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KARST Raymond Willard , a Representative from Missouri;
born in South St. Louis, Mo., December 31, 1902;
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(Encyclopedia) McConnell, Mitch (Addison Mitchell McConnell, Jr.), 1942–, U.S. politician, b. Tuscumbia, Ky., grad. Univ. of Louisville (B.A. 1964), Univ. of Kentucky Law School (J.D., 1967). A…
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