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>> WELCOME BACK TO THIS SPECIAL

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EDITION OF INSIDE INDIANA

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BUSINESS FEATURING INFLUENTIAL

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INDIANA WOMEN.

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I'M MARY-RACHEL REDMAN.

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WELL, FROM THE WORLD OF

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POLITICS.

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TO PRESIDENT OF PACERS SPORTS

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AND ENTERTAINMENT.

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HARD WORK HAS TAKEN THIS

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BORN-AND-BRED HOOSIER -- TO

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PLACES SHE NEVER THOUGHT

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POSSIBLE.

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AND IT ALL STARTED WITH AN

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INTERNSHIP AS AN UNDERGRAD AT

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IU.

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I GOT THE SKINNY.

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>> A NOTRE DAME FAN.

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>> LEADING THE IRISH.

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>> YOU KNOW, GROWING UP, WAS

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THERE SOMETHING THAT INSPIRED

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YOU TO WANT TO GO INTO POLITICS,

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AND THEN LATER SPORTS?

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>> YOU KNOW, I ABSOLUTELY

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MISTAKENLY FELL INTO POLITICS,

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GOT BACK FROM MY SENIOR YEAR AND

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SAW AN INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY IN

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WASHINGTON, D.C., I COULD NOT

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HAVE PICKED THAT OUT ON A MAP.

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>> THE INTERNSHIP IN THE OFFICE

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OF THE UNITED STATES SENATOR

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FROM INDIANA.

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DAN COATS.

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>> APPLIED FOR AN INTERNSHIP

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WITH SENATOR COATS, NEVER HAVING

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TAKEN A POLYSCI CLASS.

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>> WHAT WAS IT LIKE ON CAPITOL

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HILL?

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YOU WATCH IT ON TV, WOW.

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>> IT WAS DIFFERENT IN THE EARLY

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90s, WE DIDN'T HAVE EMAIL WHEN I

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STARTED.

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I USED TO SORT THE MAIL.

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I WAS ANSWERING THE PHONES

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DURING THE CLARENCE THOMAS

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SUPREME COURT CONFIRMATION.

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THE PHONE LINES KEPT GOING DOWN,

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YOU COULDN'T SEND AN EMAIL TO

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YOUR SENATOR, YOU HAD TO CALL.

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THOSE HEARINGS GO PRETTY

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QUICKLY.

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HOW YOU WORKED IN THE EARLY 90s

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WERE DIFFERENT THAN TODAY.

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IT WAS A GREAT PLACE.

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IT WAS CERTAINLY MORE

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BIPARTISAN.

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>> AFTER FIVE YEARS OF PUBLIC

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SERVICE, SHE DEPARTED FOR A

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PRIVATE SECTOR JOB IN THE BIG

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APPLE.

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>> I HAD A GREAT JOB WITH A

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CORPORATION DOING SOMETHING I

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REALLY ENJOYED.

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PI WORKED FOR CORPORATE AFFAIRS

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IN NEW YORK, ACROSS FROM GRAND

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CENTRAL STATION.

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>> SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 WOULD

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FOREVER CHANGE AMERICA.

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AND IT WOULD HAVE A PROFOUND

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EFFECT ON MEL.

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>> A BIG PART OF THE REASON WHY

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I FELT THE CALL TO GO BACK TO

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PUBLIC SERVICE WAS HAVING LIVED

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THROUGH SEPTEMBER 11th IN NEW

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YORK.

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IT WAS AN AWFUL, AWFUL DAY, AN

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AWFUL TIME FOR OUR COUNTRY.

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I FELT I SHOULD MAKE THAT

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PERSONAL SACRIFICE IN SOME WAYS

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TO GO BACK INTO PUBLIC SERVICE

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AFTER HAVING LIVED THROUGH HA.

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>> WHEN SHE GOT THE CALL FROM

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VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY'S

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OFFICE.

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SHE ANSWERED.

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>> I WAS ASSISTANT TO VICE

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PRESIDENT CHENEY.

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I WORKED IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

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IN THE 2006 ELECTION CYCLE --

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>> I HAVE TO IMAGINE THAT FIRST

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BRIEFING, WERE YOU NERVOUS?

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>> OH, MY GOSH, YES, TERRIFIED.

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WHEN I WENT TO INTERVIEW I WAS

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TERRIFIED, WHEN YOU WALK IN

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WHERE THE MARINE GUARD IS

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STANDING, THERE IS A

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RECEPTIONIST, HOW DID THIS GIRL

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FROM SOUTH BEND WIND UP IN THE

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WEST WING ABOUT TO INTERVIEW FOR

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A JOB REPORTING TO THE VICE

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PRESIDENT?

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HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

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>> YOU THINK ABOUT, THE EGOS OF

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POLITICIANS, AND PERHAPS MAYBE

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IN SPORTS, PARTICULARLY

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PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.

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WHAT WAS THE TRANSITION LIKE

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FROM POLITICS TO PROFESSIONAL

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SPORTS COMING BACK TO INDIANA?

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>> YEAH, IT WAS NOT AS DIFFICULT

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AS YOU MIGHT THINK.

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I MEAN YOU'VE GOT TO BE NIMBLE,

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ADJUST TO CHANGE REALLY QUICKLY.

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YOU'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO WORK

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LONG HOURS.

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YOU'RE NEVER REALLY OFF.

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IT'S A 24/7 -- BOTH ARE 24/7

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JOBS REALLY.

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>> SACRIFICE IS A COMMON THEME

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WITH YOUR SUCCESS, FOR YOUNG

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WOMEN, STARTING OUT IN PERHAPS

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POLITICS FOR SPORTS.

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THE COMPETITION, IT'S NOT THERE.

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WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE TO THEM TO

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KEEP GOING?

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WHEN DOES IT PAY OFF?

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>> WELL, FOR ME, A COUPLE MONTHS

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AGO I WAS NAMED PRESIDENT AND

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COO OF THE PACERS, IT TOOK A

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WAYS TO GET THERE.

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I WOULD SAY YOU NEVER KNOW WHO'S

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WATCHING YOU WHEN YOU'RE IN A

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JOB.

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MANY OF MY JOBS HAVE COME FROM

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SOMEONE WHO NOTICED WHAT I WAS

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DOING WHEN I DIDN'T KNOW THEY

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WERE LOOKING.

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THERE IS THAT.

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AND DON'T TURN DOWN

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OPPORTUNITIES.

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WHENEVER THERE WAS A CHANCE

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TO -- I ALWAYS TELL THE YOUNG

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PEOPLE HERE WE DO GOLDOUTS ON

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THE SEATS, AND PUT T-SHIRTS ON

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EVERY SEATS.

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I NOTICE WHO VOLUNTEERED.

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IT IS NOT SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO

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DO.

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AND IT IS NOT ALWAYS FUN.

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IT IS THE KIND OF THING THAT

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SHOWS YOU'RE IN IT, YOU WANT TO

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LEARN THE WHOLE BUSINESS, HELP

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WHEREVER YOU CAN.

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WHEN THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ARE

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PRESENTED, TAKE THEM, AND DON'T

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LOOK FOR A NEW TITLE OR

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COMPENSATION, JUST DO IT FOR THE

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OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND THE

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ACCESS TO OTHER PEOPLE.

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>> YOU TALK ABOUT OPPORTUNITY.

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THE 50-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF TITLE

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NINE.

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I DON'T THINK IN 1972 PERHAPS

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THEY WOULD HAVE THOUGHT SOMEONE

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LIKE A MEL --

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>> I WOULD SAY WITH TITLE NINE,

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I WAS A YOUNG GIRL IN THE 70s

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WHO PLAYED SPORTS.

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AND THAT TEAM WORK IS DEFINITELY

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SOMETHING I'VE ALWAYS WORKED ON

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TEAMS.

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AND I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED WORKING

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ON TEAMS, AND I THINK HOW

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IMPORTANT TO THAT TO WOMEN I

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KNOW, THERE IS STUDIES ABOUT

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SUCCESSFUL FEMALES AND

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HAVING -- SPORTS, THE NURSING

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HOMES OFF THE CHARTS.

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AND --

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>> I COULDN'T AGREE MORE.

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>> THAT'S AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN

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HISTORY THAT SHOULDN'T BE

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OVERLOOKED, FOR SURE.

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>> IN THE COMING WEEKS WE'LL

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SHOW YOU THE $360 MILLION

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RENOVATION AT GAINBRIDGE