national
treasury
employees
union
argued
november
decided
february
ethics
government
act
amended
prohibit
member
congress
federal
officer
government
employee
accepting
honorarium
making
appearance
speech
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article
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including
individual
members
union
representing
class
composed
executive
branch
employees
grade
receive
honoraria
filed
suit
challenging
statute
unconstitutional
abridgment
freedom
speech
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articles
respondents
received
honoraria
past
concerned
matters
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