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Published 2/2/2009 by Mark Murray at First Read
From NBC's Athena JonesInvited by Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, President Obama will travel to Springfield, IL for the commemoration of Lincoln's 200th birthday, according to White House press secretary Robert Gibbs.
Obama will attend and speak at the banquet there, Gibbs said at the top of today's press briefing....( read more )
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