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Calculated Shard: 49 (from laksa166)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa049.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.fox13news.com/news/nascar-denounces-lets-go-brandon-political-rally-cry\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.fox13news.com/news/nascar-denounces-lets-go-brandon-political-rally-cry\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/nascar-denounces-lets-go-brandon-political-rally-cry","crawl_time":1776239607,"first_indexed_time":1636173425,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,fox13news!www,\/news\/nascar-denounces-lets-go-brandon-political-rally-cry s443","src_root_hash":"13436598431585963249","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"NASCAR denounces 'Let's go, Brandon' political rally cry | FOX 13 Tampa Bay","meta_descriptions":["NASCAR has denounced its association with the “Let’s go, Brandon” political cry that's being used as an insult to President Joe Biden."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Updated\n \n      November 5, 2021 8:47pm EDT\nThe phrase \"Let's go, Brandon\" has become code in conservative circles for swearing at President Joe Biden. It took off after an Oct. 2, 2021, incident at a NASCAR race in Alabama.\nAVONDALE, Ariz.\n-\nNASCAR denounced its association with the\n\"Let's go, Brandon\"\npolitical cry being used across the country as an insult directed at President Joe Biden. Steve Phelps, NASCAR's president, said Friday the top motorsports series in the United States does not want to be associated with politics \"on the left or the right.\"\nPhelps also said NASCAR will pursue action against any illegal use of its trademarks on merchandise boasting the slogan. Retired baseball star\nLenny Dykstra posted a photo on Twitter\nthis week of a man eating breakfast at a New Jersey hotel wearing a black \"Let's go, Brandon\" shirt alongside NASCAR's trademarked color bars.\n\"We will pursue whoever (is using logos) and get that stuff,\" Phelps said. \"That's not OK. It's not OK that you're using our trademarks illegally, regardless of whether we agree with what the position is.\"\nBrandon Brown won his first career NASCAR race in October in Alabama, and the Talladega Superspeedway crowd at the Xfinity Series race chanted \"F--- Joe Biden\" during Brown's interview. It was not clear if NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast, who was wearing a headset, could hear what the crowd was saying during the interview, and she incorrectly told Brown the fans were cheering \"Let's go, Brandon.\"\nThe phrase has become a rallying cry for Biden's critics, and \"Let’s go, Brandon\" is now conservative code for the original vulgar chant.\nFILE - A supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump displays a \"Let's Go Brandon\" hat before a campaign event.\n(Al Drago\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)\nRELATED:\nSouthwest pilot under investigation for using 'Let's go, Brandon' phrase\n\"It's an unfortunate situation and I feel for Brandon, I feel for Kelli,\" Phelps said. \"I think unfortunately it speaks to the state of where we are as a country. We do not want to associate ourselves with politics, the left or the right.\"\nThat's a reversal on NASCAR's long history of allowing political candidates to use its races as campaign stops. President Donald Trump was the honorary starter at the Daytona 500 in 2020 and the sold-out February crowd made NASCAR's Super Bowl feel like a campaign rally until his plane flew over the Florida speedway after his command to start the engines.\nDrivers and their families posed for selfies with Trump ahead of the race, and in early 2016 reigning Cup champion Chase Elliott was among a handful of drivers who attended a Georgia rally with then-NASCAR chairman Brian France in support of Trump. Several in the group, including NASCAR's most popular driver, spoke on stage.\nNASCAR also took aggressive positions on social justice issues in 2020 during a nationwide racial reckoning following the death of George Floyd. NASCAR banned the display of the Confederate flag at its events at the request of Bubba Wallace, its only Black full-time driver. Wallace wore an \"I Can't Breathe\" shirt on pit road and ran with a Black Lives Matter paint scheme in one race.\nPhelps said NASCAR respects the presidential office.\n\"Do we like the fact that it kind of started with NASCAR and then is gaining ground out elsewhere? No, we're not happy about that,\" Phelps said.\nNASCAR\nJoe Biden","attrs_markdown":"[![FOX 13 Tampa Bay](https:\/\/static.foxtv.com\/static\/orion\/img\/core\/s\/logos\/fts-tampa-bay-a.svg) ![FOX 13 Tampa Bay](https:\/\/static.foxtv.com\/static\/orion\/img\/core\/s\/logos\/fts-tampa-bay-b.svg)](https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/ \"FOX 13 Tampa Bay — Local News & Weather\")\n\n- [News](https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news)\n- [Weather](https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/weather)\n- [Sports](https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/sports)\n- [Good Day](https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/shows\/good-day)\n- [We Live Here](https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/shows\/we-live-here)\n- [Contests](https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/contests)\n- [More](https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/nascar-denounces-lets-go-brandon-political-rally-cry)\n\n[Watch Live](https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/live)\n\n[Expand \/ Collapse 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It took off after an Oct. 2, 2021, incident at a NASCAR race in Alabama.\n\n**AVONDALE, Ariz.** - NASCAR denounced its association with the [\"Let's go, Brandon\"](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lets-go-brandon-what-does-it-mean-republicans-joe-biden-ab13db212067928455a3dba07756a160) political cry being used across the country as an insult directed at President Joe Biden. Steve Phelps, NASCAR's president, said Friday the top motorsports series in the United States does not want to be associated with politics \"on the left or the right.\"\n\nPhelps also said NASCAR will pursue action against any illegal use of its trademarks on merchandise boasting the slogan. Retired baseball star [Lenny Dykstra posted a photo on Twitter](https:\/\/twitter.com\/LennyDykstra\/status\/1455850538575278083?s=20) this week of a man eating breakfast at a New Jersey hotel wearing a black \"Let's go, Brandon\" shirt alongside NASCAR's trademarked color bars.\n\n\"We will pursue whoever (is using logos) and get that stuff,\" Phelps said. \"That's not OK. It's not OK that you're using our trademarks illegally, regardless of whether we agree with what the position is.\"\n\nBrandon Brown won his first career NASCAR race in October in Alabama, and the Talladega Superspeedway crowd at the Xfinity Series race chanted \"F--- Joe Biden\" during Brown's interview. It was not clear if NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast, who was wearing a headset, could hear what the crowd was saying during the interview, and she incorrectly told Brown the fans were cheering \"Let's go, Brandon.\"\n\nThe phrase has become a rallying cry for Biden's critics, and \"Let’s go, Brandon\" is now conservative code for the original vulgar chant.\n\n![Let's go, Brandon](https:\/\/images.foxtv.com\/static.fox13news.com\/www.fox13news.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/932\/524\/Lets-go-Brandon.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)\n\nFILE - A supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump displays a \"Let's Go Brandon\" hat before a campaign event.  **(Al Drago\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)**\n\n**RELATED:** [**Southwest pilot under investigation for using 'Let's go, Brandon' phrase**](https:\/\/www.fox10phoenix.com\/news\/southwest-pilot-under-investigation-for-using-lets-go-brandon-phrase)\n\n\"It's an unfortunate situation and I feel for Brandon, I feel for Kelli,\" Phelps said. \"I think unfortunately it speaks to the state of where we are as a country. We do not want to associate ourselves with politics, the left or the right.\"\n\nThat's a reversal on NASCAR's long history of allowing political candidates to use its races as campaign stops. President Donald Trump was the honorary starter at the Daytona 500 in 2020 and the sold-out February crowd made NASCAR's Super Bowl feel like a campaign rally until his plane flew over the Florida speedway after his command to start the engines.\n\nDrivers and their families posed for selfies with Trump ahead of the race, and in early 2016 reigning Cup champion Chase Elliott was among a handful of drivers who attended a Georgia rally with then-NASCAR chairman Brian France in support of Trump. Several in the group, including NASCAR's most popular driver, spoke on stage.\n\nNASCAR also took aggressive positions on social justice issues in 2020 during a nationwide racial reckoning following the death of George Floyd. NASCAR banned the display of the Confederate flag at its events at the request of Bubba Wallace, its only Black full-time driver. Wallace wore an \"I Can't Breathe\" shirt on pit road and ran with a Black Lives Matter paint scheme in one race.\n\nPhelps said NASCAR respects the presidential office.\n\n\"Do we like the fact that it kind of started with NASCAR and then is gaining ground out elsewhere? No, we're not happy about that,\" Phelps said.\n\n[NASCAR](https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/nascar)[Joe Biden](https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/people\/joe-biden)\n\n## Daily Newsletter\nAll the news you need to know, every day\n\nBy clicking Sign Up, I confirm  \nthat I have read and agree  \nto the [Privacy Policy](https:\/\/www.fox.com\/privacy-policy)   \nand [Terms of Service](https:\/\/www.foxlocal.com\/terms-of-use\/index.html).\n\n### Trending\n[![St. Petersburg boating accident: Family trip turns tragic after 63-year-old man’s body recovered](https:\/\/images.foxtv.com\/static.fox13news.com\/www.fox13news.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0\/100\/vlcsnap-2026-04-11-13h08m34s144.png?ve=1&tl=1) ![St. Petersburg boating accident: Family trip turns tragic after 63-year-old man’s body 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It took off after an Oct. 2, 2021, incident at a NASCAR race in Alabama.\n\n**AVONDALE, Ariz.** - NASCAR denounced its association with the [\"Let's go, Brandon\"](https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lets-go-brandon-what-does-it-mean-republicans-joe-biden-ab13db212067928455a3dba07756a160) political cry being used across the country as an insult directed at President Joe Biden. Steve Phelps, NASCAR's president, said Friday the top motorsports series in the United States does not want to be associated with politics \"on the left or the right.\"\n\nPhelps also said NASCAR will pursue action against any illegal use of its trademarks on merchandise boasting the slogan. Retired baseball star [Lenny Dykstra posted a photo on Twitter](https:\/\/twitter.com\/LennyDykstra\/status\/1455850538575278083?s=20) this week of a man eating breakfast at a New Jersey hotel wearing a black \"Let's go, Brandon\" shirt alongside NASCAR's trademarked color bars.\n\n\"We will pursue whoever (is using logos) and get that stuff,\" Phelps said. \"That's not OK. It's not OK that you're using our trademarks illegally, regardless of whether we agree with what the position is.\"\n\nBrandon Brown won his first career NASCAR race in October in Alabama, and the Talladega Superspeedway crowd at the Xfinity Series race chanted \"F--- Joe Biden\" during Brown's interview. It was not clear if NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast, who was wearing a headset, could hear what the crowd was saying during the interview, and she incorrectly told Brown the fans were cheering \"Let's go, Brandon.\"\n\nThe phrase has become a rallying cry for Biden's critics, and \"Let’s go, Brandon\" is now conservative code for the original vulgar chant.\n\n![Let's go, Brandon](https:\/\/images.foxtv.com\/static.fox13news.com\/www.fox13news.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/932\/524\/Lets-go-Brandon.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)\n\nFILE - A supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump displays a \"Let's Go Brandon\" hat before a campaign event.  **(Al Drago\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)**\n\n**RELATED:** [**Southwest pilot under investigation for using 'Let's go, Brandon' phrase**](https:\/\/www.fox10phoenix.com\/news\/southwest-pilot-under-investigation-for-using-lets-go-brandon-phrase)\n\n\"It's an unfortunate situation and I feel for Brandon, I feel for Kelli,\" Phelps said. \"I think unfortunately it speaks to the state of where we are as a country. We do not want to associate ourselves with politics, the left or the right.\"\n\nThat's a reversal on NASCAR's long history of allowing political candidates to use its races as campaign stops. President Donald Trump was the honorary starter at the Daytona 500 in 2020 and the sold-out February crowd made NASCAR's Super Bowl feel like a campaign rally until his plane flew over the Florida speedway after his command to start the engines.\n\nDrivers and their families posed for selfies with Trump ahead of the race, and in early 2016 reigning Cup champion Chase Elliott was among a handful of drivers who attended a Georgia rally with then-NASCAR chairman Brian France in support of Trump. Several in the group, including NASCAR's most popular driver, spoke on stage.\n\nNASCAR also took aggressive positions on social justice issues in 2020 during a nationwide racial reckoning following the death of George Floyd. 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Boilerpipe Text	Updated November 5, 2021 8:47pm EDT The phrase "Let's go, Brandon" has become code in conservative circles for swearing at President Joe Biden. It took off after an Oct. 2, 2021, incident at a NASCAR race in Alabama. AVONDALE, Ariz. - NASCAR denounced its association with the "Let's go, Brandon" political cry being used across the country as an insult directed at President Joe Biden. Steve Phelps, NASCAR's president, said Friday the top motorsports series in the United States does not want to be associated with politics "on the left or the right." Phelps also said NASCAR will pursue action against any illegal use of its trademarks on merchandise boasting the slogan. Retired baseball star Lenny Dykstra posted a photo on Twitter this week of a man eating breakfast at a New Jersey hotel wearing a black "Let's go, Brandon" shirt alongside NASCAR's trademarked color bars. "We will pursue whoever (is using logos) and get that stuff," Phelps said. "That's not OK. It's not OK that you're using our trademarks illegally, regardless of whether we agree with what the position is." Brandon Brown won his first career NASCAR race in October in Alabama, and the Talladega Superspeedway crowd at the Xfinity Series race chanted "F--- Joe Biden" during Brown's interview. It was not clear if NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast, who was wearing a headset, could hear what the crowd was saying during the interview, and she incorrectly told Brown the fans were cheering "Let's go, Brandon." The phrase has become a rallying cry for Biden's critics, and "Let’s go, Brandon" is now conservative code for the original vulgar chant. FILE - A supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump displays a "Let's Go Brandon" hat before a campaign event. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images) RELATED: Southwest pilot under investigation for using 'Let's go, Brandon' phrase "It's an unfortunate situation and I feel for Brandon, I feel for Kelli," Phelps said. "I think unfortunately it speaks to the state of where we are as a country. We do not want to associate ourselves with politics, the left or the right." That's a reversal on NASCAR's long history of allowing political candidates to use its races as campaign stops. President Donald Trump was the honorary starter at the Daytona 500 in 2020 and the sold-out February crowd made NASCAR's Super Bowl feel like a campaign rally until his plane flew over the Florida speedway after his command to start the engines. Drivers and their families posed for selfies with Trump ahead of the race, and in early 2016 reigning Cup champion Chase Elliott was among a handful of drivers who attended a Georgia rally with then-NASCAR chairman Brian France in support of Trump. Several in the group, including NASCAR's most popular driver, spoke on stage. NASCAR also took aggressive positions on social justice issues in 2020 during a nationwide racial reckoning following the death of George Floyd. NASCAR banned the display of the Confederate flag at its events at the request of Bubba Wallace, its only Black full-time driver. Wallace wore an "I Can't Breathe" shirt on pit road and ran with a Black Lives Matter paint scheme in one race. Phelps said NASCAR respects the presidential office. "Do we like the fact that it kind of started with NASCAR and then is gaining ground out elsewhere? No, we're not happy about that," Phelps said. NASCAR Joe Biden
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It took off after an Oct. 2, 2021, incident at a NASCAR race in Alabama. AVONDALE, Ariz. - NASCAR denounced its association with the ["Let's go, Brandon"](https://apnews.com/article/lets-go-brandon-what-does-it-mean-republicans-joe-biden-ab13db212067928455a3dba07756a160) political cry being used across the country as an insult directed at President Joe Biden. Steve Phelps, NASCAR's president, said Friday the top motorsports series in the United States does not want to be associated with politics "on the left or the right." Phelps also said NASCAR will pursue action against any illegal use of its trademarks on merchandise boasting the slogan. Retired baseball star [Lenny Dykstra posted a photo on Twitter](https://twitter.com/LennyDykstra/status/1455850538575278083?s=20) this week of a man eating breakfast at a New Jersey hotel wearing a black "Let's go, Brandon" shirt alongside NASCAR's trademarked color bars. "We will pursue whoever (is using logos) and get that stuff," Phelps said. "That's not OK. It's not OK that you're using our trademarks illegally, regardless of whether we agree with what the position is." Brandon Brown won his first career NASCAR race in October in Alabama, and the Talladega Superspeedway crowd at the Xfinity Series race chanted "F--- Joe Biden" during Brown's interview. It was not clear if NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast, who was wearing a headset, could hear what the crowd was saying during the interview, and she incorrectly told Brown the fans were cheering "Let's go, Brandon." The phrase has become a rallying cry for Biden's critics, and "Let’s go, Brandon" is now conservative code for the original vulgar chant. ![Let's go, Brandon](https://images.foxtv.com/static.fox13news.com/www.fox13news.com/content/uploads/2021/11/932/524/Lets-go-Brandon.jpg?ve=1&tl=1) FILE - A supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump displays a "Let's Go Brandon" hat before a campaign event. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images) RELATED: [Southwest pilot under investigation for using 'Let's go, Brandon' phrase](https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/southwest-pilot-under-investigation-for-using-lets-go-brandon-phrase) "It's an unfortunate situation and I feel for Brandon, I feel for Kelli," Phelps said. "I think unfortunately it speaks to the state of where we are as a country. We do not want to associate ourselves with politics, the left or the right." That's a reversal on NASCAR's long history of allowing political candidates to use its races as campaign stops. President Donald Trump was the honorary starter at the Daytona 500 in 2020 and the sold-out February crowd made NASCAR's Super Bowl feel like a campaign rally until his plane flew over the Florida speedway after his command to start the engines. Drivers and their families posed for selfies with Trump ahead of the race, and in early 2016 reigning Cup champion Chase Elliott was among a handful of drivers who attended a Georgia rally with then-NASCAR chairman Brian France in support of Trump. Several in the group, including NASCAR's most popular driver, spoke on stage. NASCAR also took aggressive positions on social justice issues in 2020 during a nationwide racial reckoning following the death of George Floyd. NASCAR banned the display of the Confederate flag at its events at the request of Bubba Wallace, its only Black full-time driver. Wallace wore an "I Can't Breathe" shirt on pit road and ran with a Black Lives Matter paint scheme in one race. Phelps said NASCAR respects the presidential office. "Do we like the fact that it kind of started with NASCAR and then is gaining ground out elsewhere? No, we're not happy about that," Phelps said. 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Readable Markdown	Updated November 5, 2021 8:47pm EDT ![How the phrase 'Let's go, Brandon' became a Biden insult](https://www.fox13news.com/img/default-image.png) The phrase "Let's go, Brandon" has become code in conservative circles for swearing at President Joe Biden. It took off after an Oct. 2, 2021, incident at a NASCAR race in Alabama. AVONDALE, Ariz. - NASCAR denounced its association with the ["Let's go, Brandon"](https://apnews.com/article/lets-go-brandon-what-does-it-mean-republicans-joe-biden-ab13db212067928455a3dba07756a160) political cry being used across the country as an insult directed at President Joe Biden. Steve Phelps, NASCAR's president, said Friday the top motorsports series in the United States does not want to be associated with politics "on the left or the right." Phelps also said NASCAR will pursue action against any illegal use of its trademarks on merchandise boasting the slogan. Retired baseball star [Lenny Dykstra posted a photo on Twitter](https://twitter.com/LennyDykstra/status/1455850538575278083?s=20) this week of a man eating breakfast at a New Jersey hotel wearing a black "Let's go, Brandon" shirt alongside NASCAR's trademarked color bars. "We will pursue whoever (is using logos) and get that stuff," Phelps said. "That's not OK. It's not OK that you're using our trademarks illegally, regardless of whether we agree with what the position is." Brandon Brown won his first career NASCAR race in October in Alabama, and the Talladega Superspeedway crowd at the Xfinity Series race chanted "F--- Joe Biden" during Brown's interview. It was not clear if NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast, who was wearing a headset, could hear what the crowd was saying during the interview, and she incorrectly told Brown the fans were cheering "Let's go, Brandon." The phrase has become a rallying cry for Biden's critics, and "Let’s go, Brandon" is now conservative code for the original vulgar chant. ![Let's go, Brandon](https://images.foxtv.com/static.fox13news.com/www.fox13news.com/content/uploads/2021/11/932/524/Lets-go-Brandon.jpg?ve=1&tl=1) FILE - A supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump displays a "Let's Go Brandon" hat before a campaign event. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images) RELATED: [Southwest pilot under investigation for using 'Let's go, Brandon' phrase](https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/southwest-pilot-under-investigation-for-using-lets-go-brandon-phrase) "It's an unfortunate situation and I feel for Brandon, I feel for Kelli," Phelps said. "I think unfortunately it speaks to the state of where we are as a country. We do not want to associate ourselves with politics, the left or the right." That's a reversal on NASCAR's long history of allowing political candidates to use its races as campaign stops. President Donald Trump was the honorary starter at the Daytona 500 in 2020 and the sold-out February crowd made NASCAR's Super Bowl feel like a campaign rally until his plane flew over the Florida speedway after his command to start the engines. Drivers and their families posed for selfies with Trump ahead of the race, and in early 2016 reigning Cup champion Chase Elliott was among a handful of drivers who attended a Georgia rally with then-NASCAR chairman Brian France in support of Trump. Several in the group, including NASCAR's most popular driver, spoke on stage. NASCAR also took aggressive positions on social justice issues in 2020 during a nationwide racial reckoning following the death of George Floyd. NASCAR banned the display of the Confederate flag at its events at the request of Bubba Wallace, its only Black full-time driver. Wallace wore an "I Can't Breathe" shirt on pit road and ran with a Black Lives Matter paint scheme in one race. Phelps said NASCAR respects the presidential office. "Do we like the fact that it kind of started with NASCAR and then is gaining ground out elsewhere? No, we're not happy about that," Phelps said. [NASCAR](https://www.fox13news.com/tag/nascar)[Joe Biden](https://www.fox13news.com/tag/people/joe-biden)
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