It's just incredible that he would die on July 4th, the same day of the Declaration of Independence and the same day that Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died, and he certainly is a patriot in the mold of those great men 
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Australian singer Kylie Minogue smiles as she poses for photographers with the OBE she received from Britain's Prince Charles for her services to music at Buckingham Palace in London July 3, 2008.
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Acrobats perform during the presentation of A400M military aircraft in Seville, southern Spain June 26, 2008. Europe unveiled the A400M military aircraft on Thursday, giving the public a first glimpse of a powerful turboprop plane built to supply seven NATO countries with urgently needed strategic airlift capacity.
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A group of people look at the sun, standing on the rocky crest filled with astronomical markers at the megalithic observatory of Kokino, soon after sunrise on June 21, 2008, on the day of the summer solstice. The ancient astronomic observatory, located about 80 km northeast of Skopje, dates more than 4.000 years back in time. It is ranked by NASA as the fourth ancient observatory in the world.
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Canadian singer Daniel Powter, left, and Taiwan's Executive Yuan Spokeswoman Vanessa Shih smile as they arrive at the 19th Golden Melody Awards, Saturday, July 5, 2008, in Taipei, Taiwan. Powter is a guest at this year's Golden Melody Awards-one of the Chinese-language pop music world's biggest annual events.
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KFOR soldiers repair a damaged bridge on the Ibar River in the northern Kosovo town of Mitrovica July 5, 2008.
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Charles Clark looks at the scoreboard after running to a second place finish in his first round men's 200m heat at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon, July 4, 2008.
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KIDLINGTON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 27: Sir Richard Branson (C) attends a photocall to launch Virgin Media's new television channel Virgin 1, at his home in Kidlington on September 27, 2007 in Oxfordshire, England.
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LONDON - FEBRUARY 08: Dita Von-Teese is seen at the launch of Virgin Media at Convent Garden Market on February 8, 2007 in London, England. Branson will spend the day in a perspex box being visited by celebrities and with only virgin media to entertain him. At its launch today Virgin Media will become the largest Virgin branded company in the world as well as a new force in British media, entertainment and communications. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Dita Von-Teese
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LONDON - FEBRUARY 08: Dita Von-Teese launches Virgin Media at Convent Garden Market on February 8, 2007 in London, England. Branson will spend the day in a perspex box being visited by celebrities and with only virgin media to entertain him. At its launch today Virgin Media will become the largest Virgin branded company in the world as well as a new force in British media, entertainment and communications. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Dita Von-Teese
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Quotes from articles mentioning Thomas Jefferson
We also honour Jefferson's legacy by welcoming newcomers to our land. And that is what we're here to celebrate today
said George W. Bush
This is a fitting place to celebrate our nation's independence. Thomas Jefferson once said he'd rather celebrate the Fourth of July than his own birthday. To me, it's pretty simple -- the Fourth of July weekend is my birthday weekend.
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in WCCO
Those of you taking the oath of citizenship at this ceremony hail from 30 different nations
said George W. Bush
in WCCO
Throughout our history ... the words of the declaration have inspired immigrants around the world to set sail to our shores. ... They made America a melting pot of culture from all across the world. They made diversity a great strength of our democracy.
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in WCCO
