regulating sexually oriented 27 laws 27 protections 27 dragging Karla Giraldo 27 unwed teenage mothers 27 broad foreclosure moratoriums 27 praised 27 connived 27 Virginia 27 obscenity statutes 27 understandably reluctant 27 deputizes 27 chairman Keith Brackpool 27 gray wolf hunts 27 FHLBank System created 27 Glass Steagal 27 mandatory desexing 27 satanic visions 27 Carole Keeton Rylander 27 derisively refer 27 disagreed 27 acceded 27 Facing withering criticism 27 Cooperating Ministries 27 notorious 27 Napolitano vetoes 27 clause 27 APNewsBreak Feds 27 exempting 27 XIAFLEX injections 27 Adina Rosenbaum 27 Historic Covered Bridge 27 Rob Consalvo 27 vociferously objected 27 petition