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// This would be inserted somewhere in your app-wide tableviewcontroller superclass configuration, to reap the benefits across all subsequent tables.
self.tableController.heightForHeaderInSection = 22;
self.tableController.onViewForHeaderInSection = ^UIView*(NSUInteger sectionIndex, NSString* sectionTitle) {
    UIView* headerView = [[[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(0, 0, self.tableView.bounds.size.width, 22)] autorelease];
    headerView.backgroundColor = [UIColor colorWithPatternImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"sectionheader_bg.png"]];
    UILabel* label = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(5, 0, self.tableView.bounds.size.width, 22)];
    label.text = sectionTitle;
    label.textColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
    label.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
    label.font = [UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:12];        

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/** Open States API - Data for all state legislatures (well, 38 states so far)
 *   API documentation, method listing, and example GISTs at:
 *   http://openstates.sunlightlabs.com/api/
 * 
 *  Base URL = http://openstates.sunlightlabs.com/api/v1
 *   NOTE: All GET requests to this base URL must include an 'apikey' query parameter.
 *
 *   My API key looks like this "/districts/tx?apikey=350284d0c6af453b9b56f6c1c7fea1f9"
 *
 *  Resource Path Examples:

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@interface SLFLegislator : NSManagedObject
@property (nonatomic, retain) NSString * legID;      // primary key
@property (nonatomic, retain) NSSet *positions;      // to-many SLFCommitteePositions
@property (nonatomic, retain) NSString * suffixes;
@property (nonatomic, retain) NSString * party;
@property (nonatomic, retain) NSString * district;
@property (nonatomic, retain) NSNumber * active;
@property (nonatomic, retain) NSString * country;
@property (nonatomic, retain) NSString * stateID;