Regula confirms: he's retiring

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Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

Longtime congressman Ralph Regula, whose years and power on the House Appropiations Committee made him a major player for northeast Ohio, confirmed to The Plain Dealer that he will not run for reelection next year.

"I will have been there for 36 years," said Regula, 82, the dean of Ohio's congressional delegation. "According to the Congressional Research Service, I am the longest continuously serving member ever in the history of Ohio."

Read more: http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2007/10/regula_confirms_hes_retiring.html

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John Boccieri (D) will need our support as we take another seat in the house.

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1. Another one bites the dust

Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone and another one gone
Another one bites the dust hey
Hey I'm gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust

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2. Sweet words

I been singing that song often the last few months. I just don't get tired of it.