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Monday, November 24, 2008

Washington's American history museum reopens after renovation (AP)

From The Associated Press via USA Today:

By Brett Zongker, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — George and Martha Washington, Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz and other costumed characters greeted thousands of visitors Friday as the National Museum of American History reopened after a two-year, $85 million renovation.

Colin Powell, the former Secretary of State and retired Army general, read President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address to a crowd of at least 200 people on the museum's steps before the doors opened.

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-11-24-american-history-museum-reopens_N.htm

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