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      <excerpt>...and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, performing John Adams&#8217; &quot;Doctor Atomic Symphony&quot; and &quot;A Guide to Strange Places.&quot; Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., sat one table away from the Obamas on Tuesday at the first state dinner of his administration, Deb Pet</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...9:45 p.m. Tues., Nov. 24: U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill and her husband, businessman Joseph Shepard, were the only Missourians to make the cut Tuesday night&#160;for President Barack Obama's first state dinner, which had become one of the hottest-sought invite</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Hollywood heavyweights Steven Speilberg, M. Night Shyamalan, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen are all among the guests. Joining them are two of the three major network news anchors, CBS's Katie Couric and NBC's Brian Williams, but not Charlie</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Chris Dodd, and Sen. Claire McCaskill. Among the members of the media: NBC&amp;#39;s Brian Williams, CBS&amp;#39;s Katie Couric, the New York Times&amp;#39; Tom Friedman, ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... of the White House Office of Scheduling Brian Mathis and Tracey Kemble Kiran Mazumda-Shaw Sen. Claire mccaskill, D-Mo., and Joseph Shepard Rep. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Sen. Claire McCaskill (on Twitter): Happy Thanksgiving to all. I&amp;#39;m thankful for so much, especially my family and my country. Dan Seals: This Thanksgiving season, Mia and I will be teaching our children about Sarah Hale. ...</excerpt>
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