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What are some things you love about your country?<\/p>\n

This is an appropriate exercise in celebrating the 249th birthday of the United States of America.\u00a0 But I\u2019d also like to invite our growing number of international subscribers to tell us about things that you love about your<\/em> country.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"