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1. black
2. grey
3. blue
4. red
5. brown
6. white

I would say that in some ways George Mitchell is kind of an old fashioned guy, in terms of these basic values, but he was a very modern person, encouraging, he was not only accepting but he was actually encouraging.

Barbara Mikulski

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