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A presidential aide entered the office and found Abraham Lincoln counting out dollar bills.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d the aide asked in astonishment.<\/p>\n
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\u201cA porter at the Treasury Department is laid up with smallpox,\u201d Mr. Lincoln responded. \u00a0\u201cHe is owed back wages, so I am what you call \u2018cutting through all the red tape\u2019 to give him his\u00a0due.\u201d<\/p>\n
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