Mr Bush's energy secretary, Spencer Abraham, is heading a joint investigation into the power cut with his Canadian counterpart.

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Spencer Abraham, R-Michigan, is in a tight re-election battle in his home state.

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In a report sent to Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham on Dec. 21 and made public yesterday, Inspector General Gregory H.

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Most of the community's ties are to the Democrats, but this year they will turn out in force for the Republican Senator Spencer Abraham, a Dearborn Arab-American.

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Late last night, Senate Judiciary Committee members Spencer Abraham (R - Mich.) and Patrick Leahy (D - Vt.) reached an agreement on the bill, which has since been introduced in the House.

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"Everybody talked about doctors being in charge of medical decisions, talked about schools and safety and equality for our children, " said senator-elect Debbie Stabenow, a Michigan Democrat who defeated incumbent Spencer Abraham.

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Much of the output will be exported to Japan, and the outgoing U.S. energy secretary, Spencer Abraham, has said that the U.S. will need to increase its LNG imports tenfold in the next six years.

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Members of the boards of directors and advisors include Condoleezza Rice (former Secretary of State), Spencer Abraham (former Secretary of Energy), Kristina Johnson (former Undersecretary for DOE) and Andy Karsner (former Assistant Secretary of the DOE).

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This could hurt the state's junior (Republican) senator, Spencer Abraham, who faces one of the toughest re-election races in the country, strengthen the Democrats' position in the state legislature and even send Michigan's 18 electoral college votes to Al Gore, a determined opponent of vouchers.

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