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Some Virginians claim Lincoln’s greatness arises from his Old Dominion heritage. Abraham Lincoln spent time in Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois, as well as Washington, D.C. Not surprising, then, that the bicentennial of his birth is being celebrated throughout those states and the District with an impressive list of festivities continuing through 2009. But Lincoln’s family …
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