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    | The farthest inland deep-water port on the Mississippi River, it became Louisiana's capital in 1849 | 
    Baton Rouge
 
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    | Sandra Bullock is no Bozo, but in high school she was voted class this | 
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    | Seldom leaving the ocean, sea otters sleep & eat in this position | 
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    | A December 15, 2003 L.A. Times headline read, this man "captured"; "Army finds him hiding in pit" | 
    Saddam Hussein
 
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    | A cobbler doesn't bake fruit pies, he mends these | 
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    | Magic words used by Ali Baba to enter the cave of the 40 thieves, Big Bird & Elmo | 
    (Chris: Open Sesame--what is [*]?)
  Open Sesame Street
 
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    | Its original name was Michigan | 
    Lansing
 
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    | A member of the herring family, it's named for the Italian island in he Mediterranean where it was first caught | 
    sardine
 
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    | In 2003 Brian Tobin, Nancy Richey & Boris Becker were to this sport's Newport, Rhode Island Hall of Fame | 
    tennis
 
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    | F.Y.I., for your information, detective, P.I. stands for this profession | 
    private investigator
 
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    | Path used by Dorothy to reach Oz & Wile E. Coyote's nemesis | 
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    | It became a state capital primarily through the efforts of Abraham Lincoln, who was then in the legislature | 
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    | As teens, Martie & Emily, sisters in this country trio, toured with a bluegrass group called Blue Night Express | 
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    | The world's largest herd of the fur type of these makes its home on Alaska's Pribilof Islands | 
    (Jason: What is caribou?)
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    | In 2003, 22 federal agencies were merged into this 1 department headed by Tom Ridge | 
    Homeland Security
 
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    | One may press your suit at home or park your car at the restaurant | 
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    | 1998 No. 1 hit by Brittney Spears used to visit the year 802,701 in an H.G. Wells novel | 
    Hit Me Baby One More Time Machine
 
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    | This capital lies on the Susquehana River about 36 miles northeast of Gettysburg battlefield | 
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    | This Olympic gold medalist ice princess was just 15 when she gave up her amateur status & turned pro in 1998 | 
    Tara Lipinski
 
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    | Scientifically known as Orcinus orca, it may reach a length of nearly 30 feet | 
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    | On June 23, 2003, he denounced the California recall movement as "Partisan mischief by the right wing" | 
    Gray Davis
 
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    | He'll grind your wheat to make your bread | 
    (Alex: Sorry, Chris, not quickly enough.)
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    | Frodo portrayer who's a rodent also called a groundhog | 
    the Elijah Woodchuck
 
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    | Named for a 19th century German chancellor, it was founded as the northwest  terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad | 
    (Lauren: What is Salem?)
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    | This Aerosmith singer formed his first band, The Strangeurs, when he was 16 | 
    Steven Tyler
 
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    | This spiny-skinned sea animal of the class asteroidea drops off arms as a defensive measure & then grows new ones | 
    (Lauren: What is a sea urchin?)
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    | In 2003 Sir Edmund Hillary was made an honorary citizen of this country & honored by its King Gyanendra | 
    (Alex: [*], yes indeed; the man who conquered Mount Everest. Well done.)
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    | A hod carrier is the assistant to this, a 5-letter term for one who works mortaring bricks, tile & stone | 
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    | Botticelli painting in which Serena's sister is brought forth on a shell | 
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