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Article: Grams opens bid for second term; He pushes image of values.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- February 22, 2000
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In a classic Americana setting - a rural Lutheran church hall, choruses of children and middle-aged men singing patriotic standards, ringing declarations about the values of hard work, church and family - U.S. Sen. Rod Grams on Monday formally declared his candidacy for a second term.
Recalling stories from his childhood, including the time at the church school when he put glue on a classmate's seat, Grams said the lessons he learned growing up on a dairy farm near this tiny Isanti County town were universal.
"We want pretty much the same things out of life. We want more money in our own pockets at the end of the day and fewer dollars in the hands of the ...