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1332:Norton
1253:Gronna
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1098:Harkin
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1015:Thomas
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940:Palmer
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699:Pierce
674:Cramer
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644:Langer
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1068:Lugar
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1058:Helms
1025:Aiken
873:Allen
868:Soulé
858:Upham
833:Brown
823:Marks
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629:Roach
624:Casey
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57:from
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1493:Link
1316:Hall
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980:Gore
853:Linn
838:Page
729:Ladd
481:1914
227:and
200:, US
188:Died
183:, US
168:Born
734:Nye
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239:.
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1145:t
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791:t
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