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838:State
814:Thomas
804:Murray
794:Axtell
774:Durkee
759:Dawson
409:Career
346:
328:
272:Spouse
247:, U.S.
230:, U.S.
36:, but
1503:Cuomo
1498:Hogan
1358:Romer
1293:Bowen
1278:Askew
1258:Evans
1248:Moore
1228:Volpe
1188:Boggs
1083:Stark
1073:Peery
1063:Rolph
1018:Allen
998:Walsh
894:Clyde
879:Blood
869:Mabey
849:Wells
799:Emery
789:Woods
749:Young
106:11th
1368:Dean
1238:Love
1218:Reed
1133:Lane
1128:Hunt
1053:Case
1048:Dern
1003:Spry
874:Dern
859:Spry
819:West
809:West
769:Doty
624:1972
620:1968
616:1964
453:Kane
449:1972
445:1968
437:1964
430:1962
235:Died
211:Born
1518:Cox
1268:Ray
1223:Guy
1108:Maw
1028:Cox
934:Cox
889:Lee
884:Maw
505:in
479:).
307:LLB
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622:,
618:,
573:^
432:.
405:.
298:BA
968:e
961:t
954:v
722:e
715:t
708:v
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285:4
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