capitol
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Meanwhile, Duncan was becoming an effective, self-taught lobbyist at the state capitol.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“Who is Salmon Chase?” he said, invoking the 19th-century chief justice of the Supreme Court, an Ohioan with a statue at the state capitol.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
In August, she posed for a group photograph at the state capitol with Emma Heming Willis and other FTD advocates who traveled to Sacramento to meet with state lawmakers.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025
Six people have been killed after a light aircraft belonging to a medical charity crashed in Kenya's capitol, Nairobi, according to a local official.
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025
The governor stood up and went to the window where he paused, both hands in his pockets, staring thoughtfully down at the capitol parking lot jammed with cars.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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