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January
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- Visiting the Library
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Information
(202) 707-8000 - ADA Accommodations
(202) 707-6362 - General Reference
(Reference Referral Service) - Reading Room Hours & Locations
(202) 707-6400 - Concerts
(202) 707-5502 - Poetry & Literature Programs
(202) 707-5394 - Mary Pickford Theater
(202) 707-5677 - American Folklife Center
(202) 707-5510 - Sales Shop
(202) 707-0204
The Library of Congress offers these events to the public at its Washington, D.C. location free of charge, except where otherwise noted. Schedules are subject to change. Check back to this site for the latest information.
Friday, January 1, 2010
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Holiday — New Year's Day
All buildings,
All Library buildings and services, including reading rooms and exhibitions, will be closed to the public due to the New Year's Day holiday. Contact: (202) 707-8000
All Public Events for January 2010
Concert
Pressler and Friends
January 21, 2010, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Pianist Menaham Pressler joins violinist Alexander Kerr, violist Roberto Diaz and cellist Paul Watkins in performing Mozart's K. 493 and Dvorak's op. 87. Tickets required. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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Ensemble Sequentia
January 28, 2010, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Sequentia performs a recreation of the Edda, the Norse saga that inspired Wagner's "Ring" cycle. Tickets required. Contact: (202) 707-5502
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Film
RKO Double Feature
January 7, 2010, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA Packard Campus building
"Cat People" (RKO, 1942) and "The 7th Victim" (RKO, 1943). Contact: (202) 707-9994
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"Yellow Submarine"
January 8, 2010, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA Packard Campus building
"Yellow Submarine" (United Artists, 1968). Contact: (202) 707-9994
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Walt Disney Shorts Festival
January 9, 2010, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA Packard Campus building
A Walt Disney Shorts Festival (Walt Disney Pictures). Contact: (202) 707-9994
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"Pennies from Heaven"
January 21, 2010, 7:30 PM - 9:30 AM
Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA Packard Campus building
"Pennies From Heaven" (MGM, 1981). Reservations required. Contact: (202) 707-9994
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"Road to Morocco" (Paramount, 1942).
January 22, 2010, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA Packard Campus building
"Road to Morocco" (Paramount, 1942). Contact: (202) 707-9994
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"Children of Divorce"
January 23, 2010, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA Packard Campus building
"Children of Divorce" (Paramount, 1927). Contact: (202) 707-9994
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"The Harder They Fall"
January 28, 2010, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA Packard Campus building
"The Harder They Fall" (Columbia, 1956). Reservations required. Contact: (202) 707-9994
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"Women on the Verge of a Breakdown
January 29, 2010, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA Packard Campus building
"Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" (Orion, 1988). Reservations required. Contact: (202) 707-9994
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"Silent Comedy Shorts"
January 30, 2010, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Packard Campus Theater, Culpeper, VA Packard Campus building
"Silent Comedy Shorts" (1918-1928). Reservations required. Contact: (202) 707-9994
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Holiday
New Year's Day
January 1, 2010, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
All buildings All buildings building
All Library buildings and services, including reading rooms and exhibitions, will be closed to the public due to the New Year's Day holiday. Contact: (202) 707-8000
Lecture
North African Jewry
January 12, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
Maurice Roumani, visiting professor at American University, presents a talk titled "North African Jewry During WWII: The Holocaust and its Impact." Contact: (202) 707-9897
Violence in Gujarat, India
January 14, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Kluge Center Meeting Room First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Kluge Fellow Arafaat Valiani gives a talk titled "Militant Publics: Physical Training, Guerilla-Styled Protest, and 'Civic' Violence in Gujarat, India." Contact: (202) 707-2692
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Islamic Philosophy
January 21, 2010, 4:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Kluge Center Meeting Room First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Abdolkarim Soroush, Kluge Center Distinguished Visititng Scholar, discusses "Persian Rumi Versus American Rumi." Contact: (202) 707-2692
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Music & the Brain
January 21, 2010, 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Whittall Pavilion Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Dr. Petr Janata of the University of California, Davis, discusses "Music, Memories and the Brain." No tickets required. Contact: (202) 707-8432
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Mystery at Noon
January 22, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Pickford Theater Third floor James Madison building
Author Con Lehane discusses his mystery books featuring Irish-American bartender Brian McNulty. Contact: (202) 707-8246
Bosnia and Herzegovina
January 26, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Whittall Pavilion Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Mitar Kujundzic, ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United States, discusses current developments in the countries. Contact: (202) 707-8488
Music and the Brain
January 28, 2010, 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Whittall Pavilion Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
A panel looks at the origins and influence of the Edda, a Norse saga, and the combination of myth and music and its effect on the mind. No tickets required. Contact: (202) 707-8432
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African Diaspora
January 29, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
African/Middle Eastern Reading Room Second floor Thomas Jefferson building
Sharon Freeman, president of Lark-Horton Global Consulting, and other essayists discuss their book "China, Africa and the African Diaspora: Perspectives." Contact: (202) 707-1960
Gallery Talk
Herblock and the Cold War
January 13, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Great Hall South Gallery First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Sara Duke and Martha Kennedy of the Prints and Photographs Division lead a tour through the Cold War section of the "Herblock!" exhibition. Contact: (202) 707-9203
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McCarthy/McCarthyism
January 20, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Great Hall South Gallery First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Sara Duke and Martha Kennedy of the Prints and Photographs Division lead a tour through the McCarthy/McCarthyism section of the "Herblock!" exhibition. Contact: (202) 707-9203
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1960s and 1970s
January 27, 2010, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Great Hall South Gallery First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Sara Duke and Martha Kennedy of the Prints and Photographs Division lead a tour through the 1960s and 1970s sections of the "Herblock!" exhibition. Contact: (202) 707-9203
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Tour
Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 2, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 4, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 5, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 6, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 7, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 8, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 9, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 11, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 12, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 13, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 14, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 15, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 16, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 18, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 19, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 20, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 21, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 22, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 23, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 25, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 26, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 27, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 28, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 29, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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Thomas Jefferson Bldg Tours
January 30, 2010, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thomas Jefferson Building - Visitors' Assembly Area Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
Public Tours of the Jefferson Bldg:
Monday through Friday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM and 3:30 PM
Saturday at 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 2:30 PM
Please gather in the Ground Floor Visitors' Theater. Contact: (202) 707-8000
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