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Posted by GET NJ on September 19, 2005 at 08:54:52:

A Rough-and-Tumble Congressman Is Ready to Step Up

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN

The New York Times
Published: September 19, 2005

Growing up in a tenement apartment in Union City, N.J., Robert Menendez had a dream. It was an unusual dream for someone whose vistas were blocked by chain link fences and dollar stores and whose father could barely hold a job. But even back then, Mr. Menendez was openly ambitious about it.

"I remember as kids, he'd say, 'I'd like to be a U.S. senator,"' said Manny Diaz, a childhood friend. "And we'd laugh, because it seemed like pie in the sky."

Now, after decades of public service, Mr. Menendez, a formidable Democratic congressman from New Jersey, may achieve his dream.
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: By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN

: The New York Times
: Published: September 19, 2005

: Growing up in a tenement apartment in Union City, N.J., Robert Menendez had a dream. It was an unusual dream for someone whose vistas were blocked by chain link fences and dollar stores and whose father could barely hold a job. But even back then, Mr. Menendez was openly ambitious about it.

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: "I remember as kids, he'd say, 'I'd like to be a U.S. senator,"' said Manny Diaz, a childhood friend. "And we'd laugh, because it seemed like pie in the sky."

: Now, after decades of public service, Mr. Menendez, a formidable Democratic congressman from New Jersey, may achieve his dream.
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: For the complete article, please click on the Link.


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