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	<title>From Out of the Top Hat: A Blog from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library &#38; Museum &#187; essay</title>
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		<title>The &#8220;New York Times&#8221; Abraham Lincoln Essay Contest of 1909</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Wightman Fox</dc:creator>
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