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	Thomas Jefferson turns 265 years old

egoldstein

4-20-2008 1:14 PM

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thomas jefferson, history, america, politics

egoldstein says:

This is an interesting piece about Jefferson. It's from a speech given recently at the White House honoring Jefferson. For those interested, i suggest visiting the source and reading the rest.

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4-20-2008 9:43 PM

Marinho

excellent text.

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