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Whatever Became of Washington's Birthday?()  

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February 19, 2001 Jason Bezis, a law student at the University of California at Berkeley, has always harbored a special appreciation for our first president. He wants the nation to refer to our annual Februrary federal holiday by its given name: Washington's Birthday.

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Presidential Trivia Quiz Show()  

February 22, 2005 Just how much do Americans really know about the nation's leaders? Which one was a model? J.F.K.? Ford... or Eisenhower? Talk of the Nation hosts a presidential trivia quiz.

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Washington's Brew

Take a large siffer full of bran hops to your taste-boil these 3 hours. Then strain our 30 gall[o]n into a cooler put in 3 gall[o]n molasses while the beer is scalding hot or rather draw the molasses into the cooler. Strain the beer on it while boiling hot, let this stand till it is little more than blood warm...