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The preamble to the US Constitution. Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty hide caption
A judge uses a magnifying glass to examine a dimpled chad on a punch card ballot during the vote recount in Florida for the 2000 presidential election. Robert King/Getty Images hide caption
Portrait of Billie Holiday singing at the Downbeat club in New York City on February 1947. Library of Congress hide caption
Health care reform supporters participate in a sit-in inside the lobby of a building where Aetna insurance offices are located September 29, 2009 in New York City. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption