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July 06, 2017
Jimmy Gómez Names Chief of Staff, Cory Booker Fights Airlines Discrimination, and the CBC Probes DeVos on HBCUs
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Trump spent the past few hours on the global stage blaming the media, the intelligence community, and his favorite target -- Obama for ... pretty much everything. Maybe he’s nervous about the meeting with Putin tomorrow? Because he still refuses to acknowledge their interference in the 2016 elections. Who’s really to blame for it all? You guessed it. Barack Obama of course. Obsess much? But can we focus? Do we have a North Korea policy or not? Because Lil Kim aka Kim Jung-un is feeling very froggy these days. Are we ready to respond if he leaps? Skeptics say no. And China is giving Trump the Rob Kardashian treatment stepping out in the public eye with new bae Russia. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, who both share a border with North Korea, issued a joint statement, articulating a common peace plan for the peninsula, and together condemning U.S. militarization in the region. Meanwhile, Trump is giving them both the breakup Twitter fingers, claiming he is sooo over China. He’s headed to Hamburg for the G20 Summit now and meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at noon. At 1:30P, Trump will attend the Northeast Asia Security Dinner with South Korean President Moon Jae-In and Japanese President Shinzo Abe. And guess who’s traveling with POTUS? Our favorite WaPo reporter Abby D. Phillip is covering the trip. Back in the homeland, Trump's pick to lead the FBI will head to Capitol Hill for his confirmation hearing next Wednesday. It’s a rainy day in the nation’s capital. Perfect day to enjoy the read.  So here’s what we’ve got for you today:
  • Congressman-elect Jimmy Gómez (D-CA) names a Chief of Staff.
  • Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) fights airline discrimination.
  • Take the Barack Obama Expressway to the South Side.
  • The National Organization for Women has elected new leadership, and a tribal citizen is one of them.
  • Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) offers admin advice on North Korea.
  • CHC Chair Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) speaks out against ICE targeting children and their families.
  • The CBC probes Ed Sec Betsy DeVos on HBCUs.
  • Speaking of HBCUs, there's an internship program on the Hill designed just for them.
  • Henry Louis Gates and 9th Wonder are coming to town. Want to chat with them? Join us at the March on Washington Film Festival. See below and in FOMO.
  • Black Enterprise names Cornell Belcher their 'Modern Man.'
  • NAACP breaks down the GOP healthcare legislation. 
  • Readers had questions for the NYT. Dean Baquet has answers. Well ... some.
  • We have a pic of Little Marco. #NoShade. Scroll to our throwback at the bottom. 
Marc Morial with Chance the Rapper in New Orleans on Wednesday during the Essence Fest.
Congressman-elect Jimmy Gómez (D-CA) celebrated the 4th of July at the annual Eagle Rock Fireworks in California on Tuesday.
Jimmy Gómez Names CoS
Incoming CHC member Congressman-elect Jimmy Gómez (D-CA), who will be sworn in next Tuesday, has named Bertha Guerrero as his CoS. The UCLA graduate shares California roots with her new boss, having grown up in Santa Ana. She is leaving her post as Director of Public Engagement for Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee. Guerrero previously served as a Director of National Advocacy at the Hispanic Federation. Prior to that, she was a Legislative Assistant for Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and a past president of the Congressional Hispanic Staff Association. She’s also a former CHCI fellow. Jimmy Gómez has already made a name for himself, so she will have her hands full navigating the new MoC through the Republican-controlled lower chamber. Her past experience proves she is more than up to the task. Congrats, Bertha!
Booker Authors Amendment to Stop Racial, Ethnic, and Religious Discrimination by Airlines
Last week, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) authored an amendment that seeks to get tough on racial, ethnic, and religious profiling of passengers by airline employees. It was unanimously adopted by a key Senate committee. The legislation has now been incorporated into the must-pass Federal Aviation Administration authorization bill, which is expected to be advanced by the full Senate before a key September 30th deadline. “Examples of airline passengers being profiled because of their race, ethnicity, or religion are disturbingly common,” Booker said. His amendment requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to scrutinize air carriers’ employee training policies on racial, ethnic, and religious nondiscrimination within six months of the law’s enactment. The amendment requires the Secretary of Transportation to develop and disseminate best practices for improving nondiscrimination training practices based on the results of the GAO’s investigation. More here.
Take the Barack Obama Expressway to the South Side
Illinois lawmakers voted Tuesday to rename a portion of Interstate 55 after former President Barack Obama. The state Senate voted in favor a resolution passed by the House last week to designate the stretch of I-55 the “Barack Obama Presidential Expressway.” State Rep. LaShawn Ford introduced the legislation in February. “We can imagine that then state Senator Obama made many trips between Springfield and Chicago on Interstate 55, so it is very fitting that we rename Interstate 55 as the Barack Obama Expressway,” Ford said. The stretch of I-55 from Lake Shore Drive in Chicago to the Tri-State Tollway is currently named after Adlai Stevenson, the late Illinois governor and two-time presidential candidate. More here.
This week, Jamal Simmons talked with DNC Communications Director Xochitl Hinojosa about the GOP healthcare bill, Resistance Summer, and the 2018 elections. Listen here. And be sure to subscribe to The Beat DC podcast on iTunes.
Jayapal and Torres Want the Energy Department Official Who Called Obama a “Kenyan Cream Puff” Fired
Remember the Department of Energy official we told you about last week?  The one who used social media to call former President Barack Obama “a Kenyan creampuff” and “Tehran candidate,” defended the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II, and referred to Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg as a “little arrogant self-hating Jew.” Well William C. Bradford, who was appointed by Trump to run the Energy Department’s Office of Indian Energy, has since deleted his Twitter account. But for some members of Congress, that’s not enough. Congresswomen Norma Torres (D-CA) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) are among a group of Dems calling for Bradford to be fired. In a June 30th letter to Energy Secretary Rick Perry, the group wrote, “As Members of Congress representing diverse districts across the country and responsible for looking out for the interests of Native American tribes, we are appalled and concerned that this critical office – on which our tribal constituents rely with great need – could be led by a figure who has shown himself to be unfit and unworthy of the position.” See the full letter here.
Will the Iron Stache Come to Washington?
The Iron Stache is bringing in some cold, hard cash. Randy Bryce, the Democrat challenging House Speaker Paul Ryan in Wisconsin's 1st district, followed up last month's campaign debut (click image to play) with a hefty fundraising feat. His campaign has now raised more than $430,000 in just 12 days. Bryce, who’s half-Mexican and half-Polish, is a rank-and-file ironworker activist who has helped build some of Southeast Wisconsin’s best-known landmarks, including Milwaukee’s Miller Park, and the landmark Northwestern Mutual Building. He must be making an impact, because Ryan’s team has come out swinging, calling Bryce a liberal agitator and a failed candidate. Bryce’s two campaigns to serve in the state legislature were unsuccessful, as was his 2013 bid for the Racine County Board of Education. But Bryce has certainly attracted the attention of donors and constituents alike. And in the season of political upsets, anything can happen. More here.
What do 9th Wonder, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Karen Clark Sheard, Diahann Carroll, and Henry Louis Gates have in common? They're all part of The March on Washington Film Festival, July 13th through July 22nd. With 21 events over 10 days all around DC, there's something for everyone. Click here for tickets.
National Organization for Women Elects Navajo Nation Woman to Lead
The National Organization for Women has elected new leadership, and a tribal citizen is one of them. Gilda Yazzie, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, was elected Vice President during the organization's annual conference on Saturday. She will serve with Toni Van Pelt, the new president. “We are eager to continue the fight to dismantle interconnected systems of oppression -- including racial injustice, LGBTQIA discrimination, and economic inequality,” Yazzie said in a press release. “Challenging times lie ahead for feminists, but we will lead the grassroots movement to fight back!” Yazzie has served on NOW's board since the early 2000s. She grew up on the Navajo Nation with 11 siblings. Among other issues, Van Pelt and Yazzie are promising as the new leaders of the organization to address violence against women and racism. Both will be based in DC during their four-year terms. More here.
Former U.S. Assistant AG Named President of John Jay College
Former U.S. Assistant Attorney General Karol V. Mason has been appointed President of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. During Mason's time at the Department of Justice, Mason interfaced with state and local governments, saying most criminal issues are at the state and local levels, not at the federal level. When her time with the DOJ concluded on Jan. 20th, she says she knew she didn't want to return to private practice. She felt compelled to continue her work in crucial areas, such as juvenile justice and reentry after prison. With humor, she says the timing was fortuitous that current John Jay President Jeremy Travis stepped down just as she became unemployed. Mason previously spent nearly three decades at Alston & Bird, LLP, becoming the firm’s first Black female partner in 1990. The University of North Carolina graduate is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and earned her JD from the University of Michigan. More here.
The RIAA certified as platinum JAY-Z's 4:44, a hip hop album promoting LGBTQ equality and financial literacy.
Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) flexing for the forces with USO on Independence Day.
HBCU Upward Bound Programs Cut and CBC Members Want to Know Why
Congresswomen Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), and 41 other members of the Congressional Black Caucus urged Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos last Friday to provide clarity on cuts to an Upward Bound program designed to help low-income students attend HBCUs. “We’re calling on Secretary DeVos to work with members of Congress to identify and address the issues that have led to such a devastating loss on our HBCU campuses,” Sewell said. During the FY17 grant period, 77 HBCUs lost funding for their Upward Bound programs, many for non-substantive errors such as font or file format. “The Upward Bound program has been a critical asset to these HBCUs by providing millions of students with the security of an academic support system that can eliminate achievement gaps existing between the rich and the poor and between HBCU students and those who attend other institutions. Denying HBCUs this lifeline of support puts students at risk and our history at risk.” Wasn’t this part of Omarosa’s portfolio of outreach to the Black community? More here.
Bipartisan HBCU Internship Program on Capitol Hill
Last year, Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC) and Congressman Mark Walker (R-NC) launched a Historically Black Colleges and Universities Internship program in Congress. “While we have philosophical differences in terms of partisan issues that we may have, we are still more alike than we are different,” Adams said to Roll Call. The program spans eight weeks -- four are spent in Adams’ office and four in Walker’s. “Most of the HBCUs are now in Republican districts,” said Adams, an alumna of North Carolina A&T. “Many have been redrawn. So it’s not just about members who look like me. A lot of members who look like me don’t have HBCUs in their district. Many of them have attended HBCUs or many of them have family members who have attended.” The congresswoman started the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus in 2015 with Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-AL). Walker then got on board for the internship program. Roll Call catches up with two of the interns here.
The Navajo Hotshots on Tuesday received the DOI’s Valor Award for bravery during the 2016 Cedar fire.
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) took her grandkids for a boat ride on Biscayne Bay on Monday.
Michelle Luján Grisham Alarmed at ICE Targeting Children
CHC Chair Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) says she is alarmed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are targeting and criminally charging parents and sponsors of unaccompanied children. “Oftentimes families have no option but to pay smugglers to protect the lives of these vulnerable, innocent children… Law enforcement should focus their limited resources going after unscrupulous coyotes and human smugglers and assist people fleeing from danger on the front end with safe harbor visas. Instead, this enforcement-only initiative is cruel, morally reprehensible and runs counter to our nation’s values.” See her full statement here.
Court Rules Unaccompanied Minors Entitled to Hearings
In a victory for some of these children, yesterday a federal appeals court panel unanimously ruled that unaccompanied minors in immigration detention are entitled to bail hearings in front of an immigration judge. The Justice Department argued that a 2002 law transferring responsibility for unaccompanied immigrant minors to the Department of Health and Human Services and a 2008 law aimed at limiting human trafficking superseded a 1997 settlement under which the government agreed to provide such hearings. However, Politico reports that the three-judge 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel disagreed. “Not a single word in either statute indicates that Congress intended to supersede, terminate, or take away any right enjoyed by unaccompanied minors at the time of the acts’ passage,” Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote, joined by Judges Marsha Berzon and Wallace Tashima. Read more.
Kate’s Law Moves to the Senate
The House passed a pair of immigration bills late last week: “Kate’s Law” to increase maximum penalties for undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes and attempt to re-enter the country after being deported, and a second bill cutting funding to cities that refuse to comply with federal immigration laws. The Hill reports that Republicans got an unexpected boost when two dozen House Democrats voted for “Kate’s Law.” The defections came after House Democratic leaders said they wouldn’t twist arms to get their members to oppose the legislation. But don’t expect that in the upper chamber. Senate Dems are expressing confidence that they’ll be able to block the bills if they are brought up for a vote. Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) says, "I will do whatever I can in order to stop them. These are only punitive in nature, they don't deal with the totality of the reality of our immigration challenge.” More here.
Congresswoman Mia Love (R-UT) on the 4th of July with her family in Utah.
Politic365's Kristal High Taylor with LendUp's Jake Rosenberg at the Nobel Women's conference on Saturday.
Controversial Commission May Not Have Acted Legally
That controversial presidential commission supposedly set up to investigate voter fraud may have violated federal law by ignoring requirements related to requests for information. The commission asked all 50 states and the District of Columbia to provide details on their voters, including full names and address, political affiliation, and partial Social Security numbers -- with many saying thanks but no thanks. It turns out that under the Paperwork Reduction Act, requests from federal agencies are supposed to be first submitted to the OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for public comment before an actual request for information is made. Among other things, the law also requires that agencies justify their request and estimate how long it would take to respond, and it doesn’t appear that the commission did that. More here from The Hill.
Rep Ted Lieu’s Statement About North Korea to the Trump Administration
Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) is calling out the Trump administration’s handling of the North Korean issue. The successful launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by the North Koreans shows the need for a new approach from the Trump administration, says Lieu. Instead of joint exercises with the South Koreans, Lieu believes that the administration first must nominate an ambassador to South Korea or an Assistant Secretary for Nonproliferation. Lieu stressed how these positions are critical to successful diplomacy with the North Koreans, instead of an escalation towards war. Clearly, the Trump administration needs to change their approach towards North Korea if they want to keep peace in the region. Read the full statement here.
Mary J. Blige gathered 100s for the Strength of a Woman brunch, hosted by Planned Parenthood during the Essence Fest on Sunday. 
Among the attendees were commentators Symone Sanders, Angela Rye, and activist Brittany Packnett.
Black Enterprise Profiles Cornell Belcher as their ‘Modern Man’
Black Enterprise profiled Dem strategist Cornell Belcher as their Modern Man. In the profile, Belcher says that political organizations he had been working for were, frankly, too often part of the problem -- protecting the status quo. The status quo, he said, has little interest in expanding the voice of those historically at the margins of our society. “Out of this struggle to disrupt I started my own company.” What’s keeping him busy these days? “Trying to save our Democracy from the darkness of racism and tribalism,” he says. Yeah. Aren’t we all? More on this BE Modern Man here.
NYT’s Dean Baquet Addresses Operation Changes
The NYT’s newsroom is making significant changes to its editing operation, including the elimination of a stand-alone copy desk. Last week, copy editors sent an open letter to the newsroom’s top management, raising concerns about the effect of cuts on the quality of coverage. Now, Executive Editor Dean Baquet answers readers’ questions about changes to editing in the newsroom. “The Times needs to invest more in reporters who can cover the world at a tumultuous time. We still have more foreign bureaus than ever, and more journalists around the country. We have more investigative reporters than ever before, and our Washington bureau is now far larger than ever.” In the Q&A piece, Baquet did not address concerns about a lack of diversity on the White House team. More here.
Secretary-Treasurer of the NEA Princess Moss and President Lily Eskelsen García last week with NEA students and retired members. 
NEA's VP Becky Pringle posing with a fellow science teacher at the NEA conference in Boston on Monday.
NAACP’s Innocent Breaks Down the GOP Healthcare Bill
NAACP’s Senior Director of Health Programs, Dr. Marjorie Innocent, has spent more than twenty years as a health and social policy professional. Before joining the NAACP, she led this work for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. In a piece for the AFRO American, she breaks down the GOP’s  proposed bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). She says the legislation would only benefit people like themselves -- healthy, wealthy, White men -- and quarantine the rest of the country into the confines of high-cost, low-quality healthcare. Innocent points out that under the new bill, low-income families and individuals would be significantly hurt by the cuts to Medicaid, which would kick 14 million enrollees out of the program. “The increased costs would be hurtful to all elderly Americans, most of whom experience a decline in income, but they would be especially crippling to African American seniors, who experience poverty at twice the rate of their white counterparts,” she writes. The data is scary. Read the entire piece here.
Black Workers Face a Tough Labor-Market Slog During Recessions
Federal Reserve research finds that Black men and women are much more likely to lose their job in a downturn. Over the past four decades, Black Americans have had higher unemployment rates that are more tied to the business cycle than those of their white counterparts. Observable characteristics such as education do little to explain the discrepancy, the Fed research shows. Incarceration is probably also driving some of the discrepancies because Black men are much more likely to do time, and a stint in prison dims future labor market prospects. There's also a Hispanic-white unemployment rate gap, though it is comparatively small and is largely explained by lower educational attainment. The idea that downturns are especially bad for minority workers is an important one. Monetary policymakers often say the best thing they can do is to foster resilient expansions and try to avoid recessions, but that's unlikely to ease pressure on the central bank to be more attentive to the needs of the groups most directly impacted by economic gyrations. More here.
A diverse group of leaders at the DNC Resistance Summer training last week. 
Immigration activist José Antonio Vargas with his nephews on Monday.
U.S. Denies Visas to Gambian School Robotics Team
Five teenage pupils from Gambia who built a robot for a prestigious international competition in the United States will not be able to accompany their invention to the event after being denied visas. The Gambian pupils become the second team of students refused entry to the US to attend the FIRST Global robotics event in DC on July 16th-18th. On Saturday, it was reported that an all-girls team from Afghanistan was also denied visas to travel to the U.S. to showcase their creation at the same competition. Moktar Darboe, director of Gambia's Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology, told Al Jazeera that the team, comprised of high school pupils aged 17-18, were "very disappointed." He goes on to say that, "They put in so much effort into building this, and now, after all the sacrifice and energy they put in, they have been left disheartened." We’ll keep asking -- are we great again yet? More here.
Person of Color Becomes First Gender Neutral Driver's License Holder
On Tuesday, the District became the first jurisdiction in the country to offer nonbinary driver’s licenses and identification cards. Nic Sakurai, who doesn’t identify with a specific gender and uses the pronouns “they” and “them,” became the first in the District to receive the city’s new gender-neutral driver’s license, which designates genders by male, female or X. The 36-year-old, who is the associate director of the LGBT Equity Center at the University of Maryland, started publicly identifying as neither male nor female in 2003. More here.
#TBT in Pictures
The only time it's appropriate to refer to him as Little Marco is in this pic. That's Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) looking adorable in his football uniform.
Back when Gifted Hands was the gift to give young Black scholars, HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson with wife Candy threw it back to piano playing days.
FOMO

Today - 8th: The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) holds its 88th annual national convention and exposition. San Antonio, TX. Click here for more information.

Today, 6:30P: Join the Congressional Hispanic Staff Association, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers in DC, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute -- DC Alumni Chapter for a STEM policy panel on the Hill. Speakers will discuss current legislative efforts aimed at STEM Education, STEM Careers, STEM diversity and inclusiveness, and STEM innovation. Click here to RSVP.

Today - 9th: The Japanese American Citizens League holds its 48th annual national convention. Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, N.W. Click here for more information and to register

Friday, July 7th, 12:30P: The Congressional Hispanic Staff Association holds its monthly lunch meeting at the Longworth Cafeteria. 

Saturday, July 8th - 11th: The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) holds its annual convention. Phoenix, AZ. Click here for more information and to register.

Wednesday, July 12th - 16th: The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. will host their 94th convention in Baltimore, MD. The convention theme is "The Urgency of Now." Click here for more information.

Wednesday, July 12th - 15th: The Rainbow PUSH Coalition holds its 46th annual international convention. Click her for more information and to register.

Thursday, July 13th - 22nd: The March on Washington Film Festival. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

Thursday, July 13th, 5:30P: The Congressional Hispanic Staff Association co-hosts the Hispanic Employee Council for Foreign Affairs Agencies' (HECFAA) State Department and USAID Chapters Happy Hour. Mackey's Pub, 1306 G Street, N.W.

Thursday, July 13th - Sunday, July 16th: The 14th Annual SABA North America Convention, DC. Click here for more info and to register.

Tuesday, July 18th, 9A: The launch of the National Association of Diverse Consultants, 
NADC is the largest association of diverse political and public affairs professionals. National Press Club, 529 14th Street, N.W. 13th floor. 

Tuesday, July 18th - July 23rd: The Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. holds its 83rd Grand Chapter Meeting in Orlando, FL. Click here for more information and to register. 

Wednesday, July 19th, 6P: The Washington Government Relations Group and the Embassy of Canada host the 8th Annual Tin Cup Awards. 501 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Click here for more information. 

Thursday, July 20th, 9A: The Washington International Trade Association sponsors its NAFTA Series kickoff event. Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets. Hill staff: contact Diego Anez at 202.312.1600 or danez@wita.org to reserve your seat.

Saturday, July 22nd - 26th: The NAACP holds its 108th annual convention in Baltimore, MD. Click here for more information and to register.

Wednesday, July 26th - 29th: The National Urban League holds its annual convention in St. Louis, MO. Click here for more information and to register.

Wednesday, July 26th - Friday, July 28th: ColorComm, Women of Color in Communications, holds its 2017 conference in Miami, FL, featuring keynote speaker Whoopi GoldbergClick here to register

Saturday, August 5th, 3P: The Congressional Hispanic Staff Association hosts a tailgate before the DC United v. Toronto FC game. For more info, email James Hauser at: iph86@georgetown.edu

Wednesday, August 9th - 13th: The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) holds its annual convention and career fair in New Orleans. Click here for more information and to register.  

Wednesday, August 16th - 20th: The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance holds its 14th biennial convention in Anaheim, CA. Click here for more information. 

Friday, August 18th: The deadline to apply for the Poynter Institute and the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) 2017 Leadership Academy for Diversity in Digital Media, to be held Dec. 3rd - 8th in St. Petersburg, FL. The tuition-free program trains journalists of color to work in digital media. Click here for more information and to apply

Monday, August 28th, 9A: The 2017 Black Political Power Summit, to illustrate the possibilities, challenges and plans to capitalize on both the historic political opportunities and dire economic and civil rights challenges the Black community faces during the 2018 and 2020 political cycles. Hosted by The Collective. For more information, contact Quentin James: quentin@collectivepac.org

Thursday, September 7th - 9th: The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), the Native American Journalists Association, and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) sponsor the Excellence in Journalism 2017 conference in Anaheim, CA. Click here for more details and to register.

Sunday, September 10th: Former First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park. MN about her years in the White House. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets

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