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Student Action Summit 2021

Michael R. Pence was born in Columbus, Indiana, on June 7, 1959, one of six children born to Edward and Nancy Pence. As a young boy he had a front row seat to the American Dream. After his grandfather immigrated to the United States when he was 17, his family settled in the Midwest. The future Vice President watched his Mom and Dad build everything that matters – a family, a business, and a good name. Sitting at the feet of his mother and his father, who started a successful convenience store business in their small Indiana town, he was raised to believe in the importance of hard work, faith, and family.
Vice President Pence set off for Hanover College, earning his bachelor’s degree in history in 1981. While there, he renewed his Christian faith which remains the driving force in his life. He later attended Indiana University School of Law and met the love of his life, Second Lady Karen Pence.

After graduating, Vice President Pence practiced law, led the Indiana Policy Review Foundation, and began hosting The Mike Pence Show, a syndicated talk radio show and a weekly television public affairs program in Indiana. Along the way he became the proud father to three children, Michael, Charlotte, and Audrey.

Growing up in Indiana, surrounded by good, hardworking Hoosiers, Vice President Pence always knew that he needed to give back to the state and the country that had given him so much. In 2000, he launched a successful bid for his local congressional seat, entering the United States House of Representatives at the age of 40.

The people of East-Central Indiana elected Vice President Pence six times to represent them in Congress. On Capitol Hill he established himself as a champion of limited government, fiscal responsibility, economic development, educational opportunity, and the U.S. Constitution. His colleagues quickly recognized his leadership ability and unanimously elected him to serve as Chairman of the House Republican Study Committee and House Republican Conference Chairman. In this role, the Vice President helped make government smaller and more effective, reduce spending, and return power to state and local governments.

In 2013, Vice President Pence left the nation’s capital when Hoosiers elected him the 50th Governor of Indiana. He brought the same limited government and low tax philosophy to the Indiana Statehouse. As Governor, he enacted the largest income tax cut in Indiana history, lowering individual income tax rates, the business personal property tax, and the corporate income tax in order to strengthen the State’s competitive edge and attract new investment and good-paying jobs. Due to his relentless focus on jobs, the state’s unemployment rate fell by half during his four years in office, and at the end of his term, more Hoosiers were working than at any point in the state’s 200-year history.

As Governor of Indiana, Vice President Pence increased school funding, expanded school choice, and created the first state-funded Pre-K plan in Indiana history. He made career and technical education a priority in every high school. Under Vice President Pence’s leadership, Indiana, known as “The Crossroads of America,” invested more than $800 million in new money for roads and bridges across the state. Despite the record tax cuts and new investments in roads and schools, the state remained fiscally responsible, as the Vice President worked with members of the Indiana General Assembly to pass two honestly balanced budgets that left the state with strong reserves and AAA credit ratings that were the envy of the nation.

It was Indiana’s success story, Vice President Pence’s record of legislative and executive experience, and his strong family values that prompted President Donald Trump to select Mike Pence as his running mate in July 2016. The American people elected President Donald Trump and Vice President Pence on November 8, 2016. President Donald Trump and Vice President Pence entered office on January 20, 2017.

Vice President Mike Pence remains grateful for the grace of God, the love and support of his family, and the blessings of liberty that are every American’s birthright. He looks forward to working with the American people as together they seek to Make America Great Again.

Charlie Kirk is the Founder and President of Turning Point USA, a national student movement dedicated to identifying, organizing, and empowering young people to promote the principles of free markets and limited government.

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With representation on over 2,000 high school and college campuses nationwide and over 160 full-time staff, Turning Point USA is the largest and fastest-growing conservative youth activist organization in the country. At just 26-years-old, Charlie has appeared on CNBC, Fox News, and FOX Business News over 600 times, is a columnist at Newsweek and The Hill and was named to the Forbes “30 under 30” list. Charlie was also the youngest speaker at the 2016 Republican National Convention and is the author of two books, and his most recent title, “The MAGA Doctrine: The Only Ideas That Will Win the Future” is a #1 Best Seller. Charlie is also the Chairman of <a class="sc-bwzfXH sc-bxivhb jAEiZs sc-htpNat duJkyJ" href="https://trumpstudents.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Students for Trump</a>, which aims to activate one million new college voters on campuses in battleground states in the lead up to the 2020 presidential election.
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In 2019, Charlie was granted an honorary doctorate from Liberty University citing his exceptional leadership and energetic voice for conservatives. His social media reaches over 100 million people per month and according to Axios, he is one of the "top 10 most engaged" Twitter handles in the world, behind only President Trump among conservatives. Charlie is the host of “The Charlie Kirk Show”—which regularly ranks among the top 15 news shows on Apple podcast charts—where Charlie delivers in-depth analysis of the modern political and cultural landscape, mixing in philosophy and history with his signature campus activism along with interviews of some of the most influential people of our time.

Tucker Carlson is the host of Tucker Carlson Tonight, airing on primetime on FOX, and founder of The
Daily Caller, one of the largest and fastest growing news sites in the country. Carlson was previously the
co-host of Fox and Friends Weekend. He joined FOX from MSNBC, where he hosted several nightly
programs. Previously, he was also the co-host of Crossfire on CNN, as well the host of a weekly public
affairs program on PBS.

A longtime newspaper and magazine writer, Carlson has reported from around the world, including
dispatches from Iraq, Pakistan, Lebanon and Vietnam. He has been a columnist for New York magazine
and Reader's Digest. Carlson began his journalism career at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper in
Little Rock. His most recent book is entitled, Politicians, Partisans and Parasites: My Adventures in Cable
News. He appeared on the third season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars.

In this penetrating look at today's political climate, Tucker Carlson takes audiences behind closed doors,
offering a candid, up-to-the-moment analysis of events as they unfold. From a look at Congress and the
agenda ahead for the next Administration, to behind-the-scenes stories from his time following Donald
Trump and his campaign during the 2016 race for the White House, you can always count on Tucker for a
witty, informative and frank take on the future of the Republican party and all things political.

Kimberly Ann Guilfoyle is an American television news personality who also served as an advisor to Donald Trump. Guilfoyle studied at University of California, Davis, and the University of San Francisco and was a prosecuting attorney in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California.

U.S. Senator Rand Paul, M.D., is one of the nation’s leading advocates for liberty. Elected to the United States Senate in 2010, Dr. Paul has proven to be an outspoken champion for constitutional liberties and fiscal responsibility. As a fierce advocate against government overreach, Dr. Paul has fought tirelessly to return government to its limited, constitutional scope. As a hard-working and dedicated physician - not a career politician - Dr. Paul came to Washington to shake things up and to make a difference.

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.), American lawyer and politician who served as mayor of New York City (1994–2001). He was especially known for his handling of the September 11 attacks of 2001. Giuliani was educated at Manhattan College. He worked for the U.S. government, holding positions in the office of the U.S. attorney and in the Department of Justice. From 1977 to 1981 he practiced law privately, but in 1981 he returned to the Justice Department as associate attorney general. He was also appointed U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Throughout his life, Ted Cruz has proven to be a passionate and effective fighter for limited government, economic growth, and the Constitution.
Ted’s calling to public service has been inspired by his firsthand observation of the pursuit of freedom and opportunity in America. Ted’s mother, Eleanor, was born in Delaware to an Irish and Italian
working-class family. She became the first in her family to go to college, graduated from Rice University with a degree in mathematics, and became a pioneering computer programmer in the 1950s.
After being tortured and imprisoned in Cuba, Ted’s father, Rafael, fled to the United States to attend the University of Texas at Austin in 1957. He then started a small business in the oil and gas industry. Today, Ted’s father is a
pastor in Dallas.
As Solicitor General for the State of Texas and in private practice, Ted authored more than 80 U.S. Supreme Court briefs and argued 43 oral arguments, including nine before the U.S. Supreme Court. He also won an unprecedented series of landmark national victories that include his defense of U.S. sovereignty against the UN and the World Court in Medellin v. Texas, our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, the constitutionality of the Ten Commandments monument at the Texas StateCapitol, and the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance.
In the U.S. Senate, Ted has led the fight to repeal Obamacare, to secure the border, and to confirm Justice Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. He has also led the fight to defend life, marriage, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, and our entire Bill of Rights. And most importantly, he’s kept his promise to speak the truth and do what he said he’d do.
Ted has proven to be the exact type of courageous conservative we need in the U.S. Senate to restore economic growth, defend our Constitution, and protect the values we all hold dear. Ted, his wife Heidi, their two daughters, Caroline and Catherine, and his entire family have been blessed to live the American Dream — the idea that anyone, through hard work and determination, can achieve anything. And he is committed to ensuring every family has that same opportunity.

Dennis Prager is a best-selling author, columnist and one of America’s most respected and popular radio talk show hosts. He also appears regularly on TV on such shows as Fox and Friends, Hannity, and Red Eye. A highly sought-after
speaker, he has lectured all over the world including Europe, Asia, Israel and Australia.

In 2011, Dennis co-founded with Allen Estrin, Prager University, an Internet based website for higher education with a unique difference -- all the courses are five minutes long. These highly professional video courses distill the best ideas of the best minds in the world and cover the disciplines of Political Science, History, Philosophy/Religion, Economics and Psychology. The faculty includes Paul Johnson, George Gilder, Arthur Brooks, George Will and Peter Kreeft among
others.

Allie Stuckey is a wife, mom, born-and-raised Texan, podcast host, author, commentator, and speaker. She is passionate about helping women build their worldview upon the truth of God's Word.

Elected in 2010 as Utah's 16th Senator, Mike Lee has spent his career defending the basic liberties of Americans and Utahns as a tireless advocate for our founding constitutional principles.

Lee graduated from BYU's Law School in 1997 and went on to serve as law clerk to Judge Dee Benson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, and then with future Supreme Court Justice Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Lee spent several years as an attorney with the law firm Sidley &amp; Austin specializing in appellate and Supreme Court litigation, and then served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Salt Lake City arguing cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Lee served the state of Utah as Governor Jon Huntsman's General Counsel and was later honored to reunite with Justice Alito, now on the Supreme Court, for a one-year clerkship. He returned to private practice in 2007.
Today, Lee fights to preserve America's proud founding document in the United States Senate. He advocates efforts to support constitutionally limited government, fiscal responsibility, individual liberty, and economic prosperity.

Eric spent 15 years in the business world, at the New York Mercantile Exchange. In his capacity on the Board of Directors, he was solely responsible for driving the exchange to an IPO in 2005. It was the largest IPO in history at the time. From there, he accepted a host position on CNBC’s “Fast Money.” He was an original cast member. Then he moved to Fox News, where he spent 10 years as a host and co-host of numerous shows in prime time, as Fox News Channel reached its greatest heights in ratings and audience. Eric was the go-to fill in host for the number one show at the time, The O’Reilly Factor, where he successfully hosted more than 200 shows. Additionally, Bolling was the trusted guest host for the top-rated Sean Hannity TV show, where he hosted more than 70 shows. He hosted his own show on Fox News, the hit prime weekend show, “Cashin’ In”, where he provided a mix of business and political commentary. He currently hosts AMericA on CRTV, a political talk show that broadcasts live from a working bar off Capitol Hill that gives viewers outside the Beltway a better understanding of what’s REALLY going on inside the DC Swamp. He is the highly acclaimed author of 2 New York Times Best Sellers, “Wake Up America” in 2016 and “The Swamp” in 2017. Eric has been a front-line advocate for President Trump’s war on the opioid crisis in America.

Jesse Watters currently serves as the host of Watters' World (Saturdays, 8PM/ET) and co-host of The Five (weekdays, 5-6PM/ET) on FOX News Channel (FNC). He joined the network in 2002 as a production assistant.
On Watters' World, Jesse takes on compelling guests and top newsmakers with his original style and fun personality. Recently in March 2017, he aired an exclusive interview with President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One.
On The Five, Jesse is part of a roundtable ensemble of FNC personalities who discuss, debate and even debunk the hot news stories, controversies and issues of the day.
In 2003, Jesse made his on-camera debut as a correspondent for The O'Reilly Factor. While working with the program, he showcased his popular man-on-the-street interviews, traveling to different locations while quizzing individuals about politics, pop culture, and current events.
Jesse graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor of Arts in history.

Benny is the Chief Creative Officer of Turning Point USA. He is obsessed with the intersection of politics, culture and the social web. He believes conservatives deserve a better class of internet and sets out day-to-day creating one. Often times, that involves cooking bacon on a machine gun and making some of the internet's most hated videos. Benny has worked at the tip-of-the-spear in viral publishing. He has previously held the position of Viral Politics Editor at BuzzFeed, Viral Politics editor at TheBlaze, Digital Director of National Review; Creative Director of IJR. Previously, Benny served as a reporter for Tucker Carlson’s Daily Caller. Benny joined the TPUSA family in 2019 and currently oversees the Productions Department. Benny is based in Washington D.C. and hails from Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Peter Brian Hegseth (born June 6, 1980) is a former Executive Director of <a title="Vets For Freedom" href="https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Vets_For_Freedom">Vets For Freedom</a> and a senior <a title="Counterinsurgency in Northern Afghanistan" href="https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Counterinsurgency_in_Northern_Afghanistan">counterinsurgency</a> instructor at the Counterinsurgency Training Center in Kabul with the <a title="Minnesota National Guard" href="https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Minnesota_National_Guard">Minnesota National Guard</a>.<a href="https://military.wikia.org/wiki/Pete_Hegseth#cite_note-1">[1]</a> Hegseth has made multiple appearances on national television as a military analyst and lost the Republican party endorsement for the <a class="new" title="United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2012 (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdGVkX1N0YXRlc19TZW5hdGVfZWxlY3Rpb25faW5fTWlubmVzb3RhLF8yMDEyP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2012</a> to Kurt Bills. He is currently the CEO of Concerned Veterans for America.

Former Army Staff Sergeant and 12 year Army Combat Veteran, Graham is responsible for one of the fastest growing social media platforms in the country.

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Graham Allen is a Turning Point USA Contributor. In 2017 he was Named in Huffington Post's "22  Veterans To Watch in 2017". Graham is responsible for over 1 BILLION video views, over 5 Million Followers, a Hit TV Show (Rant Nation), and one of the hottest and fastest rising podcast in the Nation (Dear America Podcast)!

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As a rising Entrepreneur, Graham is the founder of Graham Allen Media LLC, Pain is a Liar™, and Editor and Chief at DailyRants.com.

A supporter of the Veteran, Law Enforcement, Firefighter, and First Responder Community, Graham, along with his wife, started the 501C3 Charity The Dear America Foundation.

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For those who can’t...he will say it for you!

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*Graham served in two tours to Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Alex Clark is a Turning Point USA Contributor, and host of the all-new daily show “POPlitics” from Turning Point USA where she covers entertainment news and “pop culture without the propaganda” with a bonus of wit and humor all through a refreshingly right-of-center lens.

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She was recently co-host of the #1 rated pop radio morning show in Indianapolis, IN, “The Joe and Alex Show”. Before joining Turning Point USA you may have also heard her in Houston, TX (Plus anywhere you get your podcasts). She is an outspoken young conservative, who worked in mainstream radio for 7 years. You also may recognize her from IG as @realalexclark and Twitter as @yoalexrapz! Her 1 minute video series called “#Triggered” showcased her passionately giving an opinion on many hot button issues.

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She was the September 2018 cover girl for “Expressions” Magazine, the first ever magazine for Conservative women, and in 2016 was seen on Mark Burnett’s first reality dating show “Coupled” on FOX, where she proudly spoke about navigating the dating scene as someone on the Right.

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For several years she woke up listeners by discussing the hottest pop culture stories, dating issues, and lifestyle topics through what’s seen as a “controversial” Conservative lens.

A decorated Iraq War Veteran, Rob Smith served for five years in the United States Army, including two tours in the Middle East. During Operation Iraqi Freedom he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal and the Combat Infantry Badge.

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An activist in the movement to repeal the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law which barred open service by gay and lesbian soldiers, he was the subject of a 2018 Daily Mail profile in which he ‘came out’ as a conservative in response to the ‘outrage culture’ of the left.

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As a political commentator, he has been seen on Fox News, NBC News, CNN, HLN, and more. He has spoken about politics and current events at Yale University, Google, Deutsche Bank, Vanderbilt University, and dozens of other colleges, universities, and companies across America.

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Based in Florida, Rob Smith is a Turning Point USA Contributor, and promotes TPUSA's values of fiscal responsibility, free markets, and limited government daily. He holds a Master’s Degree from Columbia University.

Sara A. Carter is a Fox News Contributor. She writes award winning stories for her website SaraACarter.com. She offers expertise as a national and international award winning investigative reporter whose stories have ranged from national security, terrorism, immigration and front line coverage of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. She was formerly with Circa News, Los Angeles News Group, The Washington Times, The Washington Examiner, and wrote numerous exclusives for U.S.A. Today, U.S. News World Report, and Arutz Sheva in Israel.

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Her work along the U.S.- Mexico border paved a new path in national security related stories in the region. Her investigations uncovered secret tunnel systems, narcotics-trafficking routes and the involvement of Mexican federal officials in the drug trade. She has also spent nearly a decade covering the war in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan since 2008.

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She has garnered two National Headliner Awards and in 2008, she was awarded the Society of Professional Journalists nationally recognized Sigma Delta Chi award for her multiple-part series in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico that uncovered the brutality of the Gulf and Sinaloa Cartel wars along the border.

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Ms. Carter, who speaks Spanish fluently, is the daughter of a Cuban immigrant mother and her father was a Marine and veteran of two wars. She has six beautiful children and is married to a war-hero and incredible husband, who was blinded while on a mission fighting terrorists in Afghanistan for the Defense Department.

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Brandon Tatum, who is a former Tucson Police Officer, has become one of the most exciting personalities on social media after making a Facebook Video that got over 70 million views.Tatum has been featured on Fox Business, Fox &amp; Friends, Headline News, The Alex Jones Show, The James T. Harris Show, and on the radio with Joe Pags, to name a few. Tatum is currently the spokesperson for Conservative Tribune, one of the most popular online media outlets in the country. Brandon Tatum has an avid media following due to his dynamic
personality, authentic message, and his natural ability to relate to the everyday American. Brandon Tatum (got his start as) an All-American high school football player out of Fort Worth, Texas. Tatum was featured in the US-Army All-American Game, which showcases the top 78 high school football players in the nation. Tatum accepted a full athletic scholarship from the University of Arizona in 2005. Tatum played at Arizona for 5 years and entered the NFL Draft in
2010. God had other plans for Tatum, and he joined the Tucson Police Department a year later. Brandon Tatum served 6 years with the Tucson Police Department. During his tenure, Tatum became a SWAT operator, field training officer, general instructor, and a Public Information Officer.
In late 2016, Brandon Tatum became popular from viral videos he made, which dealt with social issues, politics, and law enforcement. In late 2017, Tatum made another ultra viral video that nearly broke the internet. Tatum gave his critique regarding Colin Kaepernick taking a knee during the National Anthem and it got as many views as the 2017 NFL SuperBowl! A short time later, Tatum left law enforcement and followed his passion to speak the truth full time.
Tatum holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona in Sociology and is actively working on his Masters in Business Leadership from Grand Canyon University.

When the Breitbart media empire was just starting, and still being operated out of late founder Andrew Breitbart's basement, Alex Marlow was the first hire. At just 35 years old, he is the editor-in-chief of Breitbart News, the longest-serving employee there -- and a link to the outlet's origins that some conservatives believe have been abandoned.

Lila Rose is a speaker, writer, podcast host, and human rights activist. Lila founded and serves as president of Live Action, a media and news nonprofit dedicated to ending abortion and inspiring a culture that respects all human life. Live Action’s groundbreaking news coverage and compelling videos reach several million people every week.

Lila is the host of the “The Lila Rose Show,” a podcast that tackles faith, relationships, culture and politics.

Lila’s media appearances include Fox News’ Hannity, Tucker Carlson Tonight, and the Story with Martha Macallum, CNN, BBC, and many other national television and radio programs. Lila’s investigative reporting on the abortion industry has been featured in most major news outlets, including the Atlantic, the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, CBS and ABC Nightline. Lila has written for the Hill, Politico, USA Today, and First Things, among others.

Lila also speaks internationally on faith, family and cultural issues, and has addressed members of the European Parliament and the United Nation’s Commission on the Status of Women. Lila has been named among National Journal’s “25 Most Influential Washington Women Under 35,” and Christianity Today’s “33 under Thirty-Three.”

A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Lila and her husband reside in Los Angeles.

Find Lila’s podcast at <a class="text-blue underline" contenteditable="plaintext-only" href="http://www.lilaroseshow.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.lilaroseshow.com</a>, on Facebook at <a class="text-blue underline" contenteditable="plaintext-only" href="http://facebook.com/lilagracerose" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">facebook.com/lilagracerose</a>, Twitter at <a class="text-blue underline" contenteditable="plaintext-only" href="http://twitter.com/lilagracerose" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">twitter.com/lilagracerose</a>, and Instagram at <a class="text-blue underline" contenteditable="plaintext-only" href="http://instagram.com/lilaroseofficial" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">instagram.com/lilaroseofficial</a>.

Dan Bongino is an American conservative political commentator, radio show host, author, politician, former New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer and former Secret Service agent

Michael Knowles is the celebrated host of “The Michael Knowles Show” at the Daily Wire, “The Book Club” at PragerU, and “Verdict with Ted Cruz.” In 2017, Michael published the #1 national bestselling treatise Reasons to Vote for Democrats, which President Donald Trump hailed as “a great book for your reading enjoyment.” In late 2020, after an appearance guest-hosting “The Rush Limbaugh Program,” it was announced that Michael’s daily podcast would be syndicated to terrestrial radio.

 

Michael has appeared regularly on Fox News Channel and other major networks, and his writing has been featured on the Daily Wire, the American Mind, Fox News, and the Daily Caller. Michael is a graduate of Yale University and has lectured at colleges and universities around the country.

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