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" I'm not going to sit on the porch of the old anchorman's home with a drool cup. "
Tom Brokaw
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" Oklahoma residents are known for not backing down from a fight in the political arena, on the gridiron, NBA courts or rodeo arenas, but in their reaction to the bombing, they knew intuitively they would not find restoration in rage. "
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