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CDFU backs Begich in U.S. Senate race
Cordova District Fishermen United has endorsed Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, for re-election to the U.S. Senate, citing his advocacy for fisheries as chairmanship on the Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries and Coast Guard.
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Community
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