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ALLEN, Thomas H., a Representative from Maine; born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, April 16, 1945; graduated from Deering High School, Portland, Maine, 1963; B.A., Bowdoin College,…
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The Cat in the Hat is back on stage and in a national memorial by David Johnson
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After more than 40 years as a…
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