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NOP2001030903 - 9 MARCH 2001 - NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, USA U.S. Rep. John Cooksey (R-LA) speaks at a news conference March 9, 2001, at Loyola University in New Orleans as U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI), left, listens. Feingold was visiting with fellow senator John McCain (R-AZ) for a town hall meeting to discuss their campaign finance legislation. rlw/aj/A.J. Sisco UPI

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