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Hmmmm… Big talk from

by Josh Marshall
11.18.04 | 4:48 pm

Hmmmm… Big talk from the Iowa delegation.

After some initial hemming and hawing, Reps. Leach, Latham and Nussle have each told TPM readers they’re safely esconced in the Shays Handful.

Only Rep. Steve King is still down as a letter-writer.

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