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Michael Krebs, portraying Abraham Lincoln, right, and Debra Ann Miller, as Mary Todd Lincoln, perform at Twin Groves Middle School, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009 in Buffalo Grove, Ill. The bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth is on Feb. 12, 2009.

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Actors portraying former Presidents Abraham Lincoln, right, and George Washington watch the inauguration of President Barack Obama on a giant television screen from the steps of Federal Hall across from the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 in New York.

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US President Barack Obama waves at an impersonator of Abraham Lincoln on a float during the inaugural parade in front of the White House in Washington on January 20, 2009.

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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 18: An Abraham Lincoln impersonator greets arriving guests at the 'Lincoln 2.0 Inaugural Ball' January 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. The 'Lincoln 2.0 Inaugural Ball' is one of several pre-Inauguration events being held around the DC area.

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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 18: An Abraham Lincoln impersonator greets arriving guests at the 'Lincoln 2.0 Inaugural Ball' January 18, 2009 in Washington, DC. The 'Lincoln 2.0 Inaugural Ball' is one of several pre-Inauguration events being held around the DC area.

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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 15: U.S. Senator-designate Roland Burris (D-IL) (L) and Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) walk toward the Senate Chamber underneath a painting of Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation before Vice President Dick Cheney swears him in...

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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 15: U.S. Senator-designate Roland Burris (D-IL) (L) and Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) walk toward the Senate Chamber underneath a painting of Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation before Vice President Dick Cheney swears him in...

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Abraham Lincoln presenter Fritz Klein walks past Illinois's Old State Capitol after officials from the U.S. Mint released a new Lincoln penny in Springfield, Ill. , Thursday, Aug 13, 2009.

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Celebrating Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, the U.S. Mint releases a new penny showing Abraham Lincoln speaking to the Illinois Legislature, at the Illinois Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill. , Thursday, Aug 13, 2009.

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The bible that Abraham Lincoln used in his first inauguration in 1861, and also used by President Barack Obama for his inauguration, is on display, as part of the new exhibit, "With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition," at the California Museum in Sacramento,...

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Abraham Lincoln's English gold watch is seen in a handout photo provided by the Smithsonian Institution Tuesday, March 10, 2009. On Tuesday, curators at the National Museum of American History in Washington settled a 148-year-old mystery once and for all.

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Abraham Lincoln look-a-likes from left, Tom Leahy, Carl Wineinger, Clayton Phelps and Loren Ratzloff line up in front of the Lincoln County Courthouse on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009 during the 19th annual Lincoln reenactment in Lincoln, Kan.

The bed in which Abraham Lincoln died in 1865 as it rests on display at the Chicago History Museum February 12, 2009. The museum's Lincoln Treasures exhibit runs through August 16. The U.S. celebrates Lincoln's 200th birth anniversary on February 12.

An Abraham Lincoln autograph as seen at the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago February 12, 2009. The U.S. celebrates Lincoln's 200th birth anniversary on February 12.

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A person portraying Abraham Lincoln takes part in a parade marking Lincoln's 200th birthday, in Philadelphia, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009.

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With a statue of Abraham Lincoln peering, President Barack Obama smiles in the Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, while attending a Congressional ceremony celebrating Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday.

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Dressed as President Abraham Lincoln, Roger Vincent, center, of Santa Rosa, talks with school children, during a celebration of Lincoln's 200 birthday held at the California Museum For History, Women and The Arts, in Sacramento, Calif. , Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009.

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Lincoln impersonator Chestor Damon waits to greet guests before a ceremony celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Damon is a chaplain from Florida who has been playing Lincoln for 35 years.

Visitors look at the statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, late February 11, 2009, on the eve of the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birthday.

Visitors look at the statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, late February 11, 2009, on the eve of the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birthday.

The statue of Abraham Lincoln is seen at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, late February 11, 2009, the eve of the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birthday.

People visit the statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, late February 11, 2009, on the eve of the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birthday.

The statue of Abraham Lincoln sits at the Lincoln Memorial ahead of celebrations commemorating the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth in Washington February 11, 2009. The 16th President of the United States was born February 12, 1809.

Visitors take pictures of the statue of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial ahead of celebrations commemorating the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth in Washington February 11, 2009. The 16th President of the United States was born February 12, 1809.

The statue of Abraham Lincoln sits at the Lincoln Memorial ahead of celebrations commemorating the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth in Washington February 11, 2009. The 16th President of the United States was born February 12, 1809.